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Online EditionSan Francisco Voter Information Pamphlet & Sample BallotMunicipal Election
November 5, 2019

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    • IMPORTANT ELECTION DATES
      • Letter from the Director
      • Purpose of the Voter Information Pamphlet and Voter Information Guide
      • Ballot Simplification Committee
      • San Francisco, Meet Your New Voting System!
      • Voter Bill of Rights
      • Confidentiality and Voter Records
      • Safe at Home Program
      • Find your Polling Place Location
      • Voting by Mail
      • Voting in Person
      • Marking Your Ballot - Ranked-Choice Voting
      • Accessible Voting and Services
      • Multilingual Voter Services
      • 我們可以協助您!
      • Asistencia en español para los electores
      • Tulong para sa botante sa wikang Filipino
      • Chúng tôi có thể trợ giúp quý vị!
      • 도와 드리겠습니다!
      • Non-Citizen Voting in the November 5, 2019, Board of Education Election
      • Are you ready for the March 3, 2020, Presidential Primary Election?
      • An Overview of San Francisco’s Debt
      • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
      • Stop receiving your printed Voter Information Pamphlet
      • Volunteer! Be a Poll Worker
      • Your Sample Ballot
      • Ballot worksheet
      • XML Streams
      • Site Guide
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      Local Ballot Measures
      • Proposition A: Affordable Housing Bond
      • Proposition B: Department of Disability and Aging Services
      • Proposition C: Vapor Products
      • Proposition D: Traffic Congestion Mitigation Tax
      • Proposition E: Affordable Housing and Educator Housing
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Ballot Simplification Committee

The Ballot Simplification Committee works in public meetings to prepare an impartial summary of each local ballot measure in simple language. The Committee also writes or reviews other information in this pamphlet, including the glossary of “Words You Need to Know” and the “Frequently Asked Questions” (FAQs).

The Committee members have backgrounds in journalism, education, and written communication. They volunteer their time to prepare these materials for voters.

The Committee members are:

Betty Packard, Chair

Nominated by:
the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

Ashley Raveche

Nominated by:
the League of Women Voters 

Scott Patterson

Nominated by:

the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

Michele Anderson

Nominated by:
Pacific Media Workers Guild

Jenica Maldonado, ex officio*
Deputy City Attorney

Andrew Shen, ex officio*
Deputy City Attorney

*By law, the City Attorney, or his or her representative, serves on the Ballot Simplification Committee and can speak at the Committee’s meetings but cannot vote.

  • IMPORTANT ELECTION DATES
    • Letter from the Director
    • Purpose of the Voter Information Pamphlet and Voter Information Guide
    • Ballot Simplification Committee
    • San Francisco, Meet Your New Voting System!
    • Voter Bill of Rights
    • Confidentiality and Voter Records
    • Safe at Home Program
    • Find your Polling Place Location
    • Voting by Mail
    • Voting in Person
    • Marking Your Ballot - Ranked-Choice Voting
    • Accessible Voting and Services
    • Multilingual Voter Services
    • 我們可以協助您!
    • Asistencia en español para los electores
    • Tulong para sa botante sa wikang Filipino
    • Chúng tôi có thể trợ giúp quý vị!
    • 도와 드리겠습니다!
    • Non-Citizen Voting in the November 5, 2019, Board of Education Election
    • Are you ready for the March 3, 2020, Presidential Primary Election?
    • An Overview of San Francisco’s Debt
    • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
    • Stop receiving your printed Voter Information Pamphlet
    • Volunteer! Be a Poll Worker
    • Your Sample Ballot
    • Ballot worksheet
    • XML Streams
    • Site Guide
    • Change Font Size

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