Election Readiness Tool
November 5, 2024 Consolidated General Election
Welcome! Answer three quick questions to map out your voting plan for the November 5 election.
1. Are you registered to vote in San Francisco?
Great! We will mail ballot packets to registered voters in early October.
One action you can take today to ensure timely delivery of elections materials is to check that your address is up to date. Visit voterstatus.sos.ca.gov or contact the Department of Elections at (415) 554-4375 or sfvote@sfgov.org.
To participate in the November 5 election, you can register to vote in one of four ways:
- Through October 21, 2024, you can register online at registertovote.ca.gov
- Through October 21, 2024, you can register by mail (contact us for a paper form).
- Through Election Day, November 5, 2024, you can register at the City Hall Voting Center.
- On Election Day, November 5, 2024, you can register at your neighborhood polling place.
For more information, visit our Register to Vote page.
To check if you are registered to vote in San Francisco, use the Voter Portal or contact us. (Then, return to this tool.)
2. Have you decided how you will vote in the November 5 Election?
Great! Thank you for making a plan to vote.
Keep an eye out for your vote-by-mail ballot packet this October. Along with the ballot, your packet will include instructions, a postage-paid return envelope, and an “I Voted” sticker.
You can return your ballot by mail or in person to an official ballot drop box, the City Hall Voting Center, or on Election Day, to any polling place. Please remember to sign the ballot envelope and return it as soon as possible. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked by Election Day, November 5. Ballots returned in person must be delivered by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
You can sign up to receive automatic notifications on the status or your ballot via email, text, or voice message at wheresmyballot.sos.ca.gov
For more information, visit the Vote by Mail page.
Great! Thank you for making a plan to vote.
You can pick up a ballot or vote in person at the City Hall Voting Center, beginning October 7. The Voting Center is open every weekday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (except October 14), the two weekends before Election Day from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., and on Election Day from 7 a.m. – 8 p.m.
On Election Day, 501 polling places will be open from 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. Locate your assigned polling place and check wait times using the Voting Site Wait Time Lookup Tool.
Visit the Vote in person page for more information.
Great! Thank you for making a plan to vote.
Beginning October 7, any voter can get a ballot using the Accessible Vote-by-Mail (AVBM) System. The AVBM System allows voters to download and mark a screen-readable ballot. You can use a screen-reader, head-pointer, sip and puff, or another device to mark your ballot.
For security reasons, the accessible ballot system does not store or transmit votes over the internet. You must print and return your ballot using the official return envelope or using two regular envelopes. Instructions are available when you log in to the AVBM System.
We’d be glad to help you make a plan to vote!
You have several voting options:
- In early October, the Department of Elections will mail ballots to all voters.
Along with the ballot, your vote-by-mail packet will include instructions, a postage-paid return envelope, and an “I Voted” sticker. You can return your ballot by mail, drop it off in person, or have another person drop it off for you. - Beginning October 7, all voters will also be able to use the online Accessible Vote-by-Mail System to download and mark screen-readable ballots.
- Although all voters will receive ballots by mail, voters can still use in-person services at the City Hall Voting Center or Polling Places.
For more information, visit the Ways to Vote page.
3. Are you familiar with ranked-choice voting that allows voters to rank up to ten candidates in local contests?
Great! In this election, voters will use ranked-choice voting to fill the offices of Mayor, City Attorney, District Attorney, Sheriff, and Treasurer. In addition, voters in odd-numbered Supervisorial Districts (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11) will use ranked-choice voting to choose their supervisors.
One of the best ways to test your knowledge about RCV is to use our interactive RCV Practice Ballot tool. To learn more, visit the Ranked-Choice Voting page.
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Ranked-choice voting allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference (1st choice, 2nd choice, etc.) and eliminates the need to conduct runoff elections. Voters can, but do not have to, rank up to 10 candidates. If voters do not want to rank some of the candidates, they can leave columns blank.
In this election, voters will use ranked-choice voting to fill the offices of Mayor, City Attorney, District Attorney, Sheriff, and Treasurer. In addition, voters in odd-numbered Supervisorial Districts (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11) will use ranked-choice voting to choose their supervisors.
To learn more, visit the Ranked-Choice Voting page or try our Practice Ballot tool.
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Ranked-choice voting allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference (1st choice, 2nd choice, etc.) and eliminates the need to conduct runoff elections. Voters can, but do not have to, rank up to 10 candidates. If voters do not want to rank some of the candidates, they can leave columns blank.
In this election, voters will use ranked-choice voting to fill the offices of Mayor, City Attorney, District Attorney, Sheriff, and Treasurer. In addition, voters in odd-numbered Supervisorial Districts (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11) will use ranked-choice voting to choose their supervisors.
To learn more, visit the Ranked-Choice Voting page or try our Practice Ballot tool.