After six months of campaigning for support, top labor leaders announced on Wednesday they’ve secured enough signatures to qualify the Fair Elections Initiative for the November 2020 ballot, a measure they say will put a cap on money in politics and increase voter turnout by aligning mayoral elections with presidential years.
With the help of community organizations and powerful groups like the San Jose branch of the NAACP, the union-backed measure received more than 100,000 signatures, far surpassing the required 70,000 needed to qualify for the upcoming ballot in the fall. At a news conference Wednesday, supporters said the measure “will grow democracy” and “double” voter participation.
“The Fair Elections Initiative will change the electoral landscape in the city of San Jose, increase voter turnout and stop the corrupt practice of pay-to-play,” South Bay Labor Council executive director Ben Field said.
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