March 13, 2024 (contact@indivisiblesf.org)
Votes are still being counted in the February–March 5 election, but here’s what we know so far.
State Prop 1: YES is very narrowly in the lead, but with barely over 29,000 votes between yes and no, we still don’t know for sure. Prop 1 would fund a $6.4 billion bond issue to build 10,000 in-patient and residential treatment beds in our state. A portion of this funding would also be set aside for permanent supportive housing.
In San Francisco, every local proposition, except Prop B, passed. Prop B promised to rapidly expand police spending upon the passage of a hypothetical future tax measure. We did a deep dive on Prop B on our blog.
Graphic taken from SF Public Press’ article on the results of the election.
President: As we expected, it’s Biden vs. Trump. With nobody else credibly running for either nomination (and with the RNC, now co-chaired by Trump’s daughter-in-law, having declared Trump the nominee already), we now know for sure who our candidates will be on the fall general election ballot.
How are you feeling about the results? One of the things that we found interesting was the turnout of this election. The turnout is about 42 percent in San Francisco, and 30 percent statewide.
We also took a look at the ballot challenges this election cycle and found that 2,453 ballots so far in San Francisco have been reported as returned or postmarked late. Those were mailed after March 5 or on March 5 but too late for pickup. That’s 2,453 people we need to remind to vote early and drop off their ballot in time!
The final canvass of the results will be certified in April.
