D: Changes to Ballot Measure Process
Source: sfelections.org
What does this measure do?
The city would require four times as many signatures to put voter-led measures on the ballot. It would also end that power for the mayor alone or four supervisors, with no new tax.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
Proposed by: Citizen petition led by Mayor Daniel Lurie (Clean Up City Hall committee)
San Francisco's mayor. He says it is too easy to put measures on the ballot. His committee raised $8.6 million, led by $2 million from investor Michael Moritz and $1 million from Chris Larsen.
Source: sfstandard.com
A YES vote means
Require signatures from 8% of voters and more signatures to call a special election. Officials would need a majority of supervisors to place measures; sponsors could withdraw them, with no new tax.
A NO vote means
Keep the rule that signatures from 2% of voters can place an initiative on the ballot. The mayor or four supervisors could still place measures without a Board vote; submitted initiatives could not be withdrawn, and taxes would stay the same.
Campaign Finance Information
Campaign Finance Information
Largest donors supporting
- Michael MoritzVenture capital investor$2,105,596
- Christian LarsenCo-founder of cryptocurrency company Ripple$1,487,500
- Lyna LamBuddhist foundation founder$1,000,000
- John PritzkerInvestment company president$1,000,000
- Emerson Collective LLCInvestment and philanthropy firm$550,000
Some of this money went to groups that also work on other measures.
Largest donors opposing
- Tenants and Owners Development CorporationNonprofit affordable-housing developer$80,000
- IFPTE Local 21 Issues PACProfessional and technical workers union political fundIts top donors: International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers Local 21$25,000
- Alexander MaldonadoEngineer at an electric-grid monitoring company$2,000
- Dale CarlsonPublic-relations consultant$1,000
- Douglas EngmannNot employed, per campaign filing$1,000
Filings as of September 22, 2026 · Sources: campaign.sfethics.org2
Sources: media.api.sf.gov2
Sources: sf.gov · campaign.sfethics.org