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San Francisco Alcatraz Peace Center, Proposition C (February 2008)
A San Francisco Alcatraz Peace Center, Proposition C ballot question was on the February 5, 2008 ballot in San Francisco, where it was defeated.
If Proposition C had been approved, it would have made it a city policy that the city should "explore and facilitate the acquisition of Alcatraz Island from the United States Government to transform it into a Global Peace Center."
Election results
| Proposition C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 177,301 | 71.91% | ||
| Yes | 69,251 | 28.09% | ||
- These final, certified, election results are from the San Francisco elections office.
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:
| Proposition C: "Shall it be City policy that the City should explore and facilitate the acquisition of Alcatraz Island from the United States Government to transform it into a Global Peace Center?"[1] |
Path to the ballot
The San Francisco Department of Elections certified on August 23, 2007 that Proposition C had qualified for the ballot because at least 10,396 valid signatures were submitted to that end. 10,396 was the number of signatures required for certification because it was 5% of the total number of voters cast for Mayor in 2003.
See also
External links
- Voter Information Pamphlet for Proposition C
- SF voters poised to reject Alcatraz peace park
- San Francisco World Peace Center proposition fails
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
