Youth activists rally in support of granting teens the right to vote in this 2018 photo. A measure that would enfranchise 16- and 17-year-olds during San Francisco municipal elections could go before voters this fall. (Photo courtesy of San Francisco Youth Commission/Facebook)

A San Francisco charter amendment that would ask voters whether to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in municipal elections is one step closer to being placed on the November ballot after the Board of Supervisors’ Rules Committee approved it this week.

The committee on Monday unanimously approved the proposed measure following a hearing on the matter, and it is now set to go to the full board for a vote.

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