LWVSF voter guide

Ballots are mailed to registered voters in early October. 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  October 19. If you register after October 19, 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.

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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 for candidate forums or watch event recordings of the ones you missed. We're hosting forums for San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 8 and San Francisco Unified School district Board of Education (SFUSD school board).

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

Official election candidate information is also 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 from the San Francisco Department of Elections (there are no state propositions for this election). Ballotpedia also 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.

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 November 3.

The deadline to return your ballot is 8pm on Election Day on November 3.

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, November 3. 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.