Measure B — San Francisco — Lifetime Term Limits for Mayor and Members of the Board of Supervisors
.Lifetime Term Limits for Mayor and Members of the Board of Supervisors.Shall the City amend the Charter to set lifetime term limits for the Mayor and members of the Board of Supervisors so that people may not serve more than two four-year terms in those offices?."YES" votes needed to pass: 50%+1.On February 3, 2026, the Board of Supervisors voted 7 to 4 to place Proposition B on the ballot. The Supervisors voted as follows:.Yes: Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Wong..No: Chan, Chen, Mandelman, Walton..______.Pros & Cons Guide – League of Women Voters of San Francisco.Background: Currently, the Mayor or a Supervisor may serve only two consecutive four-year terms. After leaving office for four years, they may serve in that office again if elected by the voters. There are no lifetime limits on the number of terms the Mayor or a member of the Board of Supervisors may serve..The proposal: Proposition B would set lifetime term limits for the Mayor and members of the Board of Supervisors. Under Proposition B, the Mayor and Supervisors would be limited to serving two terms of four-years for each office in their lifetime, whether the terms are consecutive or nonconsecutive..👍 If you vote YES, you want to set lifetime term limits for the Mayor and Supervisors so that they could not serve more than two terms of four-years in those offices..👎 If you vote NO, you do not want to make these changes..Supporters include: Term Limits Now Ad Committee, SF Apartment Association PAC, Neighbors for a Better SF Advocacy Committee..Supporters claim: Closes the loophole whereby politicians can serve two full terms, step aside, and then return years later. Makes it easier for first-time candidates to compete and gives voters choice..Opponents include: No Lifetime Ban, Potrero Hill Democratic Club, Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club, Richmond District Democratic Club, Small Business Forward..Opponents claim: Blocks voter choice. 71% of big US cities with term limits don't have lifetime bans, and only two California cities do. A solution in search of a problem, as only one elected official has ever returned to office after serving two consecutive terms..______.Controller's Statement on "B".City Controller Greg Wagner has issued the following statement on the fiscal impact of Proposition B:.Should the proposed Charter amendment be approved by the voters, in my opinion, it would have no cost to government..~~~~~~.Links to more information.Prop B Digest by the Ballot Simplification CommitteeFull text of Proposition B (7-page PDF)Controller's cost analysis (1-page PDF)Campaign finance dashboard (from the San Francisco Ethics Commission)..YES on Proposition B.Proponent argument author(s): Adrianna ZhangProponent argument (PDF)Proponent's rebuttal to opponent's argument (PDF)Paid argument(s) in favor (PDF).NO on Proposition B.Opponent argument author(s): Susan SolomonOpponent argument (PDF)Opponent's rebuttal to proponent's argument (PDF)Paid arguments against (PDF)
