Ballot Simplification Committee Information – November 3, 2020 General Election
Ballot Simplification Committee meetings for the November 3, 2020, General Election are scheduled to begin July 20, 2020.
The Committee must complete its work no later than 85 days before the election, which is August 10, 2020.
For any correspondence with the Ballot Simplification Committee members, contact Peter Stevens 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, August 3-7, 2020 (PDF)
BSC Meeting Agenda, August 3-7, 2020 (PDF)
BSC Meeting Agenda, July 27-31, 2020 (PDF)
Revised BSC Meeting Agenda, July 20-24, 2020 (PDF)
Information About Local Ballot Measures and Other Important Material
Health and Homelessness, Parks, and Streets Bond
- Final digest (PDF)
- Approved digest (PDF)
- Draft digest (PDF)
- Controller memo (PDF)
- Legislative digest (PDF)
- Legal text (PDF)
- 2020 Health and Recovery Bond Report (PDF)
- Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response Bond Digest 2019 (PDF)
- Link to other relevant legislative materials
Removing Citizenship Requirements for Members of City Bodies
- Final digest (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-D. Pilpel (PDF)
- Approved digest (PDF)
- Suggestions-J. Low (PDF)
- BSC digest, first draft (PDF)
- Draft digest (PDF)
- Legislative Digest (PDF)
- Legal text (PDF)
- Link to other relevant legislative materials
Public Works Commission, Department of Sanitation and Streets, and Sanitation and Streets Commission
- Final digest (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-D. Pilpel (PDF)
- Approved digest (PDF)
- BSC digest, first draft (PDF)
- Draft digest (PDF)
- BOS Budget Analysis Report (PDF)
- Legislative Digest (PDF)
- Legal text (PDF)
- Link to other relevant legislative materials
Real Estate Transfer Tax
- Final digest (PDF)
- SEC. 41B.4.- 41B.6.(PDF)
- SEC. 1108.6. Partial Exemption for Rent-Restricted Affordable Housing; Community Opportunity to Purchase Act. (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-Supervisor Preston (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-D. Pilpel (PDF)
- Approved digest (PDF)
- Suggestions-Supervisor Preston (PDF)
- BSC digest, first draft (PDF)
- Draft digest (PDF)
- Controller memo (PDF)
- Initiative Ordinance (PDF)
- Real Estate Transfer Tax Digest 2016 (PDF)
- Link to other relevant legislative materials
Affordable Housing Authorization
- FInal digest (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-D. Pilpel (PDF)
- Approved digest (PDF)
- Suggestions - Supervisor Preston (PDF)
- BSC response to request for deferral (PDF)
- BSC digest, first draft (PDF)
- Draft digest (PDF)
- Legislative Digest (PDF)
- Legal text (PDF)
- Affordable Housing Digest 2012 (PDF)
- Legal text 2012 (PDF)
- Link to other relevant legislative materials
Youth Voting in Local Elections
- Final digest (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-D. Pilpel (PDF)
- Approved digest (PDF)
- BSC digest, first draft (PDF)
- Draft digest (PDF)
- Legislative Digest (PDF)
- Legal text (PDF)
- Youth Voting in Local Elections Digest 2016 (PDF)
- Link to other relevant legislative materials
Sheriff Oversight
- Final digest (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-D. Pilpel (PDF)
- Approved digest (PDF)
- BSC digest, first draft (PDF)
- Draft digest (PDF)
- Legislative Digest (PDF)
- Legal text (PDF)
- Link to other relevant legislative materials
Parcel Tax for San Francisco Unified School District
- Final digest (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-D.Pilpel (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-D.Baldocchi (PDF)
- Approved digest (PDF)
- BSC digest, first draft (PDF)
- Draft digest (PDF)
- Financial analysis, Controller (PDF)
- Parcel Tax for San Francisco Unified School District final digest, 2018 (PDF)
- Initiative ordinance (PDF)
- Link to other relevant legislative materials
Business Tax Based on Comparison of Top Executive's Pay to Employees' Pay
- Final digest (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-D. Pilpel (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-Supervisor Haney (PDF)
- Approved digest (PDF)
- Legislative Digest (PDF)
- Legal text (PDF)
- BSC digest, first draft (PDF)
- Draft digest (PDF)
- Financial analysis, Controller (PDF)
- Initiative ordinance (PDF)
- Link to other relevant legislative materials
Police Staffing
- Final digest (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-A. Ginez (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-S. Manganelli (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-Dylan (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-A. Joshi (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-M. Wellington (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-G. Cargas (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-L. Kreitman (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-E. Nadeau (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-M. Tse (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-Erika L (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-S. Holladay (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-S. Titus (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-V. Huang (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-Elina K (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-A. Post (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-J. Crew (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-D. Pilpel (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-Supervisor Yee (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-S. Plunkett (PDF)
- Approved digest (PDF)
- Suggestions-C.Vejby(2) (PDF)
- Suggestions-C.Vejby (PDF)
- BSC digest, first draft (PDF)
- Draft digest (PDF)
- Legislative Digest (PDF)
- Legal text (PDF)
- Link to other relevant legislative materials
Business Tax Overhaul
- Final digest (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-Supervisor Yee(PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-D. Pilpel (PDF)
- Approved digest (PDF)
- Suggestions - Supervisor Yee (PDF)
- Draft digest (PDF)
- Controller memo (PDF)
- Pages from Board Pkt (PDF)
- Legislative Digest (PDF)
- Legal text (PDF)
Neighborhood Commercial Districts and City Permitting
- Final digest (PDF)
- Request for reconsideration-D. Pilpel (PDF)
- Approved digest (PDF)
- BSC digest, first draft (PDF)
- Suggestions-A. Power (PDF)
- Limitations on Formula Retail Stores approved digest, 2006 (PDF)
- Draft digest (PDF)
- Planning presentation (PDF)
- Initiative ordinance (PDF)
Words You Need to Know
VIP Frequently Asked Questions
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
Video Archive: Ballot Simplification Committee
Name | Date | Duration | Watch |
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Ballot Simplification Meeting, August 6, 2020 | 8/6/2020 | 1:32:20 | Video (YT) |
Ballot Simplification Meeting, August 5, 2020 | 8/5/2020 | 1:45:13 | Video (YT) |
Ballot Simplification Meeting, August 4, 2020 | 8/4/2020 | 1:55:46 | Video (YT) |
Ballot Simplification Meeting, August 3, 2020 | 8/3/2020 | 2:51:13 | Video (YT) |
Ballot Simplification Meeting, July 30, 2020 | 7/28/2020 | 1:49:37 | VIdeo (YT) |
Ballot Simplification Meeting, July 28, 2020 | 7/28/2020 | 3:55:26 | Video (YT) |
Ballot Simplification Meeting, July 27, 2020 | 7/27/2020 | 2:36:02 | Video (YT) |
Ballot Simplification Meeting, July 24, 2020 | 7/24/2020 | 2:02:39 | Video (YT) |
Ballot Simplification Meeting, July 23, 2020 | 7/23/2020 | 2:46:13 | Video (YT) |
Ballot Simplification Meeting, July 22, 2020 | 7/22/2020 | 2:41:28 | Video (YT) |
Ballot Simplification Meeting, July 21, 2020 | 7/21/2020 | 5:23:18 | Video (YT) |
Ballot Simplification Meeting, July 20, 2020 | 7/20/2020 | 1:48:45 | Video (YT) |