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Through April 4, you can easily register to vote online. You'll need:

• Your California driver license or identification card number,
• The last four digits of your social security number, and
• Your date of birth

• Ask the Department of Elections to mail a paper voter registration form to you by using the contact form or calling 415-554-4375
• Register in person at the City Hall Voting Center
• Pick up a voter registration form at a local post office, public library branch, or DMV office (form availability varies)

If you miss the April 4 deadline to register online or by mail, you can still vote. You'll need to register conditionally and vote provisionally in person at the  City Hall Voting Center or, on Election Day, April 19, at a polling place.

 You will be asked to vote for:

• State Assembly member, if you live in District 17
  Choose one from the list of candidates. Look up your State Assembly district.

If you do not live in State Assembly District 17, you will not receive a mail in ballot and may not vote.

Learn more about what’s on your ballot from these unbiased, nonpartisan resources: 

• San Francisco Department of Elections
• Ballotpedia
  

Sign the envelope! An unsigned returned envelope is one of the main reasons ballots get rejected. Your signatures on the envelope and your voter registration record will be compared to make sure they match. The secrecy of your ballot will be protected.

Get it in on time! Mail your ballot or drop it off early and in-person an official ballot drop box or at the City Hall Voting Center.

No stamp, no problem! All vote-by-mail ballots come with prepaid postage envelopes.

Don’t panic! If you make a mistake filling out your ballot, ask the Department of Elections to send you a replacement by using the San Francisco Voter Portal or calling 415-554-4375.

San Francisco provides several other options for ballot pick up, delivery, and return so that every voter can cast their ballot safely and securely.

If you’re a registered voter, you may authorize a family member or housemate to pick up your vote-by-mail ballot and bring it to you.

Beginning March 21, if you need a ballot but are hospitalized or homebound because of illness, disability, or confinement, including for a COVID–19 quarantine, you may authorize anyone to pick up your ballot and bring it to you, or you may ask for Department of Elections staff to bring your ballot to you. To request emergency ballot pick up and delivery, contact the Department of Elections at 415-554-4375 (you may need to submit a form or other written request).

Any voter who is unable to return their vote-by-mail ballot may authorize another person to return their ballot by mail, or to any ballot drop box, voting center, or polling place. To authorize someone to return your vote-by-mail ballot for you, complete and sign the Ballot Return Authorization section on your official ballot return envelope.

Any registered voter can use the remote accessible vote-by-mail system to vote. This system allows voters to mark screen readable vote-by-mail ballots using internet-connected devices, such as computers or tablets, and is compatible with personal assistive technology, such as screen readers.

Any voter may vote “curbside” at any polling place or at the City Hall Voting Center by calling the Department of Elections at 415-554-4375 or by having a companion enter the facility and ask that voting materials be brought to you outside.

San Francisco voters who are in the military or are in another country can use the remote accessible vote-by-mail system to vote, or they can choose to receive a ballot via email, fax, or postal mail. Check the ballot delivery method in your registration record using the San Francisco Voter Portal.

For additional assistance, contact the San Francisco Department of Elections.