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Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee

Language Accessibility Advisory Committee

Ballot Simplification Committee

subcommittee

Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee (VAAC) Meeting

Ballot Simplification Committee for the November 5, 2024, Consolidated General Election

The Department of Elections Reminds Voters to Return Their Completed Ballots

The Department of Elections Urges New Voters to Register by October 21 to Receive a Ballot in the Mail

The Department of Elections Encourages Voters to Check the Status of Their Vote-By-Mail Ballots

The Department of Elections Hosted High School Student Ambassador Ceremony

The Department of Elections Delivers Ballots for the November 5 Election to Incarcerated Voters

The Department of Elections Begins Processing Returned Vote-By-Mail Ballots for the November 5 Election

The Department of Elections Mails Ballots and Voter Information Booklets to Non-Citizen Voters for the November 5 Board of Education Election

The Department of Elections Opens the Voting Center at City Hall on October 7

The Department of Elections Mails Vote-by-Mail Ballots for the November 5 Election to Locally Registered Voters

The Department of Elections Begins Mailing Voter Information Pamphlets for the November 5 Election

The Department of Elections Begins Logic and Accuracy Testing of the Voting Equipment for the November 5 Election

The Department of Elections Starts Sending Ballots for the November 5 Election to Military and Overseas Voters

The Department of Elections Encourages all Eligible City Residents to Register to Vote

The Department of Elections Sends Over 300,000 Notices to Expand Voter Education on Ranked-Choice Voting

The Department of Elections Enhances Youth Engagement for the November 5 Election

The Department of Elections Encourages Voters to Switch to an Online Voter Information Pamphlet

The Department of Elections Collaborates with USCIS to Help New Citizens Register to Vote

The Department of Elections and the Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs Collaborate to Provide Election Information to Residents who Speak Languages other than English

The Department of Elections Sends Over 300,000 Notices to Encourage Voter Registration and Participation in the November 5, 2024, Consolidated General Election

San Francisco Elections: Extension of Candidate Nomination Period for Board of Education Member, Community College Board, and BART Districts 7 and 9.

The Department of Elections Announces Filing Deadlines for November 5, 2024, Consolidated General Election

The Department of Elections Honors Former Poll Workers and Seeks Volunteers for November 5 Election

The Department of Elections Encourages Voters to Read the Voter Information Pamphlet Online and Help Reduce Paper Use

The San Francisco Department of Elections Certifies March 5, 2024, Consolidated Presidential Primary Election

The Department of Elections Releases Preliminary Results Report #14 for the March 5, 2024, Consolidated Presidential Primary Election

The Department of Elections Releases Preliminary Results Report #13 and Update on the Number of Ballots Left to Count for the March 5, 2024, Consolidated Presidential Primary Election

The Department of Elections Releases Preliminary Results Report #12 and Update on the Number of Ballots Left to Count for the March 5, 2024, Consolidated Presidential Primary Election

The Department of Elections Releases Preliminary Results Report #11 and Update on the Number of Ballots Left to Count for the March 5, 2024, Consolidated Presidential Primary Election

The Department of Elections Releases Preliminary Results Report #10 and Update on the Number of Ballots Left to Count for the March 5, 2024, Consolidated Presidential Primary Election

The Department of Elections Releases Preliminary Results Report #9 and Update on the Number of Ballots Left to Count for the March 5, 2024, Consolidated Presidential Primary Election

The Department of Elections Releases Preliminary Results Report #8 and Update on the Number of Ballots Left to Count for the March 5, 2024, Consolidated Presidential Primary Election

The Department of Elections Releases Preliminary Results Report #7 and Update on the Number of Ballots Left to Count for the March 5, 2024, Consolidated Presidential Primary Election

The Department of Elections Releases Preliminary Results Report #6 and Update on the Number of Ballots Left to Count for the March 5, 2024, Consolidated Presidential Primary Election

The Department of Elections Schedules Selection of Ballots for Manual Tally for the March 5, 2024, Consolidated Presidential Primary Election

The Department of Elections Releases Preliminary Results Report #5 and Update on the Number of Ballots Left to Count for the March 5, 2024, Consolidated Presidential Primary Election

The Department of Elections Releases the Estimated Number of Ballots Left to Count for the March 5, 2024, Consolidated Presidential Primary Election

Today is Election Day for the March 5, 2024, Consolidated Presidential Primary Election

The Department of Elections Will Operate 501 Neighborhood Polling Places on Election Day, March 5

The Department of Elections Urges Every Eligible San Franciscan to Cast a Ballot in the March 5 Election

The Department of Elections Announces Its March 5 Election Results Reporting Schedule

The Department of Elections Will Provide Emergency Voting Services Through Election Day, March 5

The Department of Elections Invites Local Voters to Visit the City Hall Voting Center This Weekend

The Department of Elections Encourages Voters to Take Advantage of Multilingual Resources

The Department of Elections Encourages Voters to Return Their Mail Ballots by March 5

The Department of Elections Encourages New Voters to Register by February 20 to Receive a Ballot in the Mail

The Department of Elections Reminds Voters of the Many Accessible Voting Resources Available for the March 5 Election

The Department of Elections Delivers Ballots for the March 5 Election to Locally Incarcerated Voters

The Department of Elections Will Hold Voter Registration Events Across the City

The Department of Elections Begins Processing Returned Vote-By-Mail Ballots for the March 5, 2024, Consolidated Presidential Primary Election

The Department of Elections Begins Mailing the March 5 Voter Information Pamphlet

The Department of Elections Opens the City Hall Voting Center on February 5

The Department of Elections Mails Ballot Packets for the March 5 Election

The Department of Elections Encourages City Residents to Serve as Poll Workers on Election Day, March 5

The Department of Elections Launches the March Vote Ready Tool

The Department of Elections Begins Logic and Accuracy Testing of the Voting Equipment for the March 5, 2024, Consolidated Presidential Primary Election

The Department of Elections Notifies Voters with No Party Preference of Their Ballot Options in the March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election

The Department of Elections Encourages All San Franciscans to Help Choose the Next “I Voted!” Sticker

The Department of Elections Reminds San Franciscans that the “I Voted!” Sticker Design Contest is Still Open

The Department of Elections Begins Outreach on March 2024 Presidential Primary Rules

The San Francisco Department of Elections Announces the “I Voted!” Sticker Design Contest

San Francisco Department of Elections Director John Arntz announces canvass of ballots cast in the special election to establish an Excelsior Community Benefit District.

The Department of Elections will Canvass the Excelsior Community Benefit District Election on July 11, 2023

This Saturday, April 22, San Francisco will celebrate the 53rd Anniversary of Earth Day. The Department of Elections encourages voters to celebrate Earth Day by stopping postal delivery of their Voter Information Pamphlet (VIP) and instead, choose to read it online in future elections.

The Department of Elections Encourages Voters to Go Green by Opting in to Reading the Voter Information Pamphlet Online

Today, San Francisco Department of Elections Director John Arntz certified local results for the November 8, 2022 Consolidated General Election.

The Department of Elections Certifies Results for the November 8, 2022 Consolidated General Election

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