Ballot: Overview —Tuesday November 8, 2022 —California General Election
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Superintendent Of Public Instruction, State of California
- 13,237,785 votes (36.3%)
Member, District 1, California Board of Equalization
- 11,114,423 votes (44.5%)
Supervisor, District 6, San Francisco County
- 1
Board of Education, City of San Francisco
- 3
Member, Community College Board, City of San Francisco - 4 Year Term
- 368,444 votes (11.18%)
64,652 votes (10.56%)
62,010 votes (10.13%)
55,437 votes (9.06%)
40,225 votes (6.57%)
35,604 votes (5.82%)
26,103 votes (4.27%)
Member, Community College Board, City of San Francisco - 1 Year Short Term
- 1
District Attorney, City of San Francisco
- 1
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Proposition 1 — Abortion & Contraception
Passing7,176,888 votes yes (66.9%)3,553,564 votes no (33.1%)
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM.
Amends California Constitution to expressly include an individual's fundamental right to reproductive freedom, which includes the fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and the fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives. This amendment...
Learn MoreProposition 26 — In-Person Sports Betting in Tribal Casinos
Failing3,514,597 votes yes (33%)7,129,127 votes no (67%)
ALLOWS IN-PERSON ROULETTE, DICE GAMES, SPORTS WAGERING ON TRIBAL LANDS.
Also allows: sports wagering at certain horseracing tracks; private lawsuits to enforce certain gambling laws. Directs revenues to General Fund, problem-gambling programs, enforcement.
Fiscal Impact: Increased state revenues, possibly...
Learn MoreProposition 27 — Online Sports Betting
Failing1,906,342 votes yes (17.7%)8,849,206 votes no (82.3%)
ALLOWS ONLINE AND MOBILE SPORTS WAGERING OUTSIDE TRIBAL LANDS.
Allows Indian tribes and affiliated businesses to operate online/ mobile sports wagering outside tribal lands. Directs revenues to regulatory costs, homelessness programs, nonparticipating tribes.
Fiscal Impact: Increased state revenues,...
Learn MoreProposition 28 — Funding Arts and Music Education
Passing6,924,618 votes yes (64.4%)3,827,971 votes no (35.6%)
PROVIDES ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ARTS AND MUSIC EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Provides additional funding from state General Fund for arts and music education in all K+12 public schools (including charter schools).
Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs of about $1 billion annually, beginning next year,...
Learn MoreProposition 29 — Kidney Dialysis Clinics
Failing3,364,407 votes yes (31.6%)7,281,201 votes no (68.4%)
REQUIRES ON-SITE LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AT KIDNEY DIALYSIS CLINICS AND ESTABLISHES OTHER STATE REQUIREMENTS.
Requires physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant on site during treatment.
Requires clinics to: disclose physicians' ownership interests; report infection data.
Fiscal Impact:...
Learn MoreProposition 30 — Income Tax on Millionaires for Electric Cars
Failing4,560,488 votes yes (42.4%)6,203,810 votes no (57.6%)
PROVIDES FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION AND PREVENT WILDFIRES BY INCREASING TAX ON PERSONAL INCOME OVER $2 MILLION.
Allocates tax revenues to zero-emission vehicle purchase incentives, vehicle charging stations, and wildfire prevention.
Fiscal Impact: Increased state tax revenue ranging...
Learn MoreProposition 31 — Yes or No to Banning Flavored Tobacco Products
Passing6,803,431 votes yes (63.4%)3,923,385 votes no (36.6%)
REFERNDUM ON 2020 LAW THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THE RETAIL SALE OF CERTAIN FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
A "Yes" vote approves, and a "No" vote rejects, a 2020 law prohibiting retail sale of certain flavored tobacco products.
Fiscal Impact: Decreased state tobacco tax revenues ranging from tens of millions of...
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Proposition A
Passing187,939 votes yes (65.07%)100,869 votes no (34.93%)
Shall the City amend the Charter to allow City employees who retired before November 6, 1996, to receive a supplemental cost of living adjustment to their pensions even if the retirement system is not fully funded and allow the Retirement Board to have an individual employment contract with its executive...
