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All 12 San Francisco Official Ballot Drop-Off Stations

Deadlines and locations where to return your ballot in SF before and on election day 2020
By - posted 10/31/2020 No Comment

San Francisco voters can return their voted ballots to one of the official ballot drop-off stations throughout the city.

Learn more at https://sfelections.sfgov.org

In general, Bill Graham Civic is open most days starting October 5th. There are 11 other drop off locations from October 31 to November 3rd in each of the city’s districts. On election day, you can drop off your ballot on any of the 588 drop-off stations set up at polling places across the City.

Official Ballot Drop-Off Locations for 2020

Main Drop Off Location / San Francisco Civic Center (Oct 5 to Nov 3)

  • Bill Graham Civic Auditorium – 99 Grove St
    • Monday-Friday, October 5-November 2, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    • Saturday/Sunday, October 17-18, October 24-25 and October 31-November 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    • Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Supervisorial District Drop Off Locations (Oct 31 to Nov 3)

– Saturday/Sunday: October 31-November 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
– Monday November 2: from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
– Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

  • Supervisorial District 1 – Anza Branch Library, 550 37th Ave
  • Supervisorial District 2 – Golden Gate Valley Library, 1801 Green St
  • Supervisorial District 3 – Portsmouth Square, Washington St at Walter U Lum Pl
  • Supervisorial District 4 – Ortega Branch Library, 3223 Ortega St
  • Supervisorial District 5 – Park Branch Library, 1833 Page St
  • Supervisorial District 6 – Chase Center, 1655 3rd St
  • Supervisorial District 7 – West Portal Branch Library, 190 Lenox Way
  • Supervisorial District 8 – Noe Valley/Sally Brunn Branch Library, 451 Jersey St
  • Supervisorial District 9 – Mission Branch Library, 300 Bartlett St
  • Supervisorial District 10 -Bayview/Linda Brooks-Burton Library, 5075 3rd St
  • Supervisorial District 11 -Excelsior Branch Library, 4400 Mission St

Official ballot drop-off stations are clearly recognizable, staffed with Elections personnel wearing red vests, and, importantly, ensure security of ballots returned by voters.

At drop-off stations, voters deposit their voted ballots into sealed red ballot boxes that bear the official seal of the City and County of San Francisco and are monitored by Department of Elections personnel.

Each voting day, all red ballot boxes containing voted ballots are transported by the San Francisco City and County Deputy Sheriffs to the Department of Elections. The Department of Elections maintains a complete chain of custody record for ballots returned by voters to drop-off stations, creating a chronological record of the collection, custody, transfer, and disposition of these ballots.

Voters can also return their ballots by mail. No stamp is required to return the ballot through the United States Postal Service (USPS). Ballots that are returned by mail must be postmarked before or on Election Day, November 3. To search for convenient locations of USPS boxes and pickup times, voters can go usps.com/locator

On Election Day, voters may return their ballots to any of the 588 drop-off stations set up at polling places across the City. Ballots that are personally returned must be delivered no later than the close of polls at 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 3.