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Board backs Proposition D to let non‑citizen parents vote in SF school board elections
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Education unanimously adopted a resolution supporting Proposition D (Nov. 2, 2010), a charter amendment to allow non‑citizen parents and guardians with SFUSD students to vote in school board elections and urging protections for non‑citizen voters' personal information.
The San Francisco Board of Education voted to support Proposition D on Sept. 28, a charter amendment on the Nov. 2, 2010 ballot that would allow non‑citizen parents and guardians with students in SFUSD to vote in San Francisco school board elections.
The resolution, which mirrors language the board adopted in 2004, argues that expanding parental participation strengthens schools and notes historical precedents for non‑citizen voting in local U.S. jurisdictions. The resolution asks the Board of Supervisors and elections officials to implement any change without separating school-board elections from general ballots and to include safeguards preventing use of non‑citizens' personal information in a manner that could jeopardize immigration status.
Dennis Kelly, president of United Educators of San Francisco, told the board the union supports the measure and will fund ballot‑education efforts. Several commissioners said they view the measure as consistent with efforts to expand parent engagement and civic participation.
The board recorded a roll-call vote and added members’ names as signatories to the ballot‑argument support; the resolution passed during the meeting.
