San Diego County · November 3, 2026 California General Election

Measure A: A TRANSPARENT, ACCOUNTABLE, MODERN COUNTY GOVERNMENT

Simple Majority (50%+1) [1]

The question on your ballot

Shall the San Diego County Charter be amended to establish an Independent Ethics Commission, Independent Budget Analyst, Independent Program Auditor, confirmation of certain senior County leaders, and optional Board of Supervisors appointment of the Public Defender; increase term limits from two to three terms for the Board of Supervisors members; require public disclosure of spending and performance data; clarify non-interference provisions; and update terminology and structure? [1]

Ballot question as printed in the San Diego County sample ballot and voter information pamphlet (ballot type 161).

Vote YES or NO on the question exactly as printed. Simple Majority (50%+1).

Official documents

The county publishes the impartial analysis and the arguments for and against as PDFs. ThinkBallot links them as published; it doesn't summarize them.

San Diego County sample ballot and voter information pamphlet, ballot type 161 (PDF; Measure A with its analysis and arguments)

Sources — every field above links to one of these

[1] San Diego County Registrar of Voters: Voter Information Pamphlet and Sample Ballot, ballot type 161

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