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Proposition N: San Francisco Non-Citizen Voting in School Board Elections
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The basics
Ballot appointment:
November viii, 2016
Condition:
Approved a Approved
Topic:
Local pedagogy
Related manufactures
Local education on the ballot
Nov 8, 2016 ballot measures in California
San Francisco County, California election measures
Local charter amendments on the ballot
See besides
San Francisco, California

A lease amendment to permit not-citizen parents or guardians to vote in school lath elections was on the election for San Francisco voters in San Francisco County, California, on Nov 8, 2016. Information technology was approved.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of amending the metropolis'south charter to permit the non-citizen parents or guardians of students who live in the San Francisco Unified Schoolhouse District to vote in school lath elections.
A no vote was a vote against this proposition, thereby leaving the requirement that only citizens are eligible to vote in any election, including schoolhouse board elections.

Aftermath

Initiative to preempt Proposition N

See also: California U.South. Citizenship Required to Vote Initiative (2020)

On July 25, 2018, erstwhile U.S. Rep. Doug Ose (R-3) filed a ballot initiative for the 2020 full general ballot to require individuals to be U.S. citizens in guild to vote in California's federal, state, and local elections. All the same, the ballot initiative was afterwards withdrawn. The election initiative would accept preempted San Francisco Proposition N and blocked local governments from enacting similar ordinances in the future. Ose said the proposal had a unproblematic premise—"I don't recall noncitizens should be voting."[ane]

Election results

Suggestion N
Effect Votes Percent
Approved a Aye 203,413 54.39%
No 170,570 45.61%
Election results from San Francisco Department of Elections

Text of measure

Ballot question

The post-obit question appeared on the ballot:[2]

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Shall the City let a non-citizen resident of San Francisco who is of legal voting age and the parent, legal guardian or legally recognized caregiver of a child living in the San Francisco Unified School District to vote for members of the Board of Education?[iii]

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Simplification digest

The following summary of Proposition N was provided by San Francisco'southward Ballot Simplification Committee:[2]

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The Way It Is Now: The San Francisco Unified School District operates public schools in San Francisco for students from pre-kindergarten through course 12.

The San Francisco Lath of Instruction oversees the School District, including

• establishing educational goals and standards;

• approving curriculum;

• setting the district budget;

• confirming appointment of all personnel; and

• approving purchases of equipment, supplies, services, leases, renovation, structure, and wedlock contracts.

The Board of Education appoints a superintendent of schools, who is responsible for managing the day-to-day administration of the district.

The Board of Teaching has seven members who are elected by San Francisco voters to serve four-twelvemonth terms. Elections for members of the Lath of Pedagogy are held in November of fifty-fifty-numbered years.

San Francisco residents who are 18 years of age or older, United States citizens, and not in prison or on parole for a felony conviction are eligible to register to vote in San Francisco elections.

The Proposal: Proposition N is a Charter amendment that would permit whatsoever not-citizen resident of San Francisco to vote for members of the Board of Teaching if the resident:

• is the parent, legal guardian or legally recognized caregiver of a child living in the Schoolhouse District, and

• is of legal voting historic period and not in prison or on parole for a felony conviction.

Proffer Northward would apply to the November 2018, 2020 and 2022 elections for members of the Lath of Teaching. The measure out would expire after the 2022 ballot unless the Board of Supervisors adopts an ordinance allowing information technology to continue.

A "Aye" Vote Means: If you vote "yes," you want to let a non-citizen resident of San Francisco who is of legal voting age and the parent, legal guardian or legally recognized caregiver of a child living in the San Francisco Unified School District to vote for members of the Board of Education.

A "NO" Vote Means: If you vote "no," you do not desire to brand this alter.[3]

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Fiscal impact

The post-obit fiscal impact statement virtually Proffer Due north was provided by the San Francisco Controller:[ii]

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Metropolis Controller Ben Rosenfield has issued the post-obit statement on the fiscal impact of Proposition Northward:

Should the proposed Charter amendment be approved by the voters, in my opinion, at that place would be an additional cost, as estimated by the Section of Elections, of a minimum of $160,000 per ballot to print and distribute voting materials, train poll workers and separately register people who would become eligible to vote in School Board elections. Should the ballot take place past absentee ballot only, which would require a subsequent ordinance by the Board, costs may be reduced to approximately $110,000, in addition to any costs associated with registration processes.

The subpoena would permit non-citizens eighteen years of age or older who have children residing in the San Francisco Unified School District to vote in the elections for the School Board. The amendment would dusk on December 31, 2022, but could be extended past ordinance.[3]

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Total text

The full text of the measure is available hither.

Back up

Supporters

The following individuals signed the official argument in favor of the measure:[ii]

  • Supervisor Eric Mar
  • Supervisor David Campos
  • Supervisor Malia Cohen
  • Supervisor Jane Kim
  • Supervisor Scott Wiener

Arguments in favor

Official statement

The post-obit official statement was submitted in favor of the measure:[ii]

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Join the San Francisco Democratic Party in Continuing Up for Proposition Due north: the IMMIGRANT PARENT Right TO VOTE ACT!

Proposition N gives all parents a vocalism.

• It is essential that we expand parental involvement in our schools. Greater participation is a key element in raising educational achievement, especially in depression-performing schools.

• All parents, regardless of citizenship, will accept the opportunity to become an integral function of their child'due south educational activity through the voting process.

• It is estimated that at least 1 out of 3 children in SF public schools has an immigrant parent. Tens of thousands of SF residents would go eligible to vote in School Lath elections.

