Registrar of Voters
Named in the records1906–1996
534 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1906–1996: 472 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 62 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 534: 472 Board decisions, 62 facts from city reports
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- 1906–1996
What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 534 records, in date order: the ones an editor picked first, then the highest scored. The one-line summaries were written by a language model from the printed page; open the page to check the wording.
| When | What the record says | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1917-05-07 | Registrar of Voters authorized to set up registration places, booths and staff for the federal military draft; resolution adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1917-05-07 | Registrar of Voters authorized to conduct federal voter registration in San Francisco and pay its costs from election funds. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1926-05-24 | Board directs the Registrar of Voters to put a wet-dry prohibition poll on the November 1926 ballot. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-09-28 | The Registrar of Voters was authorised to include the Board of Education's argument for the $3,500,000 (≈ $77.6 million in 2026 dollars) school bond in sample ballots. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1932-05-18 | Registrar of Voters personnel budget was cut from $176,865 (≈ $4.3 million in 2026 dollars) to $159,865 (≈ $3.9 million in 2026 dollars) by reducing election officer pay. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1933-05-31 | The Registrar of Voters may include a pamphlet favoring the proposed school bond issue in sample ballot envelopes. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1933-08-28 | $9,015 (≈ $233,655 in 2026 dollars) is appropriated to the Registrar of Voters to index each voter's occupation as the state Political Code now requires. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1933-10-02 | Registrar of Voters was authorized to include arguments in favor of thirteen approved public projects in sample ballot envelopes. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1933-10-02 | Supervisor Havenner's motion to let the Registrar of Voters argue for $34.9M (≈ $904.6 million in 2026 dollars) in approved projects in sample ballots carried. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1938-09-01 | Board directed the Registrar of Voters to mail a pro-bond argument with sample ballots for the Market Street Railway bonds. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1938-09-01 | Finance Committee was authorized to approve arguments favoring the Market Street Railway bonds and present them to the Registrar of Voters. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1939-05-23 | Registrar of Voters budget approved with a $50,000 (≈ $1.2 million in 2026 dollars) special election fund to reimburse the May 19, 1939 election. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1939-10-09 | Registrar of Voters directed to print a favorable ballot argument on letting Municipal Railway motormen and conductors drive buses. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1940-03-11 | Proposed ordinance adds two voting machine adjuster positions at $155 (≈ $3,730 in 2026 dollars) a month in the Registrar of Voters office; passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1940-03-11 | Adds two voting machine adjuster jobs at $155 (≈ $3,730 in 2026 dollars) a month in the Registrar of Voters' office; passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1940-04-15 | The Board directed the Registrar of Voters to print an argument favoring Charter Amendment No. 2 exempting the Mayor's usher attendant from civil service. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1940-05-23 | The Board approved the Registrar of Voters' budget of $299,049 (≈ $7.2 million in 2026 dollars) for 1940-1941 by a vote of seven to none. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1942-06-29 | Ordinance amends the Registrar of Voters' revolving fund rules, limiting unapproved material purchases to $5 (≈ $103 in 2026 dollars); passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1942-06-29 | Registrar of Voters' cash fund capped at $5 (≈ $103 in 2026 dollars) per purchase | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1943-03-12 | Board approved the Civil Service Commission's entrance salary reduction for the Registrar of Voters despite Moitoza's objection. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1943-03-15 | Registrar of Voters authorized to print an argument for the Market Street Railway purchase bonds in the April 20 sample ballot. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1943-09-27 | Registrar of Voters authorized to mail printed arguments for a Fire Department charter amendment with November 1943 sample ballots. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1943-09-27 | Registrar of Voters authorized to mail printed arguments in favor of a charter amendment on the traffic captain's salary. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1944-04-10 | Registrar of Voters directed to mail an argument in favor of Charter Amendment No. 1, buying Market Street Railway, to voters. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1946-05-16 | The Board rejected the Registrar of Voters' budget motion, eight to two, after the overtime dispute. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1946-09-03 | Registrar of Voters was directed to designate the Municipal Railway platformmen wage charter amendment as Charter Amendment No. 1. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1947-05-15 | Deletion of a General Clerk position from the Registrar of Voters budget was carried, reducing it from nine to eight. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1947-09-15 | Charter amendment letting the chief administrative officer appoint the Recorder to ex officio registrar of voters was adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-03-22 | Board passed an emergency ordinance giving the Registrar of Voters $48,500 (≈ $678,074 in 2026 dollars) to run the June 1 direct primary election. