AGENCY

Department of Elections

We conduct free, fair, and functional elections for the City and County of San Francisco.

AGENCY

Department of Elections

We conduct free, fair, and functional elections for the City and County of San Francisco.

Register to Vote Today!

You can register to vote online or on paper. Paper forms are available at public libraries and many offices, including the Department of Elections. Register Here

Learn about voter eligibility, how to register to vote, and special cases.

Voter Portal

Check your vote-by-mail ballot status, registration information, and more.

Future Election Information

Learn more about scheduled San Francisco elections.

Services

Registration

You can register online or on paper.

Update your voter registration

Make changes to the information in your voter registration record.

Non-citizen voting rights in local Board of Education elections

Learn about who can participate, how to register and vote, and related resources.

Voting

Ways to vote

You can choose to cast your ballot by mail or in person.

Vote in person

You can vote at a polling place or at the Voting Center.

Vote by mail

We now mail a ballot to every local voter in every election. Voting by mail is convenient and secure.

New voters

Find out how to register and vote if you are a first-time voter in San Francisco.

Language access

You can get voting materials and ask for help in your language.

Accessible voting

Learn about resources we offer to ensure all voters can vote with ease.

Campaigns, candidates, and observers

Candidates

Our office serves candidates for all local offices.

Measures and ballot arguments

San Francisco voters decide many issues through ballot measures.

Election observation

Members of the public are welcome to observe election processes.

Get involved

Serve as a poll worker

Help your community and earn up to $295 by serving as a poll worker on Election Day!

Voter outreach

We help local residents understand the voting process.

Host a polling place

Help your community and earn a stipend by hosting a polling place on Election Day!

High school student programs

Not quite old enough to vote? You can still play a part in elections!

Ballot Simplification Committee process

Learn about how the Committee works and how to participate

Voter Information Pamphlet delivery options

By law we must mail a pamphlet to every voter, unless they opt out of postal delivery.

Resources

Election results

View election results.

Data

View and download data sets.

Maps

View maps of the city's voting sites and districts.

Your voting districts and representatives

Future elections

View a list of upcoming elections in San Francisco.

Historical voter turnout

View historical voter turnout going back to 1899.

Find past Voter Information Pamphlets and ballots

See past Voter Information Pamphlets as far back as 1907 and ballot images dating back to 2000.

Department of Elections Forms

Find forms for San Francisco voters and candidates

View archived San Francisco Elections website

See our website as it previously appeared. This archive was captured in April 2023.

Ranked-choice voting

Learn when and how we use this voting method.

Election Security

The City and County of San Francisco takes election security very seriously. We have the strongest voting security standards in the country. Learn about how we protect elections.

About

Our mission is to provide equitable access to voting and election-related services and to conduct free, fair, and functional elections for the City and County of San Francisco.

Learn more about us