Motion authorizing preparation of written Proponent and Opponent ballot arguments and rebuttal ballot arguments for submittal to the voters for the June 2, 2026, Statewide Direct Primary Election.

This motion authorizes the preparation and submission of written ballot arguments for and against several measures that will appear before voters on the June 2, 2026, Statewide Direct Primary Election ballot. The measures include:

• Charter Amendment (Board File No. 251245): Changes term limits for Mayor and Board of Supervisors from consecutive to lifetime limits. Supervisors Mahmood, Melgar, Sherrill, Dorsey, Sauter, and Wong are listed as proponents, while Supervisors Chan, Chen, Mandelman, and Walton are listed as opponents.
• General Obligation Bond (Board File No. 251216): A proposition to incur up to $535,000,000 in bonded indebtedness for the construction, acquisition, improvement, and seismic retrofitting of Emergency Firefighting Water Systems, Firefighting Facilities, Police Facilities, Municipal Railway Bus Storage and Maintenance Facility at Potrero Yard, and other Public Safety Facilities. This measure allows landlords to pass through 50% of the property tax increase to residential tenants. Mayor Lurie and Supervisors Mandelman, Dorsey, Wong, Mahmood, Sauter, Chen, Chan, Sherrill, and Melgar are listed as proponents, with Supervisors Chan, Chen, Mandelman, and Walton listed as opponents.
• Initiative Ordinance - Strengthening the Overpaid Executive Tax Rates Ordinance: Changes to Business Tax based on the ratio of top executive pay to employee pay.
• Initiative Ordinance - Small Business and Economic Recovery Act: Changes to Business Taxes.

The motion also specifies deadlines for submitting these arguments: proponent/opponent arguments are due by noon on March 12, 2026, and rebuttal arguments are due by noon on March 16, 2026. Board members or sponsors authorized to submit arguments may delegate this task to others.