San Jose ballot proposal to shift mayoral election moves forward, signature drive next

San Jose activists filed a ballot measure July 31 to shift the mayoral election schedule and increase voter turnout for minorities, three months after half of the City Council voted down the same initiative in an emotional, contentious debate over racism.

The “Fair Elections Initiative” will appear on the 2020 ballot if the group, comprised of the Asian Law Alliance, Silicon Valley Rising and community activists, collects about 40,000 signatures in the next month.