Know Your Way on Election Day – Many New Polling Places for the June 8 Primary Election

Posted by Team Walsh - Sat, June 05, 2010 at 08:23 AM

Department of Elections
City and County of San Francisco
John Arntz, Director

For Immediate Release

SAN FRANCISCO, June 4, 2010 – San Francisco has an increase of over 150 polling places for next Tuesday’s primary election, and this expansion means many voters will have new voting destinations on Election Day. These new voting sites represent a growth of nearly 40% since the last election, and all voters should ensure they know where to go to vote.

Voters are reminded to check the back cover of their Voter Information Pamphlet for the address of their polling place. The address is located on the upper left portion of the back cover, along with accessibility information for that site. Voters can also use the Department of Elections’ online Polling Place Lookup tool.

At sites that are no longer being used as polling places the Department of Elections will post “Change of Polling Place” signs on Election Day. The signs provide directions on detachable sheets of paper, which include the address, cross-streets and accessibility information of the new polling place.

If a polling place becomes unavailable after the Voter Information Pamphlet has been mailed, the Department notifies all registered voters within the affected precinct. A notification postcard is sent to inform these voters of the new location’s address, cross-streets and accessibility information.

For further information, voters can visit the Department of Elections’ website at http://www.sfelections.org or call (415) 554-4375.

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