City of Burbank Measure CD (Los Angeles County)

What it does

BY-DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTIONS MEASURE CD: Shall the Ordinance be adopted adding Chapter 3 to Title 2 of the Municipal Code changing the City's electoral system for City Council elections from at-large to by-district elections in the districts reflected in Map 130?

A YES vote means

Burbank City Council elections would change from at-large to by-district, using the districts in Map 130.

A NO vote means

Burbank City Council elections would not change to by-district elections under this ordinance.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Background

According to Burbank City Council Resolution No. 26-29,726, this measure stems from a California Voting Rights Act case: the City received a notice of a potential violation in August 2022, held district-mapping hearings in 2023 that produced draft Map 130, and was sued in October 2023; a February 23, 2026 court-ordered mediation produced a settlement requiring these measures to go on the ballot.

The ordinance would replace at-large City Council elections with by-district elections using Map 130, with Districts 2 and 4 on the ballot in November 2028 and Districts 1, 3 and 5 in November 2030, according to the measure text.

A companion charter amendment on the same ballot (Resolution No. 26-29,725) would remove the charter's at-large election requirement; the Council adopted both resolutions on July 21, 2026 by 5-0 votes (Anthony, Perez, Rizzotti, Mullins and Takahashi).

Put on the ballot by Burbank City Council, 5-0, July 21, 2026 (Resolution No. 26-29,726), under a CVRA lawsuit settlement.

From official source.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on City of Burbank Measure CD mean?

Burbank City Council elections would change from at-large to by-district, using the districts in Map 130.

What does a NO vote on City of Burbank Measure CD mean?

Burbank City Council elections would not change to by-district elections under this ordinance.

How many votes does City of Burbank Measure CD need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on City of Burbank Measure CD?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.