Early voting is open: SF City Hall and 23 Santa Clara County vote centers take ballots now
In-person voting is underway across the Bay Area for the Nov. 3 election. SF's City Hall Voting Center is open daily, and Santa Clara County has 23 vote centers open now with more opening Oct. 31.
By the Bay Area Brief staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · · 3 min read
San Francisco City Hall dome on a clear day. Photo: King of Hearts / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped, resized and color-graded). Archive photo of the area; not a photo of the events in this story.
Bay Area voters can now cast ballots in person ahead of the Nov. 3 election. KTVU reports more voting centers opened across the region over the weekend.
Why it matters: Weekend and early hours give voters more ways to register, replace a ballot or vote in person. See our Election 2026 guide.
San Francisco
The City Hall Voting Center is open every day through Election Day, according to the Department of Elections: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays (Oct. 26-30 and Nov. 2), 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 31-Nov. 1, and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 3. Voters can register, vote, get a replacement ballot or drop off a mail ballot. Eligible non-citizen residents can register and vote in the Board of Education race.
Santa Clara County
The Registrar of Voters lists 23 "11-day" vote centers open Oct. 24 through Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., including libraries in San Jose, Santa Clara and Palo Alto. Dozens more open Oct. 31. All are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day.
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