City of Oakland Appointed City Attorney, Measure H (November 2011)
A City of Oakland Appointed City Attorney, Measure H ballot question was on the November 15, 2011 ballot for voters in the City of Oakland in Alameda County, where it was handily defeated.[1]
If Measure H had been approved, Oakland's City Attorney would have become an appointed position. Since Measure H lost, the city attorney position will remain as an elective office.[2] The city attorney's position first became elective in 1998, when voters passed Measure X.[3]
In addition to making the city attorney's office an appointed position, Measure H would also have allowed the city council to determine the salary for the position, unhindered by several salary-setting restrictions that otherwise exist.[3]
24.92% of Oakland's registered voters, or 49,058, cast a ballot in the election.[2]
Election results
| Measure H | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 36,365 | 73.24% | ||
| Yes | 13,287 | 26.87% | ||
- Election results are from the Alameda County elections office.
Ballot text
The question on the ballot:
| MEASURE H: "Shall the Oakland City Charter be amended to return the City Attorney to an appointed position?"[4] |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Oakland Local, "Oakland Council appoints Parker City Attorney, puts $80 parcel tax on ballot," July 22, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oakland North, "Election results: All Oakland city ballot measures fail," November 15, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oakland North, "Election day: A look at what the three ballot measures could mean for Oakland," November 15, 2011
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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