and we have one presenter for this, john arntz.welcome to the mayor's council on disability. >> good afternoon, council members, john arntz, director of elections, thank you for having me here today. today, i'll do a presentation on the city's new remote accessible vote-by-mail system and then i'll take questions after the presentation. so i want to say before i begin the presentation that the remote accessible vote-by-mail system is not a replacement of any existing voting system in the city, it's another option to voting accessibility in the city. hopefully that will be made clear in the presentation i make today. so the first slide provides some information about what the department has done so far to provide information about remote accessible vote-by-mail system. the presentation contains the same material we share at outreach events and will address the following topics. what is remote accessible vote-by-mail system? who is eligible to use the system? when can voters access their ballots through the system? what are the steps

john arntz has until july 5 to finalize the winter.says we should know before then, based on the numbers alone. just a reminder, the winter does need 50% of the vote +1. live in san francisco alyssa harrington, ktvu foxnews. >>> san francisco mayor mark farrell is among the coalition of west coast mayors that want to ease the federal government's ban on marijuana. yesterday in boston, they sponsored a resolution at the u. s. conference of mayors for removing cannabis from a list of illegal drugs. this comes days after president trump said he supports bipartisan congressional legislation to ease at fedel band. oakland mayor libby schaaf also pledged to work for federal forms. right now the federal been conflicts with about 30 states that have legalized marijuana in some form. >>> attorney general jeff sessions ordered immigration judges she stop granting asylum to most victims of domestic abuse and gang violence. that move could potentially affect thousands of immigrants from getting protection in the u. s. critics say the decision coul

of elections counted just over 8 thousands votessan francisco department of elections director john arntz says that about 5,000 vote by mail ballots arrived at the department on thursday. those all need to be verified and counted. with the top two candidates running for san francisco mayor now separated by a mere 255 votes, arntz says they are double checking to make sure there aren't any ballots that were misplaced on election day.sot as we go through the material that came back from the polling place we are going to find ballots that were put into the wrong container on election day. we will review those and if they are valid we will count those ballots.as of thursday afternoon, the department estimates that there are still about 83,700 ballots left to count. with 4 voting cards in each ballots, that means about 334,000 individual cards still need to be checked. director arntz estimates the work will continue through the weekend and probaly into next week.sot sunday would be a reach . i think monday would be closer. we've got four machines, it's just a matter of getting stuff through th

still 64,900 ballots left to be counted. with the race this tight, department of election director john arntzcking the city's wearhouse at pier 48 for any misplaced ballots.sotthere will be material from our wearhouse coming back to city hall that will be valid ballots, i promise you. the numbers won't be extermeley high but ther will be some coming back to us. the department of elections has also recieved almost all of the outstanding mail in ballots and they are now in the process of counting those votes.arntz points that out that even though interest in the mayor's race is high, the department is still collecting votes for all the various state and local elections and ballot measures. every ballot has four voting cards inside and all those votes need to be tabulated, not just he votes for san francisco mayor.sotwe can't seperate a card just for one race. we can't just pull the mayors race out and tabulate that one contest to give an answer about where this contect might lead to. arntz also says that once the mail in ballots are counted , staff will still need to count thousands of provisio

i spoke to john arntz says it has been a very exciting few t the spokesperson for london breed and she says they are here every day waiting for meaningful results. >> we have come down every day since the election to observe the count. but i would say that it's been a roller coaster of eemss and every time we come down we don't know what to expect. and you know if it goes up one way or down the other, we have to sort of maintain an even keel. >> on election day there was a huge burst of activity and participation in the process. now there is so much attention around selection. and i think those who are even casually engaged in the elections in san francisco now have more interest. and i think they probably would be drawn into the november election to cast ballots for the contest and the measures. >> reporter: every vote counts. this election is total proof of that. so of course we have a general coming up in november. and hopefully more people turn out. 26,000 vote by mail and provisional ballots to count. that will likely take the rest of the week. then of course the department of ele

. >> reporter: john arntz has been the head of the department of elections for 16 years.d the rest of the week counting the remaining 16,000 ballots. >> this is what we do. we seek to have every vote count no matter what theis. rorteheen elections turns the ground floor here at city hall into a vote counting factories. the workers are here from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. every day. these workers are counting ballots that were kicked out of the machine. behind the glass, these workers are tabulating votes. >> every time we come down we don't know what to expect. >> reporter: tara moriarty is london breed's spokesperson. >> she's waiting and watching like the rest of us. very excited obviously to see the outcome. i think for a lot of us in san francisco we feel like we're in a state of limbo. >> reporter: in a statement mark leno said it remains to be seen over the next few days but it's not over. in san francisco kate larsen. >>> a heads up for drivers who use highway 24, the tunnel will be closed three nights this week. it's the new bore for traffic headed west to oakland, th

. >> reporter: the director of elections, john arntz says london breed is leading. some 17,000 votes are uncounted. 14,000 are provisional ballots, they require extra time to verify signatures. >> we are into the slower period for counting, there's not a lot of cards but it takes more manual handling to get the cards through the equipment and ultimately report it. >> reporter: the special election has become a battle between london breed, the city's first african-american mayor and mark leno, the city's first openly gay mayor. the spokeswoman said monday, we need to honor each felt cast in the election, including the 10,000 provisional ballots yet to be counted. senator leno is excited to work with all of san francisco regardless of outcome. breed's spokeswoman is encouraged but not taking anything for granted. >> we have held strong and only gained votes every day since the election. there are 17,000 votes left account. we know this election is too close to call. >> we hope to finish the process and friday. >> reporter: i want mark leno is out of town and expected

