Yes votes led on 3 Sunnyvale charter measures in Nov. 6 count

KQED’s Santa Clara County results page, updated at 5:24 p.m. PT on Nov. 6, 2026, showed yes votes leading on all three Sunnyvale charter measures. The figures were unofficial returns, not certified results.

Measure G had the highest yes share and Measure I the lowest, a difference of 13.6 percentage points. Each yes share was above the majority required for a charter amendment. An earlier Nov. 5 snapshot reported by the San Francisco Chronicle also showed yes votes leading on all three measures, with lower counts. The snapshots are consistent with returns from different stages of counting.

What the measures would change i

Measure G would let the City Council adopt an ordinance allowing additional public-works project-delivery and contracting methods permitted by California law, alongside traditional design-bid-build. The measure would authorize that option; it would not itself put a particular method into use.

Measure H would let the Council set the City Manager’s maximum authority to settle legal claims by ordinance. Sunnyvale described the current limit as $50,000 and an initial limit of $250,000 if the measure passed. That proposed limit is five times the current one, an increase of $200,000. Council approval would still be required for settlements above the limit set by ordinance.

Measure I would require an appointee filling a council vacancy to serve until a successor is elected at the next regularly scheduled November municipal election in an even-numbered year. Under the proposed change, the successor would not be chosen at an earlier election that could be consolidated with a statewide election.

The measures concern Sunnyvale’s rules for public-works contracting, legal-claim settlements and future council vacancies. Santa Clara County’s election calendar lists Dec. 3, 2026, as the Registrar of Voters’ certification date.