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

For Immediate Release

SAN FRANCISCO, September 19, 2014 –On National Voter Registration Day the Department of Elections will join more than 1,800 groups across the nation to register eligible voters and provide election-related information.

Department of Elections voter education staff will be in the community providing registration opportunities at these locations:

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

For Immediate Release

SAN FRANCISCO, September 18, 2014 – Logic and Accuracy testing of voting equipment to be used in the November 4, 2014, Election will begin on Thursday, September 25, 2014. This process is open to public observation.

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

For Immediate Release

SAN FRANCISCO, September 10, 2014 – Today, the Department of Elections starts sending ballots for the November election to voters serving in the military or living abroad.

State law allows mailing of ballots to military and overseas voters as early as 60 days before an election. More than 5,000 ballots will be sent to those voters via their preferred delivery method: postal mail, email, or fax.

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

For Immediate Release

SAN FRANCISCO, September 9, 2014 – San Francisco voters have until Monday, September 15, to choose to stop mail delivery of the Voter Information Pamphlet for the November election and read it online instead. The Voter Information Pamphlet for the November election is expected to have 224 pages.

Easy to Stop or Resume Mail Delivery of Paper Pamphlet

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

For Immediate Release

SAN FRANCISCO, September 8, 2014– The Department of Elections is currently seeking poll workers for the upcoming November 4 election.

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

For Immediate Release

SAN FRANCISCO, September 5, 2014 –The Department of Elections invites representatives from political parties’ central committees, the Civil Grand Jury, the League of Women Voters, advocacy groups, and the media to join the Official Election Observer Panel.

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

For Immediate Release

SAN FRANCISCO, August 15, 2014 – San Francisco voters can choose how they wish to receive their Voter Information Pamphlet for future elections: online or by mail.

To stop mail delivery of the paper pamphlet in time for the November 4, 2014, election, voters have until Monday, September 15, to make their request. Requests received after September 15 will go into effect for the following election.

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

For Immediate Release

SAN FRANCISCO, August 13, 2014 – This is a reminder from the Department of Elections that arguments in favor or against local ballot measures to be voted on in the November 4, election may be submitted for inclusion in the Voter Information Pamphlet.

The submission deadlines are as follows:

Proponents’ or Opponents’ Arguments – 12 p.m. on Thursday, August 14

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, August 1 – The nomination period closes on Friday, August 8, for candidates running for Assessor-Recorder, Public Defender, Board of Education, Community College Board, and BART Director (District 8) in the November 4, 2014, election.