Contact: Mark Church, Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder
Alternate: Jim Irizarry, Asst. Chief Elections Officer & Asst. Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder

(Redwood City, CA) Mark Church, Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder, announced today that a total of nine (9) Vote Centers will be open starting Saturday, February 24, for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election. The Vote Centers that opened on February 5, 2024 in Redwood City, San Mateo and South San Francisco will be joined by Vote Centers opening in Burlingame, Daly City, East Palo Alto, Half Moon Bay, Pacifica and San Carlos. 

Vote Centers currently open for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election are located at: 

• Redwood City 
  Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder, 555 County Center, 1st Floor 
• San Mateo 
  Registration & Elections Division, 40 Tower Road 
• South San Francisco 
  Library | Parks and Recreation Center, 901 Civic Campus Way 

The additional Vote Centers opening on February 24 will be at: 

• Burlingame 
  Community Center, 850 Burlingame Avenue 
• Daly City 
  Jefferson Union High School District, 699 Serramonte Boulevard 
• East Palo Alto 
  Lewis and Joan Platt East Palo Alto Family YMCA, 550 Bell Street 
• Half Moon Bay 
  Emergency Operations Center, 537 Kelly Avenue 
• Pacifica 
  St. Peter Church, 700 Oddstad Boulevard 
• San Carlos 
  ​​​​​​​Library, Community Room, 610 Elm Street 

Hours of Operation: 

• Saturday, February 24 through Monday, March 4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Daily) 
• Tuesday, March 5 (Election Day), 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. 
• Thirty-six (36) additional Vote Centers will open on Saturday, March 2, for a total of forty-five (45) Vote Centers available through Election Day.  
• Four Pop-Up Vote Centers will be available Monday, March 4 and Tuesday, March 5 in East Palo Alto, Half Moon Bay, La Honda and Pescadero. 
• A Mobile Vote Center will be at the Half Moon Bay Airport, off Highway 1, from March 2 to March 5.  

San Mateo County voter information pamphlets and ballots are available in four languages – English, Spanish, Chinese and Filipino. Voters may update their language preferences at any time by contacting the Registration & Elections Division. 

Voters are encouraged to check My Election Info on smcvote.gov or sign up for alerts at Where’s My Ballot? to learn when their ballot is received and counted. 

Early Voting Period Runs February 5 to March 4 

Registered voters in San Mateo County were mailed their ballots in February. Official Ballot Drop Boxes are open. For more information on the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election, please call or text 650.312.5222, visit www.smcacre.gov, or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @smcvote. 

The Registration & Elections Division offers a toll-free hotline, 888.SMC.VOTE (888.762.8683), to assist voters in English, Spanish, Chinese and Filipino. Voter assistance is available in-person at the San Mateo Election Division office or by phone from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily with extended hours, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., on Election Day.