Orleans Parish — Parishwide Home Rule Charter Amendment Proposition

What it does

Shall Section 6-103 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of New Orleans be amended (i) to prohibit allotments, reallotments, or transfers of budgeted operating funds that will cause, or that are reasonably anticipated to cause, expenditures from any funding category for any department to exceed the amount appropriated for that fiscal year, unless an amendment to the operating budget ordinance reflecting the increase has been adopted and approved, (ii) to require monthly reports to the City Council regarding expenditures to assess whether spending remains in line with the approved budget, and (iii) to prohibit the approval of any requisition, purchase order, voucher or check that would cause, or that is reasonably anticipated to cause, any category of expenditures in the approved annual operating budget to exceed the appropriated amount for that fiscal year, all as more fully described in Ord. No. 30553, M.C.S.?

A YES vote means

The New Orleans charter would bar fund transfers and purchase approvals that would push a department's spending past its budgeted amount unless the budget is amended first, and require monthly spending reports to the City Council.

A NO vote means

Section 6-103 of the New Orleans charter would not be amended to add these spending limits and monthly reports.

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

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Orleans Parish mean?

The New Orleans charter would bar fund transfers and purchase approvals that would push a department's spending past its budgeted amount unless the budget is amended first, and require monthly spending reports to the City Council.

What does a NO vote on Orleans Parish mean?

Section 6-103 of the New Orleans charter would not be amended to add these spending limits and monthly reports.

How many votes does Orleans Parish 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 Orleans Parish?

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.