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Voting

Guidance and resources to help San Franciscans participate in the November 3, 2020 election.

Track your ballot

Mailing your ballot is the safest voting option during the pandemic.

Get notified when your vote-by-mail ballot is mailed, received and counted. You can sign up for email, text or voice message notifications.

Track your mail-in ballot
Voting deadlines
October 5
 
Early voting period starts
October 19
 
Deadline to register to vote or to update registration record
October 24
 
First day of weekend voting at City Hall Voting Center
October 31
 
Opening of additional ballot drop-off stations
November 3
 
Election Day

Services

Your voting information

Conditional voting

If you missed the registration deadline you can still register and vote in person through November 3.

Update your registration

Make changes to the information in your voter record.

Sign up to track your ballot

Get notified when your ballot is mailed, received, and counted.

Confirm your polling place location

Find out where you have to go to vote in person.

Ways to vote

Vote by mail

Any registered voter can mail their ballot up to Election Day. This is the safest option in the pandemic.

Vote in person before Election Day

The City Hall Voting Center will be open starting October 5. Wear a face covering when you go.

Vote at a polling place on Election Day

All polling places will be open 7 am to 8 pm on November 3. Wear a face covering when you go.

Vote in school board elections

Non-citizens can vote for members of the SF Board of Education. Assess the risks before registering.

Resources

Ways to vote

San Franciscans have many voting options available before and on November 3.
Help for voters with disabilities

Get election materials in accessible formats and learn about accessible voting equipment.
Get help voting in multiple languages

Get election materials in a variety of languages and multilingual help before and on Election Day.
Serve as a poll worker

Be a poll worker and protect voter rights by helping all voters to cast their vote.
Registration basics

Learn how to register, when to register, and what to expect after you submit your registration.
Ranked-choice voting

Rank candidates in order of preference and eliminate the need to have separate runoff elections.
Non-citizen voting registration

Some non-citizen residents are eligible to register and vote in the School Board Election on November 3.
Safer voting during COVID-19

Guidance provided by the Department of Public Health, that polling places will be following.

Related departments

Department of Elections

We provide access to voting and election-related services. We help conduct elections that are free and fair.