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Board votes to expand vote-by-mail for municipal elections; adds clause protecting in-person voting

3006363 · April 16, 2025
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Summary

Supervisors amended and unanimously passed an ordinance directing the Department of Elections to expand vote-by-mail for municipal contests while clarifying the measure does not reduce same-day in-person voting options.

The Board of Supervisors unanimously passed an amendment and then adopted an ordinance Sept. 7 directing the Department of Elections to expand the use of vote-by-mail ballots in exclusively municipal elections and to encourage broader use of mail ballots.

Sponsor Supervisor Safaie proposed a non-substantive amendment,…

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