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Board rejects charter amendment to move mayor, sheriff and other elections to even years
Summary
A proposed charter amendment to change the election cycle for certain citywide offices to even-numbered years failed on a 4-6 vote. Supervisors later moved to rescind and continue related charter items for further consideration.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on July 8, 2008 voted down a proposed charter amendment that would have moved the election cycle for mayor, sheriff, district attorney, city attorney and treasurer to even-numbered years and amended the definition of general municipal elections.
The clerk read Item 6, a charter amendment proposed to change the election cycle for specified citywide offices. In the…
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