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Vote in person
You can vote at a polling place or at the Voting Center.
What to know
What to do
Supporting information
Voting Site Wait Times Lookup Tool
Vote at the City Hall Voting Center
For the November 5, 2024 election, you can vote or drop off your ballot at the City Hall Voting Center beginning October 7.
Hours
- Weekdays: 8 am to 5 pm (except October 14, Indigenous Peoples' Day)
- Saturday-Sunday, October 26-27 and November 2-3: 10 am to 4 pm
- Election Day: 7 am to 8 pm
Vote at your assigned polling place (open 7 am to 8 pm on November 5)
View the list of 501 polling places for the November 5, 2024 election (xlsx). At any polling place, voters may choose to receive an official ballot in English and Chinese, Filipino, or Spanish, and facsimile ballot in Burmese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, or Vietnamese. Bilingual poll workers are available to provide in-person language assistance at many polling places. Translation in hundreds of languages, including American Sign Language, and curbside service are available at any polling place.
To find your polling place, check the back of your Voter Information Pamphlet or use the Voter Portal.
Your name will only be on the roster of voters at your assigned polling place. If you go to another polling place instead, your name will not be on the roster. You can still vote a provisional ballot there, but it may not list all the contests as the ballot at your assigned polling place.
In-person voting steps
1. Check in with an elections worker on site
Provide your name and address to the elections worker with the roster.
2. Make ballot language and format choices
If you have no preference, you will get a paper English/Chinese ballot.
3. Go to a ballot-marking area
Take your voting materials to a voting booth or accessible voting station.
4. Cast your ballot
Insert your ballot into the scanning machine at your polling place.
Or, if you received a return envelope, insert your ballot into the envelope. Fill out the envelope and drop it in a ballot box.
On your way out, pick up an “I Voted!” sticker and wear it proudly!
In general, you don't need to show identification to vote. Only voters who did not provide identification when registering need to either show it or cast a provisional ballot.
Accessible services
Accessible entrances
Most polling places are accessible. To confirm accessibility of your polling place, check the back of your Voter Information Pamphlet.
Accessibility tools
Every voting site has page magnifiers, pen grips, seated voting, and wheelchair accessible voting booths. Every site also has an accessible ballot-marking device with audio and touchscreen ballots.
Personal assistants
You can ask a poll worker for help marking your ballot. You can also bring 1 or 2 people (but not your employer or union representative) to help you. Remember, no one can make voting decisions for you.
Curbside voting
To vote “curbside”, call 415-554-4375 or ask someone to enter the voting site to make the request for you. An elections worker will bring your ballot outside.
Multilingual help
Our elections workers and interpreters speak hundreds of languages!
At all voting sites, we provide ballots and other election materials in English, Chinese, Spanish, and Filipino. All sites will also have facsimile ballots in Burmese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese.
Provisional voting
In some cases, voters receive provisional ballots. You will vote provisionally if:
- You are not registered in the precinct where you go to vote
- Our records show you already cast a ballot in the election
- Your registration is missing required information
If you vote provisionally, you will get a ballot and provisional envelope. You must fill out the registration form on the front of the envelope and seal your ballot cards inside.
We will process your registration form and ballot after Election Day. You can track your ballot using the Voter Portal or Provisional Ballot Lookup tool.
Get help
City Hall, Room 48
San Francisco, CA 94102
Get directions
Partner agencies
What to know
What to do
Supporting information
Voting Site Wait Times Lookup Tool
Vote at the City Hall Voting Center
For the November 5, 2024 election, you can vote or drop off your ballot at the City Hall Voting Center beginning October 7.
Hours
- Weekdays: 8 am to 5 pm (except October 14, Indigenous Peoples' Day)
- Saturday-Sunday, October 26-27 and November 2-3: 10 am to 4 pm
- Election Day: 7 am to 8 pm
Vote at your assigned polling place (open 7 am to 8 pm on November 5)
View the list of 501 polling places for the November 5, 2024 election (xlsx). At any polling place, voters may choose to receive an official ballot in English and Chinese, Filipino, or Spanish, and facsimile ballot in Burmese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, or Vietnamese. Bilingual poll workers are available to provide in-person language assistance at many polling places. Translation in hundreds of languages, including American Sign Language, and curbside service are available at any polling place.
To find your polling place, check the back of your Voter Information Pamphlet or use the Voter Portal.
Your name will only be on the roster of voters at your assigned polling place. If you go to another polling place instead, your name will not be on the roster. You can still vote a provisional ballot there, but it may not list all the contests as the ballot at your assigned polling place.
In-person voting steps
1. Check in with an elections worker on site
Provide your name and address to the elections worker with the roster.
2. Make ballot language and format choices
If you have no preference, you will get a paper English/Chinese ballot.
3. Go to a ballot-marking area
Take your voting materials to a voting booth or accessible voting station.
4. Cast your ballot
Insert your ballot into the scanning machine at your polling place.
Or, if you received a return envelope, insert your ballot into the envelope. Fill out the envelope and drop it in a ballot box.
On your way out, pick up an “I Voted!” sticker and wear it proudly!
In general, you don't need to show identification to vote. Only voters who did not provide identification when registering need to either show it or cast a provisional ballot.
Accessible services
Accessible entrances
Most polling places are accessible. To confirm accessibility of your polling place, check the back of your Voter Information Pamphlet.
Accessibility tools
Every voting site has page magnifiers, pen grips, seated voting, and wheelchair accessible voting booths. Every site also has an accessible ballot-marking device with audio and touchscreen ballots.
Personal assistants
You can ask a poll worker for help marking your ballot. You can also bring 1 or 2 people (but not your employer or union representative) to help you. Remember, no one can make voting decisions for you.
Curbside voting
To vote “curbside”, call 415-554-4375 or ask someone to enter the voting site to make the request for you. An elections worker will bring your ballot outside.
Multilingual help
Our elections workers and interpreters speak hundreds of languages!
At all voting sites, we provide ballots and other election materials in English, Chinese, Spanish, and Filipino. All sites will also have facsimile ballots in Burmese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese.
Provisional voting
In some cases, voters receive provisional ballots. You will vote provisionally if:
- You are not registered in the precinct where you go to vote
- Our records show you already cast a ballot in the election
- Your registration is missing required information
If you vote provisionally, you will get a ballot and provisional envelope. You must fill out the registration form on the front of the envelope and seal your ballot cards inside.
We will process your registration form and ballot after Election Day. You can track your ballot using the Voter Portal or Provisional Ballot Lookup tool.
Get help
City Hall, Room 48
San Francisco, CA 94102
Get directions