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Voters approve San Mateo County Proposal A; charter amendment sets removal process for sheriff
Summary
Voters approved Proposal A by an overwhelming majority, triggering a charter amendment that — once certified and approved by the Board of Supervisors — will allow the board to remove the county sheriff for specified causes by a four-of-five vote until Dec. 2028, officials said.
San Mateo County announced that voters approved Proposal A by an “overwhelming majority,” a result county staff said will amend the county charter to allow the Board of Supervisors to pursue removal of the sheriff for specified causes once the election is certified and the board approves the results.
County staff described a multi-step timeline for implementing the measure and emphasized that services provided by the sheriff’s office would continue without interruption during the process. The amendment,…
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