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Little quirks that make SF elections so interesting
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On Election Day, about 15 percent of registered voters went to the polls and sent a very interesting message: We’re fine with selling the naming rights to Candlestick Park (Proposition C passed), and we are happy to ban more advertising on other city-owned property (Proposition E passed).
With no formal opposition, changes to The City’s budget system (Proposition A) passed easily. The real surprise is that Proposition B — lifting the limit on staff for supervisors — passed. This type of measure failed twice before. (In 2000 and 2004.)
The other interesting fact about the election is the difference between the number of votes cast for each candidate and proposition. According to the numbers from the Department of Elections, about 15,000 people came to the polls just to vote for one or two things and then left the others blank. About 500 people just came to vote on Proposition D, the mid-Market Street sign proposal that failed.
