San Francisco, California, City Policy on Iraq War Funding Measure (November 2008)
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| Topic Local war and peace |
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San Francisco County Proposition U was on the ballot as a referral in San Francisco County on November 4, 2008. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported making it city policy that its U.S. senators and representatives vote against any further funding for the deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq, except for funds allocated to withdraw troops. |
A "no" vote opposed making it city policy that its U.S. senators and representatives vote against any further funding for the deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq, except for funds allocated to withdraw troops. |
Election results
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San Francisco County Proposition U |
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193,407 | 59.25% | ||
| No | 133,002 | 40.75% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition U was as follows:
| “ | Shall it be City policy that its elected representatives in the United States Senate and House of Representatives vote against any further funding for the deployment of United States Armed Forces in Iraq, except for funds to withdraw troops? | ” |
Path to the ballot
On June 17, 2008, the San Francisco Department of Elections received a proposed ordinance signed by Supervisors Ammiano, Daly, McGoldrick and Mirkarimi. On June 23, 2008, Supervisor Peskin signed as a co-sponsor of the ordinance.
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