Early voting opens today at the San Francisco Department of Elections in City Hall. From the department:
Early Voting
Voters can vote at the Department of Elections on the ground floor of City Hall. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.
Weekend voting will be available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the two weekends before the election, October 27-28 and November 3-4. For weekend access to City Hall, the public must enter on Grove Street.
Voting by Mail
Voters who have registered to permanently vote by mail will receive their ballots soon. Other voters who wish to vote by mail can request a ballot in the following ways:
- Use the Department of Elections’ online application, available at sfelections.org/toolkit.
- Complete and send the application found on the back cover of the Voter Information Pamphlet.
- Send a letter requesting a vote-by-mail ballot to the Department of Elections. The letter must include the voter’s printed name, signature, date of birth, telephone number, residential address, and mailing address, if different from the residential address.
The Department must receive completed vote-by-mail ballot applications no later than Tuesday, October 30, at 5 p.m. More information about early voting, voting by mail, and the Voter Information Pamphlet is available at sfelections.org/toolkit, or by calling (415) 554-4375.

