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San Francisco outlines universal vote-by-mail plan, outdoor voting center, and expanded outreach for Nov. 3 election
Summary
The Department of Elections presented a detailed plan to mail ballots to all registered San Francisco voters, set up an outdoor voting center at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, expand ballot drop-off locations, recruit poll workers and ramp multilingual outreach to serve historically lower-turnout communities ahead of the Nov. 3, 2020 election.
The San Francisco Department of Elections outlined an extensive plan on Aug. 31 to administer the Nov. 3, 2020 consolidated election by mailing ballots to every registered voter while maintaining safe in-person options.
Director John Arndz (identified in the transcript as the department director) told the Rules Committee the city will mail vote-by-mail ballots to all registered voters beginning roughly Oct. 5, with replacement ballots available through Oct. 30. The department said ballots returned by mail must be postmarked on or before election day to be counted; under state rules, local officials can process ballots earlier in the cycle and will have up to 17 days after Election Day to finish counting returned ballots.
Arndz described several operational changes intended to reduce crowding and preserve social distancing. The department plans to relocate its City Hall voting center to an outdoor voting center on the sidewalk in front of the Bill Graham Civic…
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