LWVSF voter guide

Ballots are mailed to registered voters in early May. Check your voter registration.

To get a ballot in the mail for this election, you must be a California resident and register to vote by May 18. If you register after May 18, you will have to vote in person.

Track your ballot with the San Francisco Voter Portal or California BallotTrax.

Remember, you must be registered to vote in California to receive a mailed ballot for voting in this election.

On the federal level, you will be asked to vote for:

• United States Representative in Congress, District 11 or District 15 (look up your district)

On the state and regional level, you will be asked to vote for:

• Governor
• Lieutenant Governor
• Secretary of State
• Controller
• Treasurer
• Attorney General
• Insurance Commissioner
• State Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Member of Board of Equalization, District 2 (all SF residents are in this D2)
• State Assemblymember, Districts 17 and 19 (look up your district)
• Superior Court Judge, Seat 16

On the local San Francisco level, you will be asked to vote for:

• Board of Education, 1 seat

and, if you live in one of these SF supervisor districts (look up your district):

• Board of Supervisors, District 2
• Board of Supervisors, District 4

You will also be asked to vote "Yes" or "No" on four San Francisco propositions, also called ballot measures. 

It depends. 

Most state and federal candidate races in June are primary elections. California uses a "top two" primary for most state and federal races. The two candidates who get the most votes, regardless of political party, move on to the November 2026 general election. No winner is chosen until November. This applies to U.S. Representative in Congress, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, and Board of Equalization members.

Two primary races work differently. For the California Superintendent of Public Instruction and Superior Court Judge races, if a candidate gets more than 50% of the vote in the June election, they are elected. But, if no candidate gets a majority of votes, the top two move on to the November general election.

Three local races are not primaries at all. The races for San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 2 and District 4, and Board of Education are special elections to fill vacancies. The candidate with the most votes wins and serves the remaining part of the current term of office. Keep in mind: those offices will be on the ballot again in November for the next full terms.

Get reliable, unbiased information you can trust from the League of Women Voters. We don't endorse candidates. Instead, we provide information so you can make your own decision and vote!

RSVP candidate forums or watch event recordings of the ones you missed. We're hosting forums for San Francisco's Representative in Congress (CA-11), San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 2 and District 4, and California Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Watch short candidate statement videos where people running for local office share their platforms and qualifications.

Official election candidate information is also be available through the San Francisco Department of Elections and California Secretary of State, and Ballotpedia provides nonpartisan information.

Get election information you can trust from the League of Women Voters! 

Use our Pros & Cons Guide to make your own decision and vote. It has unbiased summaries of San Francisco ballot measures, also called propositions.

Get our San Francisco proposition endorsements and vote with the League.

And, check out official election information in the San Francisco Department of Elections (there are no state propositions for this election), and Ballotpedia provides nonpartisan information.

The League is nonpartisan and does not support or oppose candidates or political parties, so we do not have any positions on the candidate races. 

We do, however, share unbiased candidate statements and host candidate forums so you can make your own decision and vote.

The supervisors currently serving in District 2 and District 4 were appointed to fill vacancies, not elected.

As a result, voters in those districts need to vote in a special race in the June 2, 2026 election to choose who will finish the current term.

Then, voters in those supervisor districts will vote again in the November 2026 election to choose who will serve the next full term, which begins in January 2027.

Come to one of our free nonpartisan candidate forums for Board of Supervisors District 2 and District 4. RSVP for the forums or watch event recordings of the ones you missed.

One of the current members of the San Francisco Board of Education was appointed to fill a vacancy, not elected.

As a result, San Francisco voters need to vote in a special citywide race in the June 2, 2026 election to choose who will finish the current term for that seat.

Then, San Francisco voters will vote again in the November 2026 election to choose who will serve the next full term for that school board seat, which begins at the start of the 2026–2027 school year. Two other school board seats will also be up for citywide election.

If it's been more than three days since your ballot was mailed, or if you lost, damaged, or made a mistake marking your ballot, you can request a replacement ballot using the San Francisco Voter Portal or by calling the Department of Elections at 415‑558-6100.  

Voting early is your best option — and it's easy!

By voting early, you can return your ballot when it's most convenient. Once you've filled out your ballot as best you can, you must sign, date, and seal the envelope. And then:

• Use an official ballot drop box. There will be several open in San Francisco for this election. Drop boxes are available every day, 24 hours a day starting in early May.
• Visit the City Hall Voting Center to drop off your ballot or get in-person help from the Department of Elections.
• Put it in any blue USPS mailbox. Make sure your ballot gets counted with our tips for mailing your ballot. If it's close to Election Day, do not drop it in a mailbox.

No matter which early voting method you choose, the deadline to return your ballot is 8pm on Election Day on June 2.

The deadline to return your ballot is 8pm on Election Day on June 2.

On Election Day, there are several ways to return your ballot, all available from 7am to 8pm:

• Use an official ballot drop box that will be open for this election
• Visit the City Hall Voting Center
• Bring it to any polling place in the city
• Have someone else drop it off by filling out the authorization section of your ballot return envelope

If you need to, you can mail your ballot, but you must walk it into a post office and make sure it gets postmarked no later than Election Day, June 2. Get our tips for mailing your ballot.

There are several ways you can get assistance with casting your ballot safely and securely. Contact the San Francisco Department of Elections and they'll help you with:

• replacement ballot
• ballot pick up and delivery
• accessible vote-by-mail system
• curbside service
• military voting
• voting from another country
• and more.

 Yes. Eligible non-citizens who are a parent, legal guardian, or caregiver of a child under the age of 19 living in San Francisco have the right to participate in Board of Education (school board) elections — but not other items on the ballot. Learn about non-citizen voting in San Francisco.