This resolution calls for a special district election regarding public transit funding to be held on November 3, 2026, alongside several other elections in San Francisco and the Bay Area. It also authorizes the use of the same voting locations and officials as the State General Election for all these elections.
Resolution calling a special district election for the Public Transit Revenue Measure District; and authorizing consolidation of the following elections, all of which will be held on November 3, 2026: the State of California General Election; the City and County of San Francisco Municipal Election; the Bay Area Rapid Transit District Election; the Public Transit Revenue Measure District special election; the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education Election; the City College of San Francisco Governing Board Election; and providing that the election precincts, voting places, and officers for these elections shall be the same as for the State General Election.
How it got here
The legislation originated from the need to consolidate multiple elections, including a special election for the Public Transit Revenue Measure District, scheduled for November 3, 2026.
Government Code, Section 67740 mandates that if a qualified voter initiative proposes a tax ordinance, the Board of Supervisors must call a special election for its approval.
The Public Transit Revenue Measure District requested a special election on November 3, 2026, to vote on a Regional Transit Measure and sought consolidation with the State General Election.
Supervisor Mandelman introduced the resolution to call for the special district election and consolidate it with other elections scheduled for November 3, 2026.
The Board of Supervisors referred the resolution for adoption without committee reference at the next board meeting.
The Board of Supervisors is set to meet to adopt the resolution calling for the special district election.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record