A. SUMMARY
Voting Precincts as determined by the Department of Elections. Redefined in 2022. Precincts are components of other Election districts.

B. HOW THE DATASET IS CREATED
Based on Census 2020 geography with some exceptions.

C. UPDATE PROCESS
Voting precincts are redefined following every US Decennial Census.

Under S.F. Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code 1.128, a candidate who wishes to accept the voluntary expenditure ceiling must file Form SFEC-128 no later than the deadline for filing nomination papers. In a race where at least one candidate has accepted the VEC, all candidates running for office in the same race must file Form SFEC 134(b) within 24 hours of receiving contributions, making expenditures, or having funds that exceed 100 percent of the applicable VEC.

Under S.F. Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code 1.128, a candidate who wishes to accept the voluntary expenditure ceiling must file Form SFEC-128 no later than the August 12, 2016 deadline for filing nomination papers.In a race where at least one candidate has accepted the VEC, all candidates running for office in the same race must file Form SFEC 134(b) within 24 hours of receiving contributions, making expenditures, or having funds that exceed 100 percent of the applicable VEC.

Under S.F. Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code 1.128, a candidate who wishes to accept the voluntary expenditure ceiling must file Form SFEC-128 no later than the August 12, 2016 deadline for filing nomination papers.In a race where at least one candidate has accepted the VEC, all candidates running for office in the same race must file Form SFEC 134(b) within 24 hours of receiving contributions, making expenditures, or having funds that exceed 100 percent of the applicable VEC.

This dataset lists candidates who have been certified by the Ethics Commission as eligible to receive public funds.

Each row represents a qualifying or matching request by a candidate that was approved by the Ethics Commission and the amount of funds to be issued.

More information about San Francisco’s public financing program for qualified City candidates, visit the Ethics Commission’s Public Financing Program page.

Voting Precincts as determined by the Department of Elections. Redefined in 2012. Based on Census 2010 geography with some exceptions. Precincts are components of other Election districts.
Precinct boundaries were re-defined in 2022. If you are looking for the current version, please view it here: https://data.sfgov.org/Geographic-Locations-and-Boundaries/Election-Precincts-Current-Defined-2022/d6x4-hefw

Campaign Finance - List Of Candidates Running For Office Who Have Accepted Voluntary Expenditure Ceiling (VEC)

Under S.F. Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code 1.128, a candidate who wishes to accept the voluntary expenditure ceiling must file Form SFEC-128 no later than the deadline for filing nomination papers. In a race where at least one candidate has accepted the VEC, all candidates running for office in the same race must file Form SFEC 134(b) within 24 hours of receiving contributions, making expenditures, or having funds that exceed 100 percent of the applicable VEC.

Under S.F. Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code 1.128, a candidate who wishes to accept the voluntary expenditure ceiling must file Form SFEC-128 no later than the deadline for filing nomination papers. In a race where at least one candidate has accepted the VEC, all candidates running for office in the same race must file Form SFEC 134(b) within 24 hours of receiving contributions, making expenditures, or having funds that exceed 100 percent of the applicable VEC.