San Francisco's Election Day started wet. KQED reported Monday that the National Weather Service expected the heaviest rain during the morning commute, with showers continuing into the early afternoon. Mission Local reporters described an 8 a.m. downpour that soaked campaign signs and volunteers.

Slow mornings in some neighborhoods

Mission Local reported these counts from neighborhood polling places on Tuesday morning:

  • Golden Gate Park, 7:30 a.m.: Half an hour after the County Fair Building opened, three people had voted in person and a few more had dropped off ballots.
  • Excelsior, 7:50 a.m.: One voter had come by a garage polling place in the first hour. The poll captain said rain “was not good for democracy.”
  • Tenderloin, 9 a.m.: About nine people voted in person at Boedekker Park in the first two hours. Two had voted at the Cadillac Hotel, and volunteers at Faithful Fools said three had voted since 7 a.m.
  • Lower Haight, late morning: At least 100 people had voted at Cafe International, including 75 who dropped off ballots, a volunteer said.

At a garage polling place at 25th Avenue and Kirkham Street in the Sunset, Mission Local reported that the city had given poll workers blankets, gloves and hand warmers.

Busy at City Hall

The San Francisco Standard reported that the voting center at City Hall was bustling around 10 a.m., with dozens of people filling out ballots. During a break in the drizzle, Mayor Daniel Lurie dropped off his ballot outside City Hall. He promoted Propositions C, D, E, F and H and the Regional Transit Measure and said, “I hope we have historic turnout.”

Still time to vote

Polls close at 8 p.m. The Standard noted that voters who show up at a polling place they are not assigned to can still cast a provisional ballot, and that the city has 37 ballot drop boxes, which also close at 8 p.m. For more, see where to vote and why not to mail your ballot today.

No results had been released when this story was published. Polls and drop boxes close at 8 p.m.