Early voting, ballot drop boxes open Monday in San Francisco for June primary election

by Alise Maripuu, Bay City News May 3, 2026May 1, 2026

San Francisco voters will start receiving their ballots for the June primary election this week, and can begin early voting on Monday, May 4, 2026. (Alise Maripuu/Bay City News)

San Francisco residents will soon be able to start casting their ballots for the primary election on June 2.

The Department of Elections announced that the U.S. Postal Service has started mailing out ballots to registered voters. More than 500,000 ballots will be delivered, with each packet containing a two-card ballot, a return envelope, and voting instructions.

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Alise Maripuu, Bay City News

Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.

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