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Committee advances amendments and continues debate on charter change to require special elections for supervisor vacancies
Summary
Supervisors debated a proposed charter amendment that would require special elections to fill Board of Supervisors vacancies, limit mayoral appointment time to 28 days and bar interim appointees from running; the committee accepted amendments and continued the item for further public review and finalization.
The Rules Committee discussed a fourth draft charter amendment on June 9 that would require the Department of Elections to hold a special election to fill a Board of Supervisors vacancy unless a regularly scheduled election will be held within 180 days, impose a 28‑day deadline for the mayor to appoint an interim supervisor (who would be ineligible to run in the subsequent election), and allow consolidation with other elections in certain circumstances.
Supervisor Aaron Peskin (item presented by Supervisor…
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