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San Francisco Consolidation of Odd-Year Municipal Elections, Proposition D (November 2012)
A San Francisco Consolidation of Odd-Year Municipal Elections, Proposition D ballot question was on the November 6, 2012, ballot for voters in San Francisco, where it was approved.
The approval of Proposition D meant that all the city's municipal elections would take place on the same date. Previously, the city's election for city attorney and treasurer were at a different time of year than its elections for mayor, sheriff, and district attorney.[1]
Some adjustment was required to get all these elections on the same cycle: A previously scheduled city attorney and treasurer election, which was set to take place on November 2013, was still held as planned even with the approval of Proposition D. However, instead of electing those candidates to the typical four-year term, voters only elected those officials to two-year terms. Then, in November 2015, elections took place again for those offices (along with elections for mayor, sheriff, and district attorney). The November 2015 elections for city attorney and treasurer returned to the regular four-year terms.[1]
Election results
| Measure D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 263,642 | 83.20% | ||
| No | 53,252 | 16.80% | ||
- Final certified results from the San Francisco County elections office.
Support
The San Francisco Democratic Party and Republican Party supported Proposition D.
Proposition D was endorsed by the editorial board of the San Francisco Chronicle, writing, "This consolidation would save money, give voters a focused look at major offices, and eliminate the numbing frequency of elections."[2]
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| Proposition D: "Proposes to change the election cycle for the offices of City Attorney and Treasurer so that these offices will be elected in the same years as the elections for the offices of Mayor, District Attorney, and Sheriff. In addition, this measure proposes to amend the definition of general municipal election so that such elections occur only in even-numbered years and every other odd-numbered year."[3] |
Path to the ballot
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to place Proposition D on the ballot.[1]
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 San Francisco Chronicle, "Prop. D seeks to move low-turnout races," September 16, 2012
- ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, "S.F. ballot choices, November 2012," October 19, 2012
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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