New Orleans Voters Decide Charter Amendment 6-103: Overspending Would Require a Budget Ordinance First
On November 3, 2026, voters in New Orleans, in Louisiana's Orleans Parish, decided a city charter amendment proposing to revise Section 6-103 of the Home Rule Charter. The amendment would prohibit any department from spending beyond the amount appropriated for a funding category in that fiscal year unless the City Council has first adopted and approved an amendment to the operating budget ordinance, and it would require the city to report expenditures to the council monthly so the council can monitor whether departmental spending stays in line with the approved budget.
The council placed the proposal on the November 3, 2026 ballot by ordinance on October 29, 2025, with voting from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The same ballot also included a U.S. senator, U.S. House members, a state public service commissioner, state board of elementary and secondary education members, several local judgeships and 10 Louisiana constitutional amendments.
Source: New Orleans City Council
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