City of Ferndale Charter Amendment 1 — Repeal Chapter IV Section 5 (Resignation of Commissioner) (Oakland County)

What it does

Shall the City of Ferndale, Charter, Chapter IV, Registration, Nomination and Election, Section 5, Resignation of Commissioner [Council member], be deleted and repealed?

A YES vote means

Chapter IV, Section 5 of Ferndale's City Charter, on resignation of a Commissioner (Council member), would be deleted and repealed.

A NO vote means

Chapter IV, Section 5 of Ferndale's City Charter would stay in place.

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

The Ferndale City Council placed this Charter amendment on the November 3, 2026 ballot, one of two city Charter questions, according to the city's election information.

Under the current Charter, Council members must resign to run for Mayor unless their Council term ends in the same election year, and the Council then appoints someone to fill the rest of the term, the city says.

If approved, the Charter section requiring the resignation (Chapter IV, Section 5) would be deleted, and Council members running for Mayor would not need to give up their Council seats.

Put on the ballot by Ferndale City Council (2026).

From official source.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on City of Ferndale Charter Amendment 1 mean?

Chapter IV, Section 5 of Ferndale's City Charter, on resignation of a Commissioner (Council member), would be deleted and repealed.

What does a NO vote on City of Ferndale Charter Amendment 1 mean?

Chapter IV, Section 5 of Ferndale's City Charter would stay in place.

How many votes does City of Ferndale Charter Amendment 1 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 Ferndale Charter Amendment 1?

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.