(mk)john arntz, the director of the department of elections in san francisco"we haven't seen the voteshis close since i've been here at least and i've been director 16, i've been here for 18 years." the race for mayor in san francisco is a nail biter ... with london breed and mark leno taking turns in first place since tuesday.but the latest numbers show london breed back on top -- now ahead by one-thousand 580 votes.tara moriarty, spokeswoman for london breed"it's been a rollercoaster of emotions and every time we come down here we don't know what to expect and you know, if it goes up one way or down another, we have to just sort of maintain an even keel."breed regained her lead over leno on saturday and widened her lead on sunday ... from 498 to 1580 votes ahead of the former state senator.tara moriarty, spokeswoman for london breed "london breed is in a great frame of mind. she's in great spirits and she's just waiting and watching like the rest of us. she's very excited obviously to see the outcome." mark leno is out of town but when we spoke to him after election night he told it'

(mk)john arntz, the director of the department of elections in san francisco"we haven't seen the votess close since i've been here at least and i've been director 16, i've been here for 18 years." the race for mayor in san francisco is a nail biter ... with london breed and mark leno taking turns in first place since tuesday.but the latest numbers show london breed back on top -- now ahead by one-thousand 580 votes.tara moriarty, spokeswoman for london breed"it's been a rollercoaster of emotions and every time we come down here we don't know what to expect and you know, if it goes up one way or down another, we have to just sort of maintain an even keel."breed regained her lead over leno on saturday and widened her lead on sunday ... from 4 to 1580 votes ahead of the former state senator.tara moriarty, spokesman folondon breed "london breed is in a great frame of mind. she's in great spirits and she's just waiting and watching like the rest of us. she's very excited obviously to see the outcome." mark leno is out of town but when we spoke to him after election night he told it's been a

of elections counted just over 8 thousands votessan francisco department of elections director john arntz says that about 5,000 vote by mail ballots arrived at the department on thursday. those all need to be verified and counted. with the top two candidates running for san francisco mayor now separated by a mere 255 votes, arntz says they are double checking to make sure there aren't any ballots that were misplaced on election day.sot as we go through the material that came back from the polling place we are going to find ballots that were put into the wrong container on election day. we will review those and if they are valid we will count those ballots.as of thursday afternoon, the department estimates that there are still about 83,700 ballots left to count. with 4 voting cards in each ballots, that means about 334,000 individual cards still need to be checked. director arntz estimates the work will continue through the weekend and probaly into next week.sot sunday would be a reach . i think monday would be closer. we've got four machines, it's just a matter of getting stuff through th

(mk)john arntz, the director of the department of elections in san francisco"we haven't seen the voteslose since i've been here at least and i've been director 16, i've been here for 18 years." the race for mayor in san francisco is a nail biter ... with london breed and mark leno taking turns in first place since tuesday.but the latest numbers show london breed back on top -- now ahead by one-thousand 580 votes.tara moriarty, spokeswoman for london breed"it's been a rollercoaster of emotions and every time we come down here we don't know what to expect and you know, if it goes up one way or down another, we have to just sort of maintain an even keel."breed regained her lead over leno on saturday and widened her lead on sunday ... from 498 to 1580 votes ahead of the former state senator.tara moriarty, spokeswoman for london breed "london breed is in a great frame of mind. she's in great spirits and she's just waiting and watching like the rest of us. she's very excited obviously to see the outcome." mark leno is out of town but when we spoke to him after election night he told it's bee

of elections counted just over 8 thousands votessan francisco department of elections director john arntz says that about 5,000 vote by mail ballots arrived at the department on thursday. those all need to be verified and counted. with the top two candidates running for san francisco mayor now separated by a mere 255 votes, arntz says they are double checking to make sure there aren't any ballots that were misplaced on election day.sot as we go through the material that came back from the polling place we are going to find ballots that were put into the wrong container on election day. we will review those and if they are valid we will count those ballots.as of thursday afternoon, the department estimates that there are still about 83,700 ballots left to count. with 4 voting cards in each ballots, that means about 334,000 individual cards still need to be checked. director arntz estimates the work will continue through the weekend and probaly into next week.sot sunday would be a reach . i think monday would be closer. we've got four machines, it's just a matter of getting stuff through th

director john arntz estimates the work will continue through the weekend... and probaly into next week. ( robin )only about 255 votes seperate london breed and mark leno. both have representatives observing the vote count... which continues this morning.in g-7 summit kicks off today in canada. it's a gathering of leaders from seven of the strongest economies in the world.... but not everyone is happy this event is taking place. john lorinc reports. protesters take to the streets in canada.....voicing their opposition to the g-7 summit. mos/protester"our planet is not going good, because we know that we have to change things on this earth to make it better living for everyone." there is a heavy security presence in quebec city, where the summit is taking place, but the demonstrations have been mostly peaceful.some of the protesters chanted anti- capitalