This motion allows city employees to help the Department of Elections during the Consolidated General Election on November 5, 2024. It has been approved and is now in effect.
Motion authorizing City Employees to assist the Department of Elections with the November 5, 2024, Consolidated General Election.
How it got here
This legislation originated from a request by the Elections Commission to waive a charter prohibition on City employees assisting in elections.
The Elections Commission unanimously voted to request the Board of Supervisors to waive the prohibition on City employees assisting in the upcoming election.
The Director of Elections recommended to the Elections Commission to request a waiver of the prohibition under Charter section 13.104.5 to allow City employees to assist in the election.
The Director of Elections sent a memorandum to the Board President requesting the introduction of a motion to waive the prohibition for the upcoming election.
The motion was referred for adoption without committee reference at the next Board meeting.
The Board of Supervisors approved the motion authorizing City employees to assist the Department of Elections for the November 5, 2024 election.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