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-05-17 | Controller approved transferring $2,000 (≈ $27,962 in 2026 dollars) from Registrar of Voters accounts to pay overtime to employees checking petitions. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-05-18 | The Board approved the Registrar of Voters budget with cuts to clerical staff and materials; a motion to restore a clerk failed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1950-04-17 | Resolution directs the Registrar of Voters to put a fire department wages and holidays charter amendment on the June 6, 1950 ballot. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1968-03-04 | Controller's $18,800 (≈ $182,025 in 2026 dollars) appropriation for an inserter mailing machine passed, rescinding $8,000 (≈ $77,457 in 2026 dollars) from Registrar of Voters. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1968-05-15 | Restoration of $17,360 (≈ $168,083 in 2026 dollars) for Registrar of Voters polling place rentals was approved on budget amendment. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-09-22 | Motion to swap letter designations for ballot propositions D and E to the Registrar of Voters was refused adoption. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1974-02-11 | Registrar of Voters received $23,643 (≈ $161,588 in 2026 dollars) and four positions were reclassified, by ordinance passed final. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1974-07-08 | Salary ordinance amended for the Registrar of Voters, effective July 1, 1974, as a companion to the reclassification measure. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1975-02-24 | Passed final reading amending the 1974-75 salary ordinance to reflect reclassification of two Recorder and Registrar of Voters positions. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1975-06-09 | Board finally passed an ordinance appropriating $825,000 (≈ $5.2 million in 2026 dollars) for the Registrar of Voters' voter registration program. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1975-06-09 | Ordinance finally passed authorizing the Registrar of Voters to run a citywide voter registration program and adopt rules. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1975-08-25 | Ordinance appropriating $125,000 (≈ $782,853 in 2026 dollars) for multilingual balloting by the Registrar of Voters passed, later disapproved by the Mayor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1976-10-18 | Passed an ordinance amending the salary ordinance to create, reallocate and abolish Registrar of Voters classifications. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1976-10-18 | Registrar of Voters job reclassified; $13,160 (≈ $77,928 in 2026 dollars) moved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1978-10-16 | Companion ordinance reclassifying one Registrar of Voters position passed on second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1978-10-23 | Registrar of Voters salary ordinance amended to reflect one position's reclassification; companion measure finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1980-03-19 | The Board asked the Registrar of Voters to withdraw a charter amendment on a senior executive corps from the June 3, 1980 ballot. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1980-07-28 | Board finally passed an emergency ordinance appropriating $484,900 (≈ $2.0 million in 2026 dollars) to the Registrar of Voters for an August 19, 1980 special election. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1981-09-14 | Registrar of Voters cash revolving fund is raised to $750 (≈ $2,780 in 2026 dollars), with a $300 (≈ $1,112 in 2026 dollars) ceiling per purchase. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1983-02-22 | Supervisors finally passed an emergency ordinance appropriating $420,000 (≈ $1.4 million in 2026 dollars) to the Registrar of Voters for a special election. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1983-05-23 | Board finally passed an emergency ordinance appropriating $438,421 (≈ $1.5 million in 2026 dollars) for Registrar of Voters salaries and services. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1984-04-16 | Registrar of Voters appropriation raised to $100,019 (≈ $324,354 in 2026 dollars) for salaries, overtime and equipment; passed for second reading as amended. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1990-10-22 | Registrar of Voters authorized to sign a hold harmless agreement for using school district buildings in the November 1990 election. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1991-09-09 | Board urges the Registrar of Voters not to test a new voting system in the November 1991 election, asking for independent testing. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1993-05-10 | Registrar of Voters receives $500,000 (≈ $1.2 million in 2026 dollars) for the special election fund, passed on final reading. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1993-05-17 | Board of Supervisors finally passed a $120,000 (≈ $279,812 in 2026 dollars) appropriation for the Registrar of Voters' Special Election Fund. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1996 | New telephone system, Registrar of Voters · recommendation: Director of Department of Electricity and Telecommunications advises against purchase of new telephone system ($50,000) | recommendation | City report: Report of the CAO Elections Task Force scanned page ↗ |
| 1996 | New telephone system, Registrar of Voters · recommendation: Department of Electricity and Telecommunications advises against purchase of new telephone system | recommendation | City report: Report of the CAO Elections Task Force scanned page ↗ |
| 1996 | Van purchase for Registrar of Voters · cost usd: $7,100 supplementing $15,000 already in Registrar of Voters budget | measure | City report: Report of the CAO Elections Task Force scanned page ↗ |
| 1996-05-13 | Board urged the Mayor and Registrar of Voters to fill vacant Elections Task Force seats and fund its work. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1996 | New telephone system for Registrar of Voters · recommendation: Department of Electricity and Telecommunications advises against purchase of new telephone system | recommendation | City report: Report of the CAO Elections Task Force scanned page ↗ |
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