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Board sends three charter measures on ranked choice voting back to rules committee after hours of public comment
Summary
After a multi-hour public hearing that drew dozens of speakers for and against ranked‑choice voting and September runoffs, the Board of Supervisors voted to send three charter amendments (items 39–41) regarding ranked-choice voting/runoff timing back to the Rules Committee for further study.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on July 24 referred three charter‑amendment measures concerning ranked‑choice voting and mayoral runoff timing back to the Rules Committee after a long public hearing and robust public comment.
What happened: Items 38–41 were set as a 3 p.m. special order for public testimony on multiple proposals: one to remove ranked‑choice voting (RCV) for citywide offices and move to runoffs in a September/November model, another — proposed by Board President David Chiu — to combine a November RCV ballot with a December runoff for mayor in very large mayoral…
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