League of Women Voters of California Education Fund

	California	November 3, 2009 Election
	San Francisco County Voter Information

ON THIS PAGE My Ballot Browse Directories Find Candidate Department of Elections League of Women Voters Register to Vote Voting by Mail (Absentee Voting) and Voting Early Voters Guide News Media Links Local TV & Radio San Francisco Politics Online Government Links State Government Links MORE... Home State Page  For New Voters  Links to Other Sites  Register to Vote  On Voting ("How to ...") FAQs About Smart Voter SmartVoterNews Search Feedback Donate to us Tell a Friend Link to Us Awards What Users Say   "Best Site on the Internet..." DEPARTMENT of ELECTIONS Director of Elections: John Arntz Phone: 415-554-4375 SF Department of Elections Be a Poll Worker! - On Election day over 3,500 people are needed in San Francisco County. Find out how you can help. Voting By Mail (Absentee Voting) Provisional Ballot Status Lookup Election Results Department of Elections Address: City Hall, Room 48 1 Dr. Carlton B Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102 LEAGUE of WOMEN VOTERS San Francisco - (415) 989-VOTE Email: www.lwvsf@lwvsf.org Find Local League California lwvc@lwvc.org United States lwv@lwv.org		DIRECTORY of CONTESTS Find information about the November 3 election in San Francisco County: City Local Propositions ELECTION ARCHIVE Archives are available for these past San Francisco County elections: 11/3/2009, 5/19/2009, 11/4/2008, 6/3/2008, 4/8/2008, 2/5/2008, 11/6/2007, 11/7/2006, 6/6/2006, 11/8/2005, 11/2/2004, 3/2/2004, 12/9/2003, 11/4/2003, 10/7/2003, 12/10/2002, 11/5/2002, 3/5/2002, 11/6/2001, 11/7/2000, 3/7/2000, 12/14/1999, 11/2/1999, 11/3/1998, 6/2/1998		MY BALLOT and POLLING PLACE To access information about candidates and measures on your ballot with polling place and election results, enter your Street Address: Zip Code: Election: Current November 3, 2009 May 19, 2009 November 4, 2008 June 3, 2008 April 8, 2008 February 5, 2008 November 6, 2007 November 7, 2006 June 6, 2006 November 8, 2005 November 2, 2004 March 2, 2004 December 9, 2003 November 4, 2003 October 7, 2003 December 10, 2002 November 5, 2002 March 5, 2002 November 6, 2001 November 7, 2000 March 7, 2000 December 14, 1999 November 2, 1999 November 3, 1998 June 2, 1998 Your address is confidential. See also: Index of Counties Election results available here after the polls close and at the county Web site. See an example of a ballot, or enter "551 CONGO ST, 94131" above. SEARCH Find your county, ballot, candidates, and keywords
		REGISTER to VOTE You must have registered by October 19 to vote on November 3. Call 415-554-4375 for questions about voting or to determine your voter registration status. Qualifications to Register to Vote See Voter Registration in California from the League of Women Voters. See Voter Registration from the Secretary of State of California. VOTING BY MAIL (ABSENTEE VOTING) and VOTING EARLY Applying for a Vote-By-Mail Ballot To process your application more rapidly, we (the Department of Elections) recommend using the application provided on the back cover of your Voter Information Pamphlet; or You may also download a Vote-By-Mail Application (PDF), - which you can fill out and mail to the Department of Elections; or You may send us a signed note, postcard, or fax requesting an vote-by-mail ballot. Any voter may vote early by a Vote-by-Mail (Absentee) Ballot or they may vote early in person. Mail in your Absentee Ballot to the Department of Elections: 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett San Francisco, CA. 94102 OR Drop it off at the Department of Elections Room 48, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett (Ground Floor, City Hall) OR Drop it off at a polling location before 8 p.m. on Election Day To vote early in person: Go to the Department of Elections beginning October 5, 2009: Room 48, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett (City Hall, Ground Floor), Monday - Friday-- 8:00 am. to 5:00 pm. Saturday & Sunday, October 24, 25 and October 31, November 1st. 10:00 am. to 4:00 pm. (enter from Grove Street only) (Call the Dept. of Elections for confirmation at 415-554-4375) You don't have to give a reason for voting early. Any ballot that arrives at the Department of Elections after 8 p.m. on Election Day will not be counted. VOTERS GUIDE Voter Information Pamphlet - Printable PDF from the SF Department of Elections Guide to SF Measures - Concise, objective information on the San Francisco Ballot measures. Prepared by the League of Women Voters of San Francisco. NEWS MEDIA LINKS Bay Area Independent Media Center - Independent media center SF Bay Guardian - Weekly newspaper SF Business Times - Weekly Business newspaper SF Frontlines - Alternative Political Press SF Gate - SF Chronicle &amp; Examiner The San Francisco Times - An alternative online news source SF Weekly - Weekly newspaper LOCAL TV & RADIO KQED - Public Broadcasting KRON - Channel 4 KTVU FOX - Channel 2 KPIX - Channel 5 KGO-TV - Channel 7 NBC 11 - KNTV Channel 11 KCBS - Radio SAN FRANCISCO POLITICS ONLINE Center for Voting and Democracy - Information on the November 2003 San Francisco mayoral elections that will use Instant Runoff Voting. The Usual Suspects - San Francisco's Homepage since 1995 for elections, politics and governance. San Francisco Voice - San Francisco Online Information Services by San Francisco Voters for San Francisco Voters. GOVERNMENT LINKS San Francisco - Official website for the City and County of San Francisco San Francisco Ethics Commission - including information on local campaign finance. San Francisco Elections Commission - The Commission is charged with setting general policies for the Department of Elections and is responsible for the proper administration of the Department subject to budgetary and fiscal Charter provision. STATE GOVERNMENT LINKS California State Government California Secretary of State - including the Elections Division which has the responsibility for administering elections in California. See the most recent Voter Information Guide. Upcoming State Ballot Initiatives If the page does not have the Smart Voter logo that you see in the upper left corner, it is not a Smart Voter page!! Submit feedback to us HOME || STATE PAGE || FAQS || ABOUT SMART VOTER || FEEDBACK || DONATE to US Last generated: December 29, 2009 12:08 PST Smart VoterTM <http://www.smartvoter.org/> Smart Voter System Design by C. Hage Associates. Copyright © League of Women Voters of California Educaton Fund   http://ca.lwv.org The League of Women Voters neither supports nor opposes candidates for public office or political parties.