Department of Elections
City and County of San Francisco
John Arntz, Director

For Immediate Release
SAN FRANCISCO, Saturday, October 19, 2019 – Voting for the November 5 election is underway at the Voting Center in City Hall and by mail. As Election Day nears, the Department of Elections reminds those who have not yet cast their ballots of important deadlines.

Deadline to Register to Vote
Monday, October 21, is the deadline to register to vote or to update registration information for the November 5 election.

Department of Elections
City and County of San Francisco
John Arntz, Director

For Immediate Release

SAN FRANCISCO, Friday, October 18, 2019 – The Department of Elections will begin opening and processing accepted vote-by-mail ballot envelopes on Tuesday, October 22.

Department of Elections
City and County of San Francisco
John Arntz, Director

Department of Elections
City and County of San Francisco
John Arntz, Director

For Immediate Release
SAN FRANCISCO, Wednesday, October 9, 2019 – San Francisco voters who choose to vote by mail can expect their ballots begin arriving in the coming days.  

Department of Elections
City and County of San Francisco
John Arntz, Director

For Immediate Release
SAN FRANCISCO, Tuesday, October 1, 2019 – Voting in the November 5, 2019, Consolidated Municipal Election begins on Monday, October 7 at the Voting Center in City Hall.

Department of Elections
City and County of San Francisco
John Arntz, Director

For Immediate Release
SAN FRANCISCO, Wednesday, September 25, 2019 – The Department of Elections is set to begin Logic and Accuracy testing of the voting equipment to be used in the November 5 election.  The voting machines that comprise San Francisco’s voting system are the ImageCast Evolution Ballot-Scanning Machine, ImageCast X Ballot-Marking Device, and ImageCast Central Scanner, all of which are subject to testing.

Department of Elections
City and County of San Francisco
John Arntz, Director

For Immediate Release
SAN FRANCISCO, Friday, September 20, 2019 –With two short weeks before ballots begin arriving in mailboxes of those who vote by mail, the Department of Elections encourages San Franciscans to learn more about the changes they will notice on their ballots.

Department of Elections
City and County of San Francisco
John Arntz, Director

For Immediate Release
SAN FRANCISCO, Wednesday, September 18, 2019 – Next Tuesday, September 24, is National Voter Registration Day. On that day, the Department of Elections will be joining with thousands of others across the country to celebrate National Voter Registration Day with focused, nonpartisan voter registration efforts and building awareness of voting and upcoming elections.

Department of Elections
City and County of San Francisco
John Arntz, Director

For Immediate Release
SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday, September 12, 2019– The Department of Elections is actively recruiting people interested in serving as poll workers. Poll workers are community volunteers who administer voting at polling places across the City on Election Day. For their service, poll workers receive a stipend ranging from $180 to $240, depending on the assignment.

Department of Elections
City and County of San Francisco
John Arntz, Director

For Immediate Release