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Be A Voter

City & County of San Francisco

Department of Elections

June 5 Presidential Primary

For this election:

• What’s on the ballot?

• When, where, and how do I vote?

• Key election information

Party Presidential Primary

(Party County Central Committee)

State Measures 28 Legislators' Term Limits

29 Cigarette Tax for Cancer Research

Local Measures

A Garbage Collection and Disposal

B Coit Tower Policy

Card 1: President & Measures

If you registered with a party preference:

Card 1 will have your preferred party’s presidential primary (and county central committee if any)

Your registered

P

arty Presidential Primary

Party Coun\

ty Central Committee



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If you registered with no party preference:

Choose ONE of these options for Card 1:

OR

P


Party Coun\




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P

American Independent Party

Presidential Candidates



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OR OR

P


Party Coun\




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P

American Independent Party

Presidential Candidates



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P

Democratic Party

Presidential Candidate



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OR OR

Card 2 is the same for all voters, and lists all candidates for each office.

Card 2: NEW “Voter-nominated” offices

U.S. Senator

U.S. Representative

State Senator

State Assembly Member

Voter-Nominated and

Nonpartisan Offices

Card 2 is the same for all voters, and lists all candidates for each office.

You may vote for any candidate, regardless of party*.

Card 2: NEW “Voter-nominated” offices

*The party preference listed on the ballot shows the choice the candidate made when registering to vote.

It does NOT mean the party supports or endorses this candidate.

Party endorsements, if any, are printed in the Voter Information Pamphlet.

Learn more about the new primary election system at sfelections.org

Learn more about the new primary election system at sfelections.org

including an interactive

“What’s on my ballot” tool

Voting: When, where, how?

First: Make sure you’re registered with current information!

First time voters!

To register, you must be…

• at least 18 years old on Election Day

• A U.S. Citizen

• A resident of San Francisco

All voters!

You must re-register if your…

• Name or address changes

• Political party preference changes

Be sure to provide:

1. Date and place of birth

2. ID number

3. Signature


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If you mark a party preference when registering:

you will receive this party’s presidential candidates



If you mark “no party preference”:

you may skip the presidential primary, or request a ballot with

the American Independent* or the Democratic* presidential primary.

*For this election, the other parties do NOT allow participation by “no party preference” voters.

You may your check registration:

• On line: sfelections.org/toolkit

• By Phone: (415) 554-4375

• At Office: Room 48, City Hall


When & Where: Be an Early Voter

• Monday through Friday May 7 to June 4

8:00 am - 5:00 pm (closed Memorial Day, Monday May 28)

• 2 weekends before Election May 26-27, June 2-3

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

• Election Day June 5

7:00 am – 8:00 pm

City Hall, Room 48

• Vote your ballot at City Hall, or

• Return it later by mail or in person

When & Where: Be a voter … by mail

• Applications due by May 29

• Available online or on the back of the Voter Information Pamphlet

John Smith

100 Main Street #102

John Smith JOHN SMITH 100 MAIN ST #102 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94100

05 29 2012

When & Where: Be a voter … by mail

• Remember to sign and seal envelope.

• Ballot must be received by 8:00 pm Election Day!

• Mail back in plenty of time, or drop off at any polling place on Election Day

John Smith

100 Main Street #102

John Smith JOHN SMITH 100 MAIN ST #102 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94100

05 29 2012

When & Where: Be a voter … at Your Polling Place

• Tuesday, June 5, 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

• Check location on the back of the Voter Information Pamphlet

FRANCOISE-MARIE VOLTAIRE 1234 PARTICIPATORY BLVD SAN FRANCISCO CA 94100

Evelyn Baker Lang High School 1335 Participatory Blvd

YES

YOUR REGISTERED PARTY

When & Where: Vote at Your Polling Place

• You can also visit sfelections.org/toolkit to get the location of your polling place, map and directions, and your sample ballot.

• Enter your house number & street name… … to access your information

Accessibility Assistance

• Request to be mailed large-print or audio

voter information

• At the polling place:

• Pen grip, page magnifier,

large print instructions

• Accessible (seated) voting booth

• Accessible voting machine:

touchscreen or audio ballot

• Curbside voting

• Up to 2 assistants permitted to help mark ballot

How: Assistance Available

Language Access

• All materials available in

English, Chinese & Spanish

• Request VIP in

Chinese or Spanish

• Bilingual pollworkers at

most polling places

• Phone numbers on Election Table for

assistance in English, Chinese or Spanish

• sfelections.org


• Multilingual services available at sfelections.org

• Toolkit in Chinese (sfelections.org/toolkit_ch) and Spanish(sfelections.org/toolkit_sp)


Serve as a poll worker!

• Greet and assist voters

• Set up equipment

• Pay: $125-$170

• Call (415) 554-4395

Provide a polling place!

• 300 feet of accessible space

• Pay: $150.

• Call (415) 554-4551

How: Assistance Needed!

Key election information

Important Dates and Deadlines

• Early voting begins: May 7

• Last day to register to vote: May 21

• Vote-by-mail applications due by: May 29

• Election Day: all ballots due by 8:00 pm June 5

Information Available

• By mail City Voter Pamphlet

California State Guide

• By phone at (415) 554-4375

• In person at City Hall, Room 48


• Facebook.com/sfelections

• YouTube.com/sfelections

• Twitter.com/sfelections

• sfelections.org Voting Toolkit


• www.sfelections.org/toolkit

Outreach Available

To request materials or presentations (available in English/Chinese/Spanish/Russian)

[email protected] (415) 554-6184

Voters are the front row of our democracy!

Thank you for

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