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Thousands of SF mail-in ballots arrive in torn envelopes after USPS machine error

Overseeing the final count; about 1,800 ballots remained as of Nov. 9.

San Francisco's Nov. 3 election is over, and the count is nearly finished. As of Nov. 9, the Department of Elections had about 1,800 ballots left to process, including roughly 900 vote-by-mail and 900 provisional ballots, which are cast at polling places and checked before counting. The department counted 5,094 more ballots that day and planned another results update at 4 p.m. on Nov. 10.

Updated Yesterday

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The condition of the exterior envelope does not affect whether the ballots are usable. As long as the four ballot cards and the return envelope are unaffected, voters can vote those ballots and return them to the Department.

from Thousands of SF mail-in ballots arrive in torn envelopes after USPS machine error · Updated Yesterday

All voted ballots will be counted.

from Thousands of SF mail-in ballots arrive in torn envelopes after USPS machine error · Updated Yesterday

"Voting by mail is secure and dependable. We prioritize ballot security at every step and provide tracking tools so voters can follow their ballots from mailing through signature verification and counting."

from Thousands of SF mail-in ballots arrive in torn envelopes after USPS machine error · Updated Yesterday

If all four ballot cards and the ballot return envelope are intact, voters can mark their ballots and return them using the ballot return envelope provided.

from Torn ballot envelopes reach San Francisco voters ahead of Nov. 3 election · Updated Oct 8