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City of Fort Lauderdale Charter Amendment No. 6

Fort Lauderdale city, Florida

My vote power

High

Election date

November 3, 2026

City of Fort Lauderdale Charter Amendment No. 6 is a ballot measure in Fort Lauderdale city, Florida on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Fort Lauderdale would distinguish interim from acting city managers, remove old primary-election wording, and end a two-newspaper notice rule for public hearings. The city would change its procedures; this question would add no tax or fee.

How do we calculate my vote power?

What determines the vote power 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 · 72 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 185,604 people live here.

Show the representation math

score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(22,416,077 ÷ 185,604) ÷ ln(50,000) = 72.15, measured against a statewide vote in FL (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.

What does this measure do?

Fort Lauderdale would distinguish interim from acting city managers, remove old primary-election wording, and end a two-newspaper notice rule for public hearings. The city would change its procedures; this question would add no tax or fee.

Read the official ballot measure (PDF)

A YES vote means

Make the city manager, election-wording, and public-notice changes described in Charter Amendment No. 6.

A NO vote means

Keep the current charter wording for city manager appointments, elections, and two newspaper notices.

Source: spotlightftl.com

Last updated September 26, 2026.