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

For Immediate Release

SAN FRANCISCO, September 30, 2013 – Early voting at City Hall and the mailing of vote-by-mail ballots will begin next Monday, October 7. The Department of Elections will also mail Voter Information Pamphlets to all currently registered voters by October 7.

Voting by Mail

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

For Immediate Release

SAN FRANCISCO, September 19, 2013 – Next Tuesday, September 24, is National Voter Registration Day and San Francisco residents who are not registered have many options to register and get ready for the November 5, 2013 Municipal Election.

Get Registered

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

For Immediate Release

SAN FRANCISCO, September 10, 2013 – San Francisco voters have until Monday, September 16, to choose to stop receiving the paper Voter Information Pamphlet for the November election and read it online instead.

Easy to Opt Out of Paper

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

For Immediate Release

SAN FRANCISCO, September 25, 2013 – The Department of Elections is currently seeking poll workers for the upcoming November 5 Municipal Election.

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

For Immediate Release

SAN FRANCISCO, October 11, 2013 – Polling places will be consolidated for the November 5 Municipal Election. Before voters go to the polls on Election Day, they should check their polling place address.

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

For Immediate Release

SAN FRANCISCO, October 7, 2013 – Early voting opens today at the Department of Elections in City Hall. The Department has also begun sending out more than 200,000 vote-by-mail ballots, and has completed the mailing of Voter Information Pamphlets to currently registered voters.

Early Voting

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

For Immediate Release

SAN FRANCISCO, October 29, 2013 – Today is the last day to request a vote-by-mail ballot for the upcoming November 5 Municipal Election. Vote-by-mail ballot requests must be received by the Department of Elections by 5 p.m. today. Postmarks will not count.

Voters who wish to request a vote-by-mail ballot before today’s deadline have the following options:

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

For Immediate Release

SAN FRANCISCO, October 30, 2013 – The Department of Elections is reminding campaigns and the media of the laws concerned with electioneering, exit polling, and media coverage of polling places during the November 5 Municipal Election.

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

For Immediate Release

SAN FRANCISCO, October 29, 2013 – The San Francisco Department of Elections will be reporting unofficial election results for the November 5, 2013 Municipal Election according to the schedule and locations below. The Department will provide online results in Chinese and Spanish, in addition to English.

Election Night, November 5

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

For Immediate Release

SAN FRANCISCO, October 31, 2013 – The San Francisco Department of Elections must receive vote-by-mail ballots before the close of polls at 8 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5 for those ballots to be counted. Vote-by-mail envelopes that are postmarked before 8 p.m. but which arrive to the Department after this time cannot be counted.