The County of Sacramento determined that there were insufficient valid signatures for the SaferSacStreets initiative to be on the November 2026 ballot.

Below is an email sent to supporters.

This leaves the City of Sacramento efforts to make streets safer for all users without the funding needed, since the city allocates very little general fund money to street safety. It leaves SacRT without funding needed to enhance existing bus service, particularly increasing frequency and span of service on high ridership routes.

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We are saddened today to report very disappointing news. The Sacramento County Registrar of Voters has determined that the Sacramento Safe Streets and Affordable Transit Measure of 2026 did not have enough valid signatures of registered City voters to qualify for the November ballot. 

As we reported a few weeks ago, the campaign delivered over 32,000 signatures to the City Clerk on June 30, 2026. By submitting 10% more than the statutory minimum, the measure qualified for a random sample count. A full count would have taken three months and would not have allowed the measure enough time to qualify for the November ballot.

We are currently inspecting the petitions and the County’s random sample count verification process to determine if there were any possible errors or other factors that could lead to the measure qualifying for an election in 2028. However, it is clear that the measure will not be on the November 2026 ballot.

This result is heartbreaking for all of us who have invested so much time, expense, and energy into bringing this measure forward. We always knew it was a long shot to mount a citizens initiative that was so short on time and money, despite the tremendous support and enthusiasm from all of our volunteers and supporters. We will update you as soon as we can, including future options. You can also check our website for updates at http://www.safersacstreets.com

Thanks for your support.

Steve Cohn, Deb Banks, and Sam Rice

Safer Sac Streets Co-chairs