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Rules Committee backs ordinance to expand vote-by-mail for municipal elections
Summary
The committee voted to forward an ordinance directing the Department of Elections to expand vote-by-mail for municipal elections, citing high turnout after universal mailing in 2020 and operational plans to maintain polling places and drop-box locations.
The Rules Committee on July 26 voted to send an ordinance to the full Board of Supervisors that would expand the Department of Elections’ use of vote-by-mail ballots in exclusively municipal elections.
Sponsor Supervisor Safaee framed the proposal as a step to protect and broaden access to voting amid nationwide restrictions, noting that San Francisco mailed a ballot to every registered voter…
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