Ballot Measures
Berkeley registered voters can vote on ballot measures to change the city charter, add a new law, or prevent a new law from going into effect. Learn about upcoming and past ballot measures.
Find election results on the Alameda County Registrar of Voters website.
Upcoming election
The next election will take place November 8, 2022. Information about measures on this year's ballot is available below.
Measure L: Bond Measure
Shall the measure to create affordable housing; repair streets and sidewalks; underground utilities; and enhance buildings, infrastructure, and safety, authorizing the issuance of $650 million in general obligation bonds, subject to independent oversight and audits, be adopted?
Measure L impartial analysis, full text, and arguments
Measure M: Vacancy Tax
Shall the measure to tax property owners who keep residential units vacant more than 182 days per year, $3,000 for each nonexempt condominium, duplex, single family dwelling, or townhouse vacant unit in the first year, increasing to $6,000 for each subsequent year, and $6,000 for all other residential units vacant in the first year, increasing to $12,000 for each subsequent year, with exceptions, from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2034, generating between $3,900,000 and $5,900,000 annually, be adopted?
Measure M impartial analysis, full text, and arguments
Measure N: Article 34 Low-Income Housing
Shall any federal, state or local public entity be empowered to develop, construct or acquire an additional 3,000 units of low-rent housing in the City of Berkeley for persons of low income?
Measure N impartial analysis, full text, and arguments
The deadline to file an argument for ballot measures on the November 2022 ballot has passed. Learn how to add a ballot measure to a future election through the petition process.
Past elections
You can find information about past ballot measures through Records Online. Read elections results documents in Records Online to learn which candidates and ballot measures voters passed. Read voter information pamphlets for more detail about each candidate and ballot measure.