Proposition Northward helps our students do ameliorate in school.Students of parents actively involved in schools are more than likely to:

• Earn college grades and enroll in college level programs

• Attend school regularly, improve their social skills, behavior and adaptation

• Graduate and become on to higher

Immigrant Voting has a long history in our country.

• For the first 150 years of our nation's history 40 states and territories allowed immigrants to vote and even hold office.

• Over the final three decades, cities and towns in Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts and New York have passed laws allowing immigrants to vote.

Immigrant Voting is legal.

• The US Supreme Courtroom has repeatedly said that citizenship is non required to vote.

• The California Constitution protects the right of citizens to vote, but does not exclude immigrants from voting.

• The California Constitution explicitly authorizes Lease cities such as SF to provide for the manner of electing school lath members.

Please join us in voting Yeah on Proposition Due north to requite all parents a Voice![three]

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Opposition

Opponents

The post-obit individuals signed the official argument confronting the mensurate:[2]

  • Dr. Terence Faulknere

Arguments against

Official argument

The following official statement was submitted in opposition to the measure:[2]

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A BAD LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL – REPEATEDLY DEFEATED AT THE POLLS – THIS ILLEGAL Measure out CALLS FOR Not-CITIZENS TO BE ALLOWED TO VOTE IN SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF Teaching ELECTIONS:

Like a bad penny, this illegal proposal in violation of the California Elections Code has already been twice defeated by increasing majorities of San Francisco electors – but keeps coming back!!!: It was defeated in 2004 and 2010.

This unwise measure out calls for non-citizens and illegal aliens to vote in San Francisco elections for the Lath of Education. Vote "NO!" on Proposition N.

This proposal seeks to even allow fifty-fifty illegal aliens on the mode to the airport for deportation to cast their absentee ballots for Board of Pedagogy as they leave the The states.

Needless to say, American citizens living away are not allowed to take part in strange nations' board of teaching or other elections.

It remains an open question whether at some future date the United States federal government might consider entering into formal treaties with Canada, United mexican states, or other closely centrolineal nations to allow American citizens in those countries and legal foreign aliens from those nations to vote in local lath of pedagogy, city council, or other elections. These are major federal foreign policy questions…and American citizens should of course be granted equal rights with foreign citizens. Don't vote for this misguided election mensurate.[three]

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Media editorials

Back up

  • The Bay Area Reporter recommended a yes vote for Suggestion N.[4]
  • San Francisco Bay Guardian: "Thousands of parents in San Francisco have no directly say in how their children are educated considering they aren't US citizens. Prop. N is a bold idea that could have national implications: Why not let parents and legal guardians of all kids, citizen or not, vote in School Board races? It'southward just a short-term trial – the police force would expire afterwards three School Board elections unless the supervisors decided to renew it. Vote yes."[five]
  • San Francisco Examiner : "Sponsored by Supervisor Eric Mar, the measure is meant to increase voter participation and parental interest in the SFUSD. It has the potential to also address the accomplishment gap for Latino students, among others, by getting more parents involved in their children's educational activity and in the schoolhouse commune. Prop. N would cost a minimum $160,000 per ballot in voting materials, grooming for poll workers and voter registration, unless done by absentee ballot, in which case it would price about $120,000, according to the City Controller. It's a worthwhile investment to encourage date among families who might not otherwise feel like they accept much of a stake in The City."[6]

Opposition

  • San Francisco Chronicle : "The California Constitution restricts the franchise to citizens, then Proposition Northward is legally dubious and would most likely wind upwards in court. In addition, San Franciscans rightly believe that the privilege of voting should exist restricted to U.Due south. citizens. This is both sensible and just. In a democracy, restricting the franchise to people with citizenship serves to enforce social cohesion and to encourage immigrants to endure the naturalization process. It should remain that way, especially since non-citizen parents take many ways to be actively involved in their children'southward education in San Francisco. We as well urge a "no" vote on Proposition F."[vii]

Path to the ballot

Meet likewise: Laws governing local ballot measures in California

This mensurate was put on the ballot through a 10-i vote of the San Francisco board of supervisors.[2]

"Yes" votes

The following supervisors voted in favor of putting Proposition Northward on the ballot:[2]

  • Eric Mar - District ane
  • Aaron Peskin - District 3
  • Katy Tang - Commune 4
  • London Breed - Commune 5
  • Jane Kim - District 6
  • Norman Yee - Commune vii
  • Scott Wiener - District 8
  • David Campos - District 9
  • Malia Cohen - District 10
  • John Avalos - District 11

"No" votes

The post-obit supervisors voted confronting putting Proffer N on the election:[2]

  • Mark Farrell - District two

Recent news

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See also

External links

  • San Francisco County Elections Office website

Footnotes

  1. Los Angeles Times, "Former GOP congressman wants an official ban on 'noncitizens' voting in California," July 25, 2018
  2. 2.0 two.1 two.2 2.three two.4 2.v two.six 2.7 ii.eight 2.9 San Francisco Elections Role, "San Francisco Voter Information Pamphlet and Sample Ballot," accessed September 26, 2016
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.iv Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. The Bay Area Reporter,"B.A.R. ballot endorsements," accessed October ix, 2016
  5. San Francisco Bay Guardian,"ENDORSEMENTS! The case for six progressive supes, Kim for state Senate …," accessed Oct half-dozen, 2016
  6. San Francisco Examiner,"Examiner Endorsements: Metropolis measures," October 13, 2016
  7. San Francisco Chronicle,"Voting should remain a privilege for adult citizens," September 6, 2016