PUBLIC NOTICE - Elections Code 15104
This is an all vote-by-mail election; there are no Vote Centers
Election Observer Information
The Registrar of Voters hereby notifies all interested organizations and individuals of ballot processing activities outlined below. Anyone may observe these processes.
Elections Department location: Suite 121 Civic Center, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael. Call 415-473-6456 if you have questions.
Ballot processing may occur and can be observed in other areas within the Civic Center, but all observers must first go to Suite 121 to check in.
Weekdays: Ballot processing is performed in the Elections Department between 8 AM and 4:30 PM and may take place between the extended hours of 7:30 AM and 6 PM on weekdays except as noted below. Notice of ballot processing outside these hours will be posted 48 hours in advance online, and at the Civic Center Hall of Justice.
Weekends: Notice of ballot processing on weekends will be posted 48 hours in advance online, and at the Civic Center Hall of Justice.
Daily Processing Schedule: You may call the Elections Department at 415-473-6456 for information about the daily processing schedule.
Mail and Ballot Drop Box Pick-up times vary each day. Email us in advance for information about observing these procedures.
Apr 7: Sorting returned vote-by-mail ballots can start and will continue daily (depending on mail delivery) until all ballots are processed. Signature verification on ballot envelopes is part of this process.
Apr 7: Preparing vote-by-mail ballots for counting can start and will continue daily until all ballots are processed. The process includes removing ballots from envelopes and duplicating damaged ballots.
Apr 7: Elections Department opens for vote-by-mail services. The Elections Department is open weekdays, 8 AM to 4:30 PM.
Apr 18: Test of ballot counting equipment is scheduled to begin at 10:30 AM in the Elections Department.
Apr 18: Counting vote-by-mail ballots may start after the equipment test and will continue daily (depending on the number of ballots ready to count) until all ballots are counted. This process includes scanning and adjudication of ballots.
May 6: Election Day. Elections Department is open 7 AM to 8 PM. All ballot drop boxes close precisely at 8 PM.
May 7: Official canvass begins at 8 AM in the Elections Department.
TBD: The manual tally (audit) of ballots is conducted at the end of the canvass period and will continue until the manual tally (audit) is finished. Notice of the specific date will be posted five days in advance online, and at the Civic Center Hall of Justice.
DATED: March 19, 2025
LYNDA ROBERTS
Registrar of Voters