The County Legislature or Executive Board is the governing body of the county and exercises broad policy-making authority. The Board is charged with implementing policy and overseeing the county budget process and allocation.
Must be a resident, and registered to vote, in San Francisco at the time nomination papers are issued and qualified to vote for that office; A candidate for the Board of Supervisors must reside and be registered to vote in his or her district for at least 30 days immediately preceding the date he or she files the declaration of candidacy.
Filing Requirements
Filing fee is 1% of the first year salary as of the first day on which a candidate may circulate petitions in-lieu of filing fees; signature requirement if the number of registered voters in the district in which a candidate seeks nomination is 2,000 or more is three signatures of registered voters for each dollar of the filing fee, or 7 percent of the total of registered voters in the district, whichever is less; if the number of registered voters in the district in which a candidate seeks nomination is less than 2,000, requirement is three signatures of registered voters for each dollar of the filing fee, or 14 percent of the total of registered voters in the district in which the candidate seeks nomination, whichever is less.
Paperwork Instructions
Submit paperwork to the Director of Elections' office.