Letter from the Director

Dear San Francisco Voter,                                     April 10, 2018

With the untimely passing of Mayor Ed Lee, voters will elect the City’s next Mayor during the June 5, 2018, Consolidated Statewide Direct Primary Election. We will again see the contest for Mayor on the ballot for the November 2019 election. 

Also due to a vacancy, in this June election, voters who live in Supervisorial District 8 will choose their next representative on the Board of Supervisors and will again vote for candidates for this same office in the November 2018 election. 

Multi-Card Ballots 

Unsurprisingly, we will vote using a multi-card ballot, comprised of four cards. The ballot for the June 5 election will include federal, state, and local contests, as well as state and local measures, and one regional measure.

Ballot Worksheet

As for every election, this Voter Information Pamphlet includes a “Ballot Worksheet,” which provides space to write down your selections for each contest and measure before marking your ballot cards.

Online Voter Information Pamphlet

This Voter Information Pamphlet is also available in digital versions at sfelections.org in accessible HTML and open XML formats in English, Chinese, Spanish, and Filipino. The content is formatted for smart devices, which allows voters much flexibility to review the Pamphlet and consider their voting selections.

Early Voting at the City Hall Voting Center

Voting is available to all registered voters in City Hall during weekdays beginning Monday, May 7, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. and on the two weekends before Election Day, May 26–27 and June 2–3, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

For weekend voting, enter City Hall from Grove Street or McAllister Street.

Vote-by-Mail Ballot Drop-off Stations:

The Department will continue to provide Ballot Drop-Off stations that will be located on the sidewalk in front of City Hall. However, the Civic Center will host a large event the weekend before Election Day, requiring some changes in the locations of the Drop-Off stations from past elections.

Saturday–Sunday, June 2–3, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Stations will be located on the sidewalks along both Grove Street and McAllister Street

Monday, June 4, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Stations will be located on the sidewalks along Grove Street and Goodlett Place (Polk St.)

Tuesday, June 5, 7 a.m.–8 p.m.

Stations will be located on the sidewalks along Grove Street and Goodlett Place (Polk St.)

Polls open on Election Day, Tuesday, June 5, at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m., throughout the City.

Finally, review both sides of all ballot cards, so no contest or measure is overlooked—more reason to utilize the Ballot Worksheet.

Respectfully,

John Arntz, Director