All of San Francisco’s official ballot drop boxes will be red, white, and blue, and all sides of the box will bear an American flag and the official seal of the City and County of San Francisco, and show “OFFICIAL BALLOT DROP BOX”. All instructions will be printed in English, Chinese, Spanish, Filipino, Burmese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese.

Below is a map and list of drop box locations. Click any location on the map to view more details.

All of San Francisco’s official ballot drop boxes have been designed and installed in accordance with state guidelines to prevent physical damage and unauthorized access to voted ballots. These boxes have been constructed of durable steel with a tamper-proof design and locking mechanisms and will be firmly fastened to the ground. Sheriff deputies will oversee the secure transport of cast ballots to City Hall throughout the voting period. Department of Elections staff will close and lock all ballot boxes at the close of polls on Election Day until the next voting period.

All of San Francisco’s official ballot drop boxes have been designed and located in compliance with state guidelines and in collaboration with local accessibility advisory bodies. Every box will be located outdoors, placed on an accessible path of travel, and feature a simple ballot deposit slot, which will be positioned approximately 42 inches from the ground in order to provide maximally convenient access to voters using wheelchairs or other mobility aids. All notices on every box will utilize a high-contrast and large-print font with an anti-glare finish designed to be legible to all voters, along with Braille-embossed instructions to guide voters to identify the location of the ballot deposit slot.

To return your ballot to a drop box, simply sign and seal your ballot return envelope, and deposit it in the slot (as you might drop off a book at most public libraries). You may also authorize someone else to drop off your ballot for you by filling out the authorization section on your return envelope. To be counted, your ballot must be deposited in the box no later than 8 p.m. on Election Day, November 8. (If there is line of voters at that time, you can still drop off your ballot, provided you arrived by 8 p.m.) To track the receipt of your ballot by the Department of Elections and confirm that your ballot has been counted, use the Department’s Voter Portal or the Secretary of State’s Ballot Tracking Service, or contact the Department of Elections.