Ballot Simplification Committee Information – March 3, 2020 Consolidated Presidential Primary
Ballot Simplification Committee meetings for the March 3, 2020, Consolidated Presidential Primary Election are scheduled to begin Monday, November 25, 2019.
The Committee must complete its work no later than 85 days before the election, which is Monday, December 9, 2019.
For any correspondence with the Ballot Simplification Committee members, contact Barbara Carr at (415) 554-4375 or by e-mail at
publications@sfgov.org
Meeting Notices and Agendas
Agendas are posted at least 72 hours prior to each meeting, as mandated by the Sunshine Ordinance. Other meeting materials are made available as early as possible. All materials are posted in reverse chronological order (most recent on top).
Revised BSC Meeting Agenda, December 2-4, 2019 (PDF)
Information About Local Ballot Measures
Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response Bond
- Final digest (PDF)
- Approved digest (PDF)
- Draft digest (PDF)
- Legislative digest (PDF)
- Legal text (PDF)
- Link to other relevant legislative materials
City College Job Training, Repair and Earthquake Safety Measure
- Final digest (PDF)
- Approved digest (PDF)
- Draft digest (PDF)
- Legal text (PDF)
- Tax rate statement (PDF)
Retiree Health Care Benefits for Former Employees of the San Francisco Housing Authority
- Final digest (PDF)
- Approved digest (PDF)
- Draft digest (PDF)
- Legislative digest (PDF)
- Legal text (PDF)
- Link to other relevant legislative materials
Vacancy Tax
- Final digest (PDF)
- Approved digest (PDF)
- Draft digest (PDF)
- Legislative digest (PDF)
- Legal text (PDF)
- Link to other relevant legislative materials
Limits on Office Development
- Final digest (PDF)
- Request for Reconsideration-J. Torres, Office of Economic and Workforce Development (PDF)
- Approved digest (PDF)
- Suggestions-J. Elberling, Yerba Buena Neighborhood Consortium (PDF)
- Suggestions-J. Torres, Office of Economic and Workforce Development (PDF)
- Digest-Working Copy (PDF)
- Suggestions-J. Rahaim, Planning Department (PDF)
- Draft digest (PDF)
- Department analysis-Office of Economic and Workforce Development (PDF)
- Department analysis-Planning Department (PDF)
- Title and summary (PDF)
- Legal text (PDF)
When Information Becomes Available
Information about each measure will be posted before the meeting scheduled to draft the digest for that measure. Any materials that result from a meeting will be posted as soon as possible after the meeting. Timing varies depending on when the materials are available to the Department of Elections.
Information posted before a meeting
At minimum, the information will include:
- Legal text of the proposed ballot measure
- Draft digest provided by the City Attorney’s office, which serves as a starting point for the Committee’s work during the meeting.
Other information will be posted as available, such as:
- Legislative digests for measures submitted by the Board of Supervisors
- The City Attorney’s title and summary for initiative measures
- Department analyses of proposed initiative measures required under San Francisco Municipal Elections Code Sec. 350
- Correspondence directed to the Committee related to the digest of the measure
Information posted after a meeting
Information will be posted as available, such as:
- Approved digest, with the deadline for Requests for Reconsideration
- Correspondence shared with the Committee during the meeting related to the digest of the measure
- Requests for reconsideration of an approved digest
- Final digest that will be published in the Voter Information Pamphlet
