Mission and responsibilities
Our mission is to conduct free, fair, and functional elections in San Francisco and to provide equitable access to voting services. A wide range of federal, state, and local laws guide our work.
For every election, we complete these tasks:
- Oversee local candidate and ballot measure form filings.
- Produce ballots and the Voter Information Pamphlet.
- Send vote-by-mail ballots to local voters.
- Recruit and train thousands of poll workers for Election Day.
- Provide registration and early voting at the City Hall Voting Center.
- Locate and staff hundreds of polling places for Election Day.
- Collect and process all voted ballots.
- Report election results.
- Conduct an official canvass (audit) of election results.
We work on some tasks throughout the year:
- Maintain accurate voter records for about 500,000 voters.
- Develop accessible and multilingual election resources.
- Provide outreach to local residents.
Our processes are transparent. Anyone is welcome to view our live streams or to come observe our processes in person.
We value community feedback on our services
Complete our feedback survey to help us improve our services.
Resources
Our Racial Equity Action Plan
A local 2019 law requires every City department to have a Racial Equity Action Plan (REAP).
Employment and volunteer opportunities
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Find past Voter Information Pamphlets and ballots
See past Voter Information Pamphlets as far back as 1907 and ballot images dating back to 2000.
Learn about San Francisco's Voting System
Learn about the voting system used by San Francisco voters.
Administrative Code Chapter 19B Materials
View archived San Francisco Elections website
See our website as it previously appeared. This archive was captured in April 2023.