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Rules Committee continues charter amendment that would allow amendments or repeal of voter measures

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee · June 16, 2011
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Summary

The San Francisco Rules Committee continued discussion of a charter amendment proposed by Supervisor Scott Wiener that would let the city amend or repeal certain initiative ordinances and declarations of policy, with the measure made prospective and set to take effect Jan. 1, 2012; the committee set a continuance for further review.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee on June 16 continued debate over a proposed charter amendment from Supervisor Scott Wiener that would permit the city to amend or repeal certain initiative ordinances and policy declarations.

Wiener presented an amendment that removes voter-initiated (signature-drive) initiatives from the proposal and makes the change purely prospective, saying the amendment would take effect Jan. 1, 2012 and apply only to measures placed on the ballot by the mayor or board and adopted by voters on or after that date. "This amendment…

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