San Francisco Elections: Some Mail Ballot Envelopes Torn, Ballots Usable

San Francisco is a city in San Francisco County, California (a consolidated city-county). San Francisco's Department of Elections issued guidance on Wednesday, October 7, after some voters received vote-by-mail ballot packets with tears in the outer mailing envelopes for the November 3, 2026 consolidated general election. The department said the tears do not affect voters' ability to use their ballots as long as all four ballot cards and the ballot return envelope are intact.

After receiving reports from voters, the department contacted the U.S. Postal Service, which indicated the tears occurred as some envelopes moved through its processing equipment; upon observing the issue, USPS switched to manual processing for the remaining vote-by-mail packets.

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