San Francisco Voter Information Pamphlets, Nov. 5, 1907-Dec. 12, 2000,

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Summary

Title:
San Francisco Voter Information Pamphlets,
Dates:
Nov. 5, 1907-Dec. 12, 2000,
Creators:
San Francisco. Dept. of Elections., San Francisco (Calif.). Office of the Registrar of Voters., San Francisco (Calif.). Board of Supervisors., and San Francisco (Calif.). Board of Election Commisioners.
Abstract:
Charter amendments and propositions before voters of the City and County of San Francisco.
Extent:
12 cartons (12 cubic feet)
Language:
Collection materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], San Francisco Voter Information Pamphlets (SFH 711), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Background

Scope and content:

Charter amendments and propositions before voters of the City and County of San Francisco. Collection begins with Nov. 5, 1907 and ends with Dec. 12, 2002. The earliest (1907) pamphlet is titled Proposed Amendments to the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco. Titles vary, with the March 7, 2000 document titled City and County of San Francisco Voter Information Pamphlet and Sample Ballot. Most were published by the Registrar of Voters, with later issues published by the Department of Elections. Some issues were published by order of the Board of Supervisors and others by the Board of Election Commissioners.

Biographical / historical:

The government of the City and County of San Francisco was consolidated in an act by the Legislature on April 19, 1856. The first election under the consolidated entity was held on Nov. 4, 1856. The Department of Elections facilitates all elections on behalf of San Francisco voters. Since the passage of a Charter amendment effective Jan. 1, 2002, the Elections Commission assumed policy-making authority and oversight of all public federal, state, district and municipal elections in San Francisco.

Acquisition information:
Collected by and transferred from the library's Government Information Center.
Arrangement:

Organized chronologically.

Physical location:
Open for research. The collection is offsite and advance notice is required for retrieval. Material must be requested at least 4 business days in advance of visit.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Prepared by Tami J. Suzuki.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-09-16 18:52:04 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research and available for use during San Francisco History Center hours. Photographs are available during Photo Desk hours. This collection must be requested at least 4 business days in advance of visit.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], San Francisco Voter Information Pamphlets (SFH 711), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Location of this collection:
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102, US
Contact:
(415) 557-4567
sfhistory@sfpl.org
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