We are a little over a week away from Election Day , and starting this weekend, early voting centers are opening across the state, including here in the Bay Area.
San Francisco voters showed up early on Saturday in the basement of city hall to cast or drop off their ballots.
Torwan Deyein has been working overseas and missed the last election.
“I missed the last vote, so I wanted to make sure I got it, and due to COVID being overseas, my ballot didn’t get in. The minimum is my responsibility to vote,” he said.
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The voting center in San Francisco is open this weekend and next weekend from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m..
There are lots of options.
“Even if someone’s not registered to vote, they still can, they have to do so in person, they can come to city hall or go to a polling place on election day, to register and cast that ballot,” said John Arntz, San Francisco Director of Elections.
Arntz says 90,000 mail-in ballots have been received in San Francisco already. He predicts voter turnout could meet or exceed 2020’s presidential election of 86%.