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Legislation Details
File #:
Version:
2
220638
Name:
Charter Amendment - City Elections in Even-
Numbered Years
Status:
Type:
Charter Amendment
Passed
File created:
In control:
5/24/2022
Rules Committee
On agenda:
Final action:
7/19/2022
Enactment date:
Enactment #:
Title:
Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to
change the election cycle for the offices of Mayor, Sheriff, District Attorney, City Attorney and
Treasurer so that these offices will be elected in even-numbered years; to provide that the current
term for the aforementioned offices will end on January 8, 2025 rather than January 8, 2024; to
amend the definition of general municipal election so that such elections occur only in even-numbered
years; and to change the signature threshold for initiative ordinances to two percent of the number of
registered voters in San Francisco; at an election to be held on November 8, 2022.
Sponsors:
Dean Preston, Aaron Peskin
Attachments:
1. Leg Ver1, 2. Leg Dig Ver1, 3. CEQA Referral 053122, 4. Referral CON 053122, 5. Referral FYI
053122, 6. CEQA Determination 060622, 7. Comm Pkt 062722, 8. Controller's Costing Analysis
06282022, 9. Leg ver2, 10. Leg dig Ver2, 11. Comm Pkt 070622, 12. Public Corr 062922, 13. Referral
CEQA 070122, 14. Referral Controller 070122, 15. Referral FYI 070122, 16. CEQA Determination
070122, 17. Consolidation-of-Elections-Creates-Massive-Gains-in-Local-Voter-Turnout, 18. Board Pkt
071222, 19. Public Corr 071422, 20. Public Corr 071422, 21. Board Pkt 071922, 22. Public Corr
071822, 23. Public Corr 071822, 24. Post Pkt Public Corresp 071922, 25. Public Corr 071922, 26.
Graphic 071922, 27. Transmitted to Elections 072922
Action By
Date
Action
Result
Ver.
ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE
President
5/24/2022
1
REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
Clerk of the Board
6/1/2022
1
RESPONSE RECEIVED
Planning Department
6/23/2022
1
CONTINUED AS AMENDED
Rules Committee
6/29/2022
2
Pass
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE
WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE
Rules Committee
6/29/2022
1
Pass
REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
Clerk of the Board
7/1/2022
2
RECOMMENDED
Rules Committee
7/6/2022
2
Pass
CONTINUED
Board of Supervisors
7/12/2022
2
Pass
ORDERED SUBMITTED
Board of Supervisors
7/19/2022
2
Pass