SEC. 3.204. AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF THIS CHAPTER.
§ 3.204
Voters can amend or repeal this Chapter directly. The Board of Supervisors may amend it only if the amendment furthers the Chapter's purposes, receives advance approval from the Ethics Commission by a four-fifths vote, is publicly available for at least 30 days, and is approved by the Board with a two-thirds vote.
San Francisco voters can change or get rid of this Chapter anytime. If the Board of Supervisors wants to change it instead, they have to follow strict rules: the change must support what the Chapter is trying to do, the Ethics Commission must approve it by a large majority beforehand, people must have at least a month to review the proposed change before the Board votes on it, and the Board itself must approve it by a two-thirds majority (not just a simple majority).
- Controversial:The requirement for Ethics Commission approval and supermajority votes in the Board raises questions about whether these are appropriate gatekeeping mechanisms for amendments to ethics rules themselves.
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Official text
The voters may amend or repeal this Chapter. The Board of Supervisors may amend this Chapter if all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The amendment furthers the purposes of this Chapter;
(b) The Ethics Commission approves the proposed amendment in advance by at least a four-fifths vote of all its members;
(c) The proposed amendment is available for public review at least 30 days before the amendment is considered by the Board of Supervisors or any committee of the Board of Supervisors; and
(d) The Board of Supervisors approves the proposed amendment by at least a two-thirds vote of all its members.
(Added by Proposition E, 11/4/2003; amended by Proposition D, 3/5/2024, Eff. 4/12/2024, Oper. 10/12/2024)