San Jose, California, Measure I, Charter Amendment Measure (November 2022)
San Jose Measure I | |
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Topic Local charter amendments |
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Status |
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Type Referral |
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San Jose Measure I was on the ballot as a referral in San Jose on November 8, 2022. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the city Charter to include the city's ethics and elections commission, remove requirements for certain commissions, and require the City Council to adopt new values and standards in making certain decisions. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the city Charter to include the city's ethics and elections commission, remove requirements for certain commissions, and require the City Council to adopt new values and standards in making certain decisions. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Measure I.
Election results
San Jose Measure I |
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Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
136,560 | 58.03% | |||
No | 98,766 | 41.97% |
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure I was as follows:
“ | Shall the City Charter be amended to add the City's ethics and elections commission (Board of Fair Campaign and Political Practices) to the Charter; remove requirements that members of the Planning, Civil Service, and Salary Setting Commissions be electors and/or citizens; remove gender-specific language; and require the City Council to adopt equity values, standards, and assessments in making certain decisions? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of San Jose.
How to cast a vote
- See also: Voting in California
See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Section 3: Polling Place Hours," accessed August 12, 2024
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Voter Registration," accessed August 13, 2024
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 California Secretary of State, "Registering to Vote," accessed August 13, 2024
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Same Day Voter Registration (Conditional Voter Registration)," accessed August 13, 2024
- ↑ SF.gov, "Non-citizen voting rights in local Board of Education elections," accessed November 14, 2024
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "What to Bring to Your Polling Place," accessed August 12, 2024
- ↑ BARCLAYS OFFICIAL CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, "Section 20107," accessed August 12, 2024
- ↑ Democracy Docket, "California Governor Signs Law to Ban Local Voter ID Requirements," September 30, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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