Voters in Los Angeles appear to have backed every city charter amendment on the Nov. 3 ballot, based on the unofficial LA charter amendments count posted Nov. 5, 2026. Six amendments lead by margins from about 54% to 78%, and the county has until Dec. 3 to certify results.
Counting continues, so these figures will move. The county Registrar’s page listed 2,389,072 ballots cast, or 40.44% of 5,908,408 registered voters, as of 9:21 a.m. on Nov. 5.
LA charter amendments: the unofficial numbers
Here is where each measure stood, according to the county results page.
- Measure SC (Board of Education campaign finance): 78.22% yes
- Measure PRK (Recreation and Parks budget): 77.61% yes
- Measure PRT (airport and DWP leases, airport board): 76.10% yes
- Measure PL (planning commissions): 70.80% yes
- Measure LA (budget cycle, contracting): 61.01% yes
- Measure EE (ethics, elections, governance): 53.67% yes
Two other city measures also led. Measure TE, a transfer tax exemption for some Palisades fire-damaged property sales over $5 million, had 63.11% yes. Measure FD, a 0.5% sales tax for the Fire Department, had 53.68% yes. Because that is a tax, the final outcome depends on the vote threshold that applies, so check the certified result.
What changes if the results hold
Measure PL would replace the seven Area Planning Commissions, which have 35 members in total, with one Neighborhood Appeals Commission of at least seven members, according to LAist. It would also set deadlines for City Council action on some planning decisions. Officials estimate it would cut commission costs by $360,000 a year.
Measure PRK would phase in a doubling of the minimum General Fund share for Recreation and Parks over ten years, without a new tax. Measure EE would require weekly Council meetings and raise campaign finance penalties. Meanwhile, Measure SC would apply mayoral campaign finance rules to school board candidates. Our earlier guide to the city measures explains each one in more detail.
Mayor’s race and next steps
In the same count, Nithya Raman had 52.1% (429,450 votes) and Karen Bass had 47.9% (394,796 votes). NBC News has projected Raman as the winner, with about 75.7% of the expected vote counted on Nov. 5. Neither the county nor the city has certified that result.
Next, the Registrar keeps counting mail ballots and then certifies results. NBC Los Angeles reports that counties have until Dec. 3 to certify. The county certified its June primary on the first day the law allowed, so a date earlier than Dec. 3 is possible, but no date is confirmed.
For the latest numbers, refresh the Registrar’s results page. For more city coverage, see our Los Angeles and California hub.