Berkeley · Charter amendment · Nov 3, 2026
Measure W: Charter amendment on election and administrative provisions
Measure W is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot in Berkeley. This page summarizes the official documents; every statement links to its source, and we take no position on how you should vote.
The question on your ballot
“Shall the measure amending the City Charter to reduce candidate filing fees; eliminate signatures in lieu of filing fee process; eliminate certain personal information from candidate statements; clarify and revise initiative, referendum and recall processes; amend election timelines for filling Mayor and Councilmember vacancies; increase the maximum amount from the public campaign financing fund for administration and enforcement from $250,000 to $400,000 per four-year election cycle; and make other changes be adopted?”A YES vote means
A YES vote would amend the Charter on election procedures and requirements for candidates, initiatives, referenda and recalls, including replacing the $150 candidate filing fee with the amount in the California Elections Code (currently $25).
City Attorney's Impartial Analyses, Nov. 2026 (City of Berkeley)
A NO vote means
A NO vote would leave the Charter provisions on election procedures and requirements for candidates, initiatives, referenda and recalls unchanged, including the current $150 candidate filing fee.
City Attorney's Impartial Analyses, Nov. 2026 (City of Berkeley)
What it takes to pass
The Charter amendment will be adopted if the measure is approved by a simple majority of voters.
City Attorney's Impartial Analyses, Nov. 2026 (City of Berkeley)
The money
The measure would replace the current $150 candidate filing fee with the amount prescribed in the California Elections Code (currently $25).
City Attorney's Impartial Analyses, Nov. 2026 (City of Berkeley)
The measure would increase the maximum amount of public campaign financing funds which may be used for Berkeley Fair Campaign Practices Commission (“FCPC”) and City staff administrative and enforcement costs related to the public campaign financing program from $250,000 to $400,000, which is subject to cost of living adjustments.
City Attorney's Impartial Analyses, Nov. 2026 (City of Berkeley)
Read the official documents
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