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Supervisors debate repeal of ranked-choice voting; council refers competing charter amendments for more study
Summary
After hours of debate, the Board of Supervisors voted on motions to delay and refer competing charter amendments on ranked‑choice voting and runoff elections. One repeal proposal failed to advance directly to the ballot; other measures were sent back to committee or tabled for further work.
San Francisco supervisors spent more than three hours debating competing charter amendments over ranked‑choice voting and possible return to runoffs, ultimately sending measures back to committee rather than placing either on a June ballot.
The board considered two related charter amendments: one (item 12) proposing a return to runoff elections and a second (item 13) proposing targeted reforms to ranked‑choice voting and related ballot and voter‑education rules. After lengthy remarks from supervisors on both sides, a motion to refer both items back to committee failed on a 4‑7 roll call. Later procedural moves led to tabling item 12 and referring item 13 back to committee; a subsequent motion to refer item 13…
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