City of Akron Issue 12: Charter Amendment on Housing Discrimination Protections
Akron city, Ohio
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: High · 69 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 189,247 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(11,810,293 ÷ 189,247) ÷ ln(50,000) = 69.1, measured against a statewide vote in OH (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
High representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: High.
Ballot Measure
Supports: Housing Affordability
Akron Issue 12 would add Charter Section 100a, incorporating existing city anti-discrimination protections and generally prohibiting housing and real-estate discrimination based on criminal history, with exceptions for sex and arson offenders. It would give the Akron Civil Rights Commission jurisdiction over city real-estate discrimination claims and require implementing legislation within 90 days.
Read the official ballot measure
A YES vote means
The proposed housing anti-discrimination protections, enforcement jurisdiction, and implementation deadline would be added to Akron's Charter.
A NO vote means
Akron's Charter would not gain the proposed criminal-history housing protections or related enforcement provisions.
Sources: boe.ohio.gov · ideastream.org