The San Francisco Department of Elections is responsible for conducting all federal, state and local elections in the City and County of San Francisco. Serving a registered voter base of approximately 460,000 citizens, the Department of Elections manages approximately 567 polling places and 2,500 temporary pollworkers during each election. Voters can vote by mail or at the polls. Currently, the Department of Elections uses optical scan voting machines, which scan ballots at the polls and at the