June 5, 2018 Voter Guide
posted by THE LEAGUE
April 26, 2018
VOTING LOGISTICS!
Where’s your polling place? Call 311, see SFelections.org, or vote in City Hall.
Key dates:
- May 7: Early voting starts at City Hall, 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri.
- May 21: Deadline to register to vote.
- May 26-27, June 2-3: Weekend voting in City Hall! 10am-4pm.
- June 5: Election Day! Polls open 7am-8pm. If you’re in line to vote by 8pm, they gotta let you!
Little Known Voting Facts:
- 16- and 17-year-olds can (almost) vote! You can pre-register and your registration will automatically be activated when you turn 18!
- Felons can vote! Even if you’ve committed a felony, you can vote as long as you’re off parole. Don’t let the Man disenfranchise you!
- Slackers can vote: Election Day Voter Registration!
Did you miss the 5/21 deadline to register to vote? For the first time in California, you can still vote – register and vote at City Hall. You can’t use a normal polling place, but if you go to the basement of City Hall you can register and vote there! Go ahead, make history! Do it!
The League Endorsement Cheat Sheet
MAYOR
#1 Jane Kim
#2 Mark Leno
#3 Amy Farah Weiss
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
District 8: Rafael Mandelman
STATE PROPOSITIONS
Prop 68: $4B Bond for Parks, Drought Protection, Climate Adaption – Yes
Prop 69: Require Diesel Tax to Be Spent on Transportation Stuff – Yes
Prop 70: Give Republicans & Corporate Dems Power on Cap’n’Trade Funds – No
Prop 71: Delay Effective Date of Ballot Measures Until All Ballots Are Counted – Yes
Prop 72: Rainwater Capture Systems Won’t Trigger Property Tax Assessments – Yes
REGIONAL MEASURES
Regional Measure 3: Raise Bridge Tolls $3 Over 7 Years to Fund Transportation Projects – Yes
LOCAL PROPOSITIONS
Prop A: Authorize Public Utilities Commission to Issue Clean Energy Bonds – Yes
Prop B: Commissioners with Conflicts Can’t Be Candidates – Yes
Prop C: Commercial Rent Tax for Child Care & Early Education For All – Hell Yes!
Prop D: Divisive Commercial Rent Tax for Too Little Housing – Disappointed No 🙁
Prop E: Uphold the Ban on Flavored Tobacco Products – Yes
Prop F: Right to Counsel for Tenants Facing Eviction! – Hell Yes!
Prop G: Parcel Tax to Give Teachers a Raise! – Hell Yes!
Prop H: Let Police Use Tasers on Nonviolent People?!? – Hell No!
Prop I: SF Shouldn’t Steal Sports Teams from Other Cities – Sure ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
STATE OFFICES
Governor: Delaine Eastin
Lieutenant Governor: Gayle McLaughlin
Secretary of State: Alex Padilla
Controller: Betty Yee
Treasurer: Kevin Akin
Attorney General: Dave Jones or Xavier Becerra (Dual Endorsement)
Insurance Commissioner: Nathalie Hrizi
Board of Equalization, District 2: No Endorsement
FEDERAL OFFICES
U.S. Senator: Kevin de León
Congress, District 12: Shahid Buttar or Ryan Khojasteh (Dual Endorsement)
Congress, District 14: Jackie Speier
STATE LEGISLATURE
State Assembly, Districts 17: No Endorsement
State Assembly, Districts 19: No Endorsement
JUDGES
Superior Court Judge, Seat 4: Phoenix Streets
Superior Court Judge, Seat 7: Maria Evangelista
Superior Court Judge, Seat 9: Kwixuan Maloof
Superior Court Judge, Seat 11: Niki Solis
SCHOOL OFFICES
State Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tony Thurmond