Learn MoreProposition B
Passing212,066 votes yes (74.56%)72,349 votes no (25.44%)
Shall the City amend the Charter to eliminate the Department of Sanitation and Streets and transfer its duties back to the Department of Public Works and to retain the Sanitation and Streets Commission and Public Works Commission?
Learn MoreProposition C
Passing196,152 votes yes (67.37%)94,991 votes no (32.63%)
Shall the City amend the Charter to establish a Homelessness Oversight Commission to oversee the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing and require the City Controller to conduct audits of services for people experiencing homelessness?
Learn MoreProposition D
Failing141,507 votes yes (49.19%)146,158 votes no (50.81%)
Shall the City amend the Charter to streamline approval of affordable housing that provides (1) housing for households with income up to 140% of area median income (AMI) but where the average household income is no more than 120% of AMI, (2) additional affordable housing units equal to 15% of...
Learn MoreProposition E
Failing131,569 votes yes (46.07%)154,021 votes no (53.93%)
Shall the City amend the Charter to streamline approval of affordable housing that provides (1) housing for households with income up to 120% of area median income (AMI) but where the average household income is no more than 80% of AMI, (2) additional affordable housing units equal to 8% of the total...
Learn MoreProposition F
Passing239,141 votes yes (82.58%)50,453 votes no (17.42%)
Shall the City amend the Charter to renew the Library Preservation Fund for 25 years, allow the City to temporarily freeze the annual minimum funding for the Library when the City anticipates a budget deficit over $300 million, and require the Library to increase the minimum hours the Main Library...
Learn MoreProposition G
Passing226,718 votes yes (77.78%)64,768 votes no (22.22%)
Shall the City amend the Charter to provide additional funding for grants to the San Francisco Unified School District for 15 years to improve student academic achievement and social/emotional wellness?
Learn MoreProposition H
Passing203,855 votes yes (71.22%)82,391 votes no (28.78%)
Shall the City amend the Charter to hold elections for Mayor, Sheriff, District Attorney, City Attorney and Treasurer in November of presidential election years, extend the current terms of these officials by one year to January 2025, provide that there would be no regularly scheduled election in...
Learn MoreProposition I
Failing102,689 votes yes (34.89%)191,641 votes no (65.11%)
Shall the City allow private motor vehicles on John F. Kennedy Drive and connector streets in Golden Gate Park at all times except from 6 a.m. to6 p.m. on Sundays and legal holidays year-round, as well as on Saturdays in April through September, allow motor vehicles in both directions at all times...
Learn MoreProposition J
Passing181,694 votes yes (63.07%)106,408 votes no (36.93%)
Shall the City affirm the ordinance the Board of Supervisors adopted in May 2022 reserving portions of John F. Kennedy Drive and certain connector streets in Golden Gate Park as open recreation spaces, closing those streets seven days a week to private motor vehicles with limited exceptions?
Learn MoreProposition L
Passing209,246 votes yes (71.79%)82,220 votes no (28.21%)
Shall the City continue a one-half cent sales tax to 2053 and generate estimated annual revenue of $100–236 million to pay for transportation projects described in a new 30-year spending plan, allow the Transportation Authority to issue up to $1.91 billion in bonds to pay for these projects, and...
Learn MoreProposition M
Passing159,374 votes yes (54.51%)132,989 votes no (45.49%)
Shall the City tax owners of vacant residential units in buildings with three or more units, if those owners have kept those units vacant for more than 182 days in a calendar year, at a rate between $2,500–5,000 per vacant unit in 2024 and up to $20,000 in later years with adjustments for inflation,...
Learn MoreProposition N
Passing212,678 votes yes (74.68%)72,117 votes no (25.32%)
Shall the City be allowed to use public funds to acquire, operate or subsidize public parking in the underground parking garage below the Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park, and direct the Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority to dissolve, transferring management of the garage to the City's Recreation...
Learn MoreProposition O
Failing106,513 votes yes (36.67%)183,968 votes no (63.33%)
Shall the City establish an additional parcel tax on some San Francisco property owners based on the square footage and use of their properties, at rates between $150–4,000 per parcel with adjustments for inflation, to generate approximately $37 million in annual revenue, beginning on July 1, 2023...
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