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Proposition D · San Francisco · Nov 3, 2026

Changes to Ballot Measure Process

Raises initiative signature requirements and changes who can place ordinances or policy declarations on the ballot.

At a glance

Charter amendment
Does it raise taxes?
No. It changes how measures get on the ballot; no new tax.
Estimated cost or revenue
Controller expects minimal fiscal impact; net savings are not quantified.
Who pays
Department of Elections budget
Where the money goes
Initiative verification and election administration.
How long
Ongoing.

Worth knowing: Fewer ballot pages or special elections may save money, while checking more signatures may increase workload.

From the San Francisco Ethics Commission and the state’s fiscal analysis. Estimates are the state’s, not ours.

Your choice

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What your vote does

✓ A Yes vote means

Raises the ordinary signature threshold from 2% to 8% of registered voters; raises the special-election threshold; allows withdrawal up to 102 days before an election; removes unilateral placement by the Mayor or four supervisors.

× A No vote means

Retains current signature thresholds and placement powers.

Stays the same either way

A majority of the Board of Supervisors could still place measures on the ballot.

How the money works

TypeCharter amendment

Cost, who pays and where the money goes are in “At a glance” above.

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Why they disagree

Supporters say

SF puts far more measures on the ballot than other counties, with the state's lowest signature threshold. Raising it (2% to 8%) and requiring a Board majority makes ballots shorter and clearer.

Official argument for (summary)
Opponents say

Makes it much harder for grassroots groups without money to qualify citizen initiatives, which have won rent control, legal aid and school and childcare funding.

Official argument against (summary)

Summaries of each side. Read the full official arguments in the San Francisco voter pamphlet. Read the full official arguments

Read the official digest, fiscal statement and legal text for qualifications and exceptions.

Who’s funding it

Campaign funding by contest

Selected official disclosures, not complete election totals. Each filing lists its reporting period. Missing records do not mean no money was raised.

Opposing

Fair Access No on D

$466,835 monetary contributions, year to date through Oct 28, 2026

Latest filing period: Oct 18, 2026–Oct 28, 2026

Reported cash received
$225,125
Reported cash spent
$180,236.38
Filed Oct 30, 2026. Original filing; current version for this reporting period when checked.

Largest contributors in the imported records

Sep 20, 2026–Oct 28, 2026

  1. Service Employees International Union Local 1021 PAC$150,000
  2. Service Employee Internation Union Local 2015$150,000
  3. International Federation Professional Technical Engineers$25,000
  4. San Francisco Labor Council$20,000
  5. Rishav Rout$500

Gross itemized monetary contributions from the imported filing periods only; refunds are shown separately in the ledger. These amounts are part of reported receipts; do not add them to the filing totals.

Support: See shared committee disclosures below; their money is not allocated to individual measures.

Support: See shared committee disclosures below; their money is not allocated to individual measures.

Opposition: no committee filing records loaded for this side in this snapshot.

Support: See shared committee disclosures below; their money is not allocated to individual measures.

Opposition: no committee filing records loaded for this side in this snapshot.

Committees campaigning on multiple measures

A committee’s total cannot be assigned in full to each measure. Totals are shown once and are not included in individual-measure totals.

Shared committee · not allocated by measure

Mayor Lurie's Yes on D, E & F Committee

$13,066,550

Reported monetary contributions, calendar year to date

Jan 1, 2026–Oct 28, 2026

Form460 summary line1 columnB. Committee-level calendar-year monetary contributions; not allocated per measure, and not added to selected contributor aggregates or transactions. Original filing; current version for this reporting period when checked.

Largest contributors within the imported snapshot

Jul 1, 2026–Oct 28, 2026. These are parts of the committee’s receipts, not additional money.

  1. Michael Moritz$987,500
  2. Patrick Collison$500,000
  3. Christian Larsen$487,500
  4. Ron Conway$250,000
  5. Thomas Laffont$250,000
Follow the money, with context.

A contribution shows a financial relationship. It does not prove motive, control, or a promised outcome.

Limited filing snapshot

Proposition D · 2026-10-18–2026-10-28, filed 2026-10-30. 7 selected itemized records; this is not a complete current fundraising total. Operating expenses describe the committee’s alignment; only explicitly attributed records establish spending on a contest.

Contributions received$345,600
Campaign expendituresUnavailable
Independent expendituresUnavailable
LoansUnavailable
RefundsUnavailable
Committee transfersUnavailable
Loan repaymentsUnavailable

Gross amounts in selected imported records only. Each source documents its reporting period and amendment status. These are finite snapshots, not complete current campaign totals; categories are separate and must not be added together as new money. Transfers are excluded from contributions. Refunds shown separately. Currency: USD.

Reported transactions · 7 records
Donor / payeeAmountTypeDateCommittee / sideFiling
Service Employees International Union Local 1021 PAC$75,000Contributions receivedItemized monetary contribution received, Form460 ScheduleA.Oct 22, 2026Fair Access No on D · opposeFiled Oct 30, 2026
Service Employee Internation Union Local 2015$150,000Contributions receivedItemized monetary contribution received, Form460 ScheduleA.Oct 28, 2026Fair Access No on D · opposeFiled Oct 30, 2026
Peter Staus$100Contributions receivedItemized monetary contribution received, Form460 ScheduleA.Oct 28, 2026Fair Access No on D · opposeFiled Oct 30, 2026
International Federation Professional Technical Engineers$25,000Contributions receivedItemized monetary contribution received, Form460 ScheduleA.Sep 21, 2026Fair Access No on D · opposeFiled Oct 22, 2026
Service Employees International Union Local 1021 PAC$75,000Contributions receivedItemized monetary contribution received, Form460 ScheduleA.Sep 28, 2026Fair Access No on D · opposeFiled Oct 22, 2026
Rishav Rout$500Contributions receivedItemized monetary contribution received, Form460 ScheduleA.Oct 10, 2026Fair Access No on D · opposeFiled Oct 22, 2026
San Francisco Labor Council$20,000Contributions receivedItemized monetary contribution received, Form460 ScheduleA.Oct 5, 2026Fair Access No on D · opposeFiled Oct 22, 2026

Reported filing summaries

Separate from the itemized table above. Do not add these amounts to transaction totals. These are selected filings; later amendments and reports may exist.

Fair Access No on D

oppose · 2026-10-18 to 2026-10-28

Reported period cash receipts
$225,125
Reported period cash disbursements
$180,236.38

Reported Form460 summary for this filing period only: cash receipts line13; cash payments line15. Calendar-year contributions line5 and expenditures line11 are separate reported figures, not added to itemized records. FiledOriginal, version 1; Most Recent (synched 2026-10-31).

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