SF Base Election Data (SFBED)

This is a sample web site to illustrate using the data from the SFBED open data project.

The data for this web site comes from a single, static JSON file of structured data about San Francisco elections, which can be seen here: data/sf.json. This file is made available under the Public Domain Dedication and License v1.0, which can be read here: data/LICENSE.txt.

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Bodies

Below is a list of government bodies having at least one seat that can be on a San Francisco ballot.

Current count: 17 bodies

UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ID
body_usa_house
Jurisdiction
United States of America
Districts
US Congressional Districts
Member
U.S. Representative
Seats
435
Term Length
2 years
Next Election
2016
Election Method
Top-Two Primary
Partisan
Partisan
Web
http://www.house.gov/
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives
Notes
There are also 6 non-voting members.

UNITED STATES SENATE
ID
body_usa_senate
Jurisdiction
United States of America
Districts
US States
Member
U.S. Senator
Seats
100
Term Length
6 years
Election Method
Top-Two Primary
Partisan
Partisan
Web
http://www.senate.gov/
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate

CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY
ID
body_ca_state_assembly
Jurisdiction
State of California
Districts
State Assembly Districts
Seats
80
Term Length
2 years
Partisan
Partisan
Web
http://assembly.ca.gov/
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Assembly

CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE
ID
body_ca_state_senate
Jurisdiction
State of California
Districts
State Senate Districts
Seats
40
Term Length
4 years
Partisan
Partisan
Web
http://senate.ca.gov/
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Senate

STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
ID
body_ca_board_of_equalization
Jurisdiction
State of California
Districts
Equalization Districts
Seats
5
Term Length
4 years
Partisan
Partisan
Web
http://www.boe.ca.gov/
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Board_of_Equalization_%28California%29
Notes
The State Controller is the fifth member of this body.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
( Consejo de Supervisores )
ID
body_sf_board_of_supervisors
Jurisdiction
City and County of San Francisco
Districts
Supervisorial Districts
Member
MEMBER, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Seats
11
Term Length
4 years
Partisan
Nonpartisan
Web
http://www.sfbos.org
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Board_of_Supervisors

BOARD OF EDUCATION
( Consejo de Educación )
ID
body_sf_board_of_education
Jurisdiction
City and County of San Francisco
Districts
Single
Seats
7
Term Length
4 years
Partisan
Nonpartisan
Web
http://www.sfusd.edu/en/about-sfusd/board-of-education
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Board_of_Education

COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD
( Consejo del Colegio Comunitario )
ID
body_sf_college_board
Jurisdiction
San Francisco Community College District
Districts
Single
Seats
7
Term Length
4 years
Partisan
Nonpartisan
Web
http://www.ccsf.edu/en/about-city-college/board-of-trustees.html
Notes
This is also known as the San Francisco Community College Board of Trustees.

BART BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ID
body_bart
Jurisdiction
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Districts
BART Districts
Member
BART Director
Seats
9
Term Length
4 years
Partisan
Nonpartisan
Web
http://www.bart.gov/about/bod

CALIFORNIA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST DISTRICT
ID
body_ca_courts_of_appeal_d1
Jurisdiction
California Court of Appeal, First District
Districts
Single
Seats
20
Partisan
Nonpartisan
Notes
This body is divided into five non-geographical divisions with four justices each.

CALIFORNIA COURTS OF APPEAL
( Corte de Apelación )
ID
body_ca_courts_of_appeal
Jurisdiction
State of California
Districts
Appellate Districts
Seats
Unknown
Term Length
12 years
Partisan
Nonpartisan
Web
http://www.courts.ca.gov/courtsofappeal.htm
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_courts_of_appeal
Notes
This may be better viewed as a type of office rather than a body.

SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN FRANCISCO
( Tribunal Superior )
ID
body_sf_sc
Jurisdiction
City and County of San Francisco
Districts
Single
Seats
52
Term Length
6 years
Partisan
Nonpartisan
Web
http://www.sfsuperiorcourt.org/
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_County_Superior_Court
Notes
Wikipedia says that the San Francisco Superior Court Bench comprises 52 Judges and one Commissioner. We do not know if the Commissioner faces election.

SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA
( Corte Suprema )
ID
body_ca_court_supreme
Jurisdiction
State of California
Districts
Single
Seats
7
Term Length
12 years
Partisan
Nonpartisan
Web
http://www.courts.ca.gov/supremecourt.htm
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_California
Notes
The Court has six Associate Justices and one Chief Justice. Each is appointed by the Governor and subject to retention elections.

DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE
ID
body_sf_party_democratic
Jurisdiction
City and County of San Francisco
Districts
State Assembly Districts
Seats
24
Partisan
Partisan
Web
http://www.sfdemocrats.org/

GREEN COUNTY COUNCIL
ID
body_sf_party_green
Jurisdiction
City and County of San Francisco
Districts
Single
Seats
Unknown
Partisan
Partisan
Web
http://sfgreenparty.org/

PEACE AND FREEDOM COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE
ID
body_sf_party_peace_freedom
Jurisdiction
City and County of San Francisco
Districts
Single
Seats
Unknown
Partisan
Partisan
Web
http://www.peaceandfreedom.org

REPUBLICAN COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE
ID
body_sf_party_republican
Jurisdiction
City and County of San Francisco
Districts
Single
Seats
Unknown
Partisan
Partisan
Web
http://sfgop.org/