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Rules Committee forwards recall amendment to full board after contested public comment
Summary
The committee forwarded a recall-related charter amendment to the full Board of Supervisors following debate from public commenters who argued the change would reduce voter power; the city attorney clarified legal constraints on whether the board can amend voter-approved sick-leave items.
SAN FRANCISCO — The Rules Committee voted to forward a charter amendment that would extend the ban on filing recall petitions from six to 12 months after an official assumes office and bar interim appointees from running in subsequent elections held within 12 months.
Clerk Victor Young read the third-draft…
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