November 2010 San Francisco general election

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The November 2010 San Francisco general elections was held on November 2, 2010, in San Francisco, California. The elections included five seats to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, a runoff election for a seat on the San Francisco County Superior Court, assessor-recorder, public defender, and fifteen San Francisco ballot measures.

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Board of Supervisors

Superior Court

Seat 15

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As no candidate had more than 50% of the votes in the June 2010 election, a runoff election was held between the two highest vote-getting candidates.

San Francisco County Superior Court Seat 15 election, 2010
CandidateVotes %
Richard B. Ulmer, Jr. (incumbent)99,34253.17
Michael Nava 87,51146.83
Valid votes186,85367.72%
Invalid or blank votes89,05832.28%
Total votes275,911 100.00
Voter turnout59.16%

Assessor-Recorder

Incumbent assessor-recorder Phil Ting ran for reelection against James Pan.

San Francisco assessor-recorder election, 2010
CandidateVotes %
Phil Ting (incumbent)175,38879.68
James Pan43,96119.97
Write-in 7560.34
Valid votes220,10579.20%
Invalid or blank votes57,80220.80%
Total votes277,907 100.00
Voter turnout59.58%

Public defender

Incumbent public defender Jeff Adachi ran for reelection unopposed.

San Francisco public defender election, 2010
CandidateVotes %
Jeff Adachi (incumbent)199,50298.85
Write-in 2,3281.15
Valid votes201,83072.63%
Invalid or blank votes76,07727.37%
Total votes277,907 100.00
Voter turnout59.58%

Propositions

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Note: "City" refers to the San Francisco municipal government.

Proposition AA

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Proposition AA would increase the annual vehicle registration fee by $10 to fund congestion and pollution mitigation programs.

Proposition AA
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes156,01658.77
No109,43441.23
Valid votes265,45094.10
Invalid or blank votes16,6315.90
Total votes282,081100.00

Proposition A

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Proposition A would authorize the City to issue $46.15 million in bonds for the seismic retrofitting of multi-story wood structures. This measure required a two-thirds majority to pass.

Proposition A
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No94,32436.76
Yes162,26663.24
Required majority66.67
Valid votes256,59090.96
Invalid or blank votes25,4919.04
Total votes282,081100.00

Proposition B

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Proposition B would require city employees to contribute additional amounts to their pensions and health benefits, and changed arbitration rules regarding City collective bargaining agreements.

Proposition B
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No150,73456.96
Yes113,89443.04
Valid votes264,62893.81
Invalid or blank votes17,4536.19
Total votes282,081100.00

Proposition C

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Proposition C would require the Mayor to appear before the Board of Supervisors monthly for formal policy discussions.

Proposition C
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes154,77659.89
No103,67340.11
Valid votes258,44991.62
Invalid or blank votes23,6328.38
Total votes282,081100.00

Proposition D

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Proposition D would allow adult noncitizen parents, guardians, and caregivers with children in the San Francisco Unified School District to vote in San Francisco Board of Education elections.

Proposition D
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No144,41854.91
Yes118,60845.09
Valid votes263,02693.24
Invalid or blank votes19,0556.76
Total votes282,081100.00

Proposition E

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Proposition E would allow for Election Day voter registration for municipal elections.

Proposition E
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No132,18952.79
Yes118,21747.21
Valid votes250,40688.77
Invalid or blank votes31,67511.23
Total votes282,081100.00

Proposition F

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Proposition F would shorten, for one time only, the term of one Health Service Board member from five to three years and of another from five to two years, so that terms will expire in pairs and can be filled in the same Board election.

Proposition F
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes130,41553.32
No114,17846.68
Valid votes244,59386.71
Invalid or blank votes37,48813.29
Total votes282,081100.00

Proposition G

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Proposition G would remove the wage formula impacting San Francisco Municipal Railway operators from the City Charter in favor of collective bargaining and binding arbitration, and modify rules regarding binding arbitration and terms of employment for San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency employees.

Proposition G
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes164,23464.94
No88,67135.06
Valid votes252,90589.66
Invalid or blank votes29,17610.34
Total votes282,081100.00

Proposition H

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Proposition H would prohibit local elected officials from holding a position on a political party county central committee.

Proposition H
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No139,17857.56
Yes103,14142.44
Valid votes242,31985.90
Invalid or blank votes39,76214.10
Total votes282,081100.00

Proposition I

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Proposition I would allow early voting on the Saturday before the 2011 municipal elections, paid for by individual and group donors, followed by a study of the efficacy of Saturday elections in the future.

Proposition I
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes150,70159.29
No103,48640.71
Valid votes254,18790.11
Invalid or blank votes27,8949.89
Total votes282,081100.00

Proposition J

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Proposition J would impose a temporary 2% increase on the hotel room tax, clarified who is responsible for collecting and remitting third-party taxes, consolidated definitions, and amended the definition of "Permanent Resident."

Proposition J
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No139,20654.48
Yes116,31345.52
Valid votes255,51990.58
Invalid or blank votes26,5629.42
Total votes282,081100.00

Proposition K

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Proposition K would clarify who is responsible for collecting and remitting third-party taxes, consolidate definitions, and amend the definition of "Permanent Resident." It would override the tax increase portion of Proposition J if both propositions passed and Proposition K received more votes.

Proposition K
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No152,15961.47
Yes95,35738.53
Valid votes247,51687.75
Invalid or blank votes34,56512.25
Total votes282,081100.00

Proposition L

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Proposition L would prohibit sitting or lying on sidewalks between 7 am and 11 pm with certain exceptions.

Proposition L
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes142,60154.30
No120,02345.70
Valid votes262,62493.10
Invalid or blank votes19,4576.90
Total votes282,081100.00

Proposition M

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Proposition M would establish community policing and foot patrols. It would override Proposition L if both propositions had passed and Proposition M received more votes.

Proposition M
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No134,80853.41
Yes117,60846.49
Valid votes252,41689.48
Invalid or blank votes29,66510.52
Total votes282,081100.00

Proposition N

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Proposition N would increase the real property transfer tax on certain properties.

Proposition N
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes149,35058.49
No105,97941.51
Valid votes255,32990.52
Invalid or blank votes26,7529.48
Total votes282,081100.00

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