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In plain English

This legislation changes the election cycle for the Mayor, Sheriff, District Attorney, City Attorney, and Treasurer to even-numbered years, extending their current terms to January 8, 2025. It also updates the definition of general municipal elections and lowers the signature requirement for initiative ordinances to two percent of registered voters.

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.

Introduced: May 24, 2022
Final action: โ€”
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How it got here

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Leg Dig Ver1
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CEQA Referral 053122
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CEQA Determination 060622
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Referral CEQA 070122
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CEQA Determination 070122
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Transmitted to Elections 072922
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How they voted

ORDERED SUBMITTED
Board of Supervisors ยท Jul 19, 2022Pass
2-3
RECOMMENDED
Rules Committee ยท Jul 6, 2022Pass
2-0
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE
Rules Committee ยท Jun 29, 2022Pass
2-0
CONTINUED AS AMENDED
Rules Committee ยท Jun 29, 2022Pass
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Legislative journey

PresidentMay 24, 2022
โ†’ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE
Clerk of the BoardJun 1, 2022
โ†’REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
Planning DepartmentJun 23, 2022
ยทRESPONSE RECEIVED
Rules CommitteeJun 29, 2022
โ†ทCONTINUED AS AMENDEDPass
โœŽAMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass
Clerk of the BoardJul 1, 2022
โ†’REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
Rules CommitteeJul 6, 2022
โœ“RECOMMENDEDPass
Board of SupervisorsJul 12, 2022 โ€“ Jul 19, 2022
โ†ทCONTINUEDPass
ยทORDERED SUBMITTEDPass