To: Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Mike Wilson
Agenda Section: Initiated by Board Member
SUBJECT:
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Consider Support for Senate Bill 212 (SB 212)(Senator Ben Allen) to Give General Law Cities, Counties and School Districts the Ability to Adopt two Majority-Winner Voting Methods: two-Round Runoff and Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) for Local Elections (Supervisor Mike Wilson)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Consider sending a letter in support of SB 212 to the Chair of the Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee, State Capitol, Room #2203, Sacramento, CA 95814.
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DISCUSSION:
SB 212 would authorize general law cities, general law counties and school districts to utilize two majority-winner voting methods for local elections: a two-round runoff and ranked choice voting (RCV). RCV can be used in single-seat or multi-seat elections, and would give local jurisdictions the same flexibility that charter cities or counties already have to conduct their elections.
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OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
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ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Board discretion.
ATTACHMENTS:
A. SB 212 Bill Text
B. SB 212 Fact Sheet
C. Proposed Letter in Support of SB 212
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