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Board directs Elections Department to mail ballots to all registered voters and deliver November plan by June 30
Summary
An ordinance introduced and passed on first reading requires the Department of Elections to mail ballots to every registered voter in November and mandates a department report to the Board of Supervisors by June 30 on election plans and Voter’s Choice Act implementation analysis.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on May 19 approved an ordinance on first reading directing the Department of Elections to prepare a plan for the November 2020 election that includes universal vote-by-mail distribution and a timeline for in-person voting centers.
Supervisor Ronan, the bill’s author, said the measure is intended to protect voters’ health and ensure access ahead of what she described as “probably the most important” November election. She referenced Governor Newsom’s May 8 executive order requiring counties to send ballots to all registered voters but said local planning must…
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