"Polls are now open in the tiniest election San Francisco has ever held, with only District 4 voters able to vote on the measure to recall Supervisor Joel Engardio, the first ever recall attempt of a sitting San Francisco supervisor in history. The littlest oddball election San Francisco has ever held got underway at 7 am Tuesday morning, as the Recall Joel Engardio election day is today. The recall measure is known as Prop A, and it's the only thing on today's ballot."
"As KTVU points out, 30% of District 4 voters have already voted by mail over the last few weeks (currently 15,000 votes out of 50,000 elegible voters). That's not great turnout, nor is it dismal. In the November 2024 election, San Francisco had 79% turnout, and we expect today's turnout numbers to increase significantly with in-person ballots counted. But that 30% turnout in mail-in voting already gives this election a higher turnout than the April 2022 Matt Haney v David Campos state Assembly primary election."
Only District 4 voters are eligible to vote on Prop A, a recall measure targeting Supervisor Joel Engardio, marking the first recall attempt of a sitting San Francisco supervisor. The ballot contains only the recall measure, making the election unusually small in scope but high in consequence for city governance. About 30% of District 4 voters (15,000 of roughly 50,000 eligible) returned mail ballots before election day, with additional in-person ballots expected to raise turnout. The November 2024 citywide turnout was 79% for comparison. District 4 offers about 20 polling places, including City Hall and Eagle Pizza on Taraval. The recall was fueled in part by controversy over the Great Highway closure and Engardio's role pushing Prop K to make the highway permanently car-free.
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