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San Francisco County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · San Francisco County

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Ordinances Affecting the Municipal Elections Code Publisher's Note: The following table lists all ordinances affecting the Municipal Elections Code passed by the Board of Supervisors beginning in 2011. The table includes links to the ordinances (as maintained in PDF format on the Board of Supervisors' web site) and to the code sections affected. For other legislation, including older ordinances and those affecting other codes, please refer to the Comprehensive Ordinance Table or the Board's "Legislation Passed" web site. Jump to: 2011 Ordinances 2012 Ordinances 2013 Ordinances 2014 Ordinances 2015 Ordinances 2016 Ordinances 2017 Ordinances 2018 Ordinances 2019 Ordinances 2020 Ordinances 2021 Ordinances 2022 Ordinances 2023 Ordinances 2024 Ordinances 2025 Ordinances 2026 Ordinances New Ordinances

2011

Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected

179-11 101574 10/21/11 Elections Code - E-mailing the Voter Information Pamphlet

Sections Affected: 502 (Added); 500 (Amended)

2012

Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 64-12 111082 05/20/12 [Oper. 01/01/13] Campaign and Governmental Conduct and Municipal Elections Codes - Amending Public Financing Program

Sections Affected: 205 (Added); 200 (Amended)

2013

Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 50-13 120899 04/27/13 Municipal Elections Code - Miscellaneous Amendments

Sections Affected: 810 (Added); 100, 110, 200, 205, 220, 230, 260, 335, 500, 590 (Amended) 158-13 130413 08/25/13 Municipal Elections Code - Publication of Legal Text of Proposed Measures

Sections Affected: 500 (Amended)

2014

Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 75-14 140226 06/27/14 Various Codes - Nonsubstantive Clean-Up Ordinance

Sections Affected: 300, 590 (Amended) 102-14 140341 08/01/14 Municipal Elections Code - Proponent's and Opponent's Ballot Arguments

Sections Affected: 530, 535, 545 (Amended)

2015

Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected [None]

2016

Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected [None]

2017

Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 06-17 161081 02/19/17 Various Codes - Nonsubstantive Clean-Up Ordinance

Sections Affected: 545

2018

Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 120-18 180215 6/17/18 Municipal Elections Code - Disclosure Regarding Ballot Measures Involving Port Public Trust Property

Sections Affected: 500 128-18 180193 6/30/18 Municipal Elections Code - Noncitizen Voting in School Board Elections

Sections Affected: Adding Article X: 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005

2019

Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 8-19 181029 2/25/19 Municipal Elections Code - Deadline for Filing Declaration of Candidacy

Sections Affected: Adding 201; Amending 110, 210, 230, 810

2020

Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 88-20 200400 7/13/20 Municipal Elections Code - Expanded Vote-by-Mail for the November 3, 2020 Election - Voter's Choice Act

Sections Affected: Adding Article XI: 1101, 1102, 1103 (Expired) 2021

Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 146-21 210604 10/25/21 Municipal Elections Code - Expanded Vote-by-Mail for Exclusively Municipal Elections

Sections Affected: Adding Article XI: 1101, 1102 206-21 210961 12/13/21 Oper. 1/1/23 Municipal Elections Code - Non-United States Citizen Voting in School Board Elections

Sections Affected: Amending 1001*; Adding 1000, 1000.1 *Oper. 12/13/21

2022

Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 12-22 211303 3/7/22 Municipal Elections Code - Open Source Voting

Sections Affected: Adding Art. XII: 1200 - 1202

2023

Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 178-23 230663 8/28/23 Municipal Elections Code - Supporters and Opponents in Ballot Questions for Local Measures

Sections Affected: Amending 510

2024

Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 92-24 240174 6/10/24 Oper. 7/1/24 Administrative, Municipal Elections Codes - General Obligation Bond Passthroughs

Sections Affected: Amending 520 162-24 240397 8/3/24 Municipal Elections Code - Candidates’ Chinese Character-Based Names on Ballots

Sections Affected: Amending 401 163-24 240434 8/3/24 Municipal Elections Code - Supporters and Opponents in Ballot Questions for Local Measures

Sections Affected: Amending 510

2025

Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected [NONE]

2026

Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 99-26 260217 6/29/26 Various Codes - Boards, Commissions, and Advisory Bodies Sections Affected: Renumbering. 600, 610, 620 as Admin. Code Ch. 5, Art. XXIV, Secs. 5.24-1, 5.24-2, 5.24-3

New Ordinances Publisher's Note: The following table lists all ordinances affecting the Municipal Elections Code that have been passed by the Board of Supervisors but that are not yet effective. The table includes links to the amending ordinances (as maintained in PDF format on the Board of Supervisors' web site) and to the code sections affected. For other legislation, including older ordinances and those affecting other codes, please refer to the Comprehensive Ordinance Table or the Board's "Legislation Passed" web site.

Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected

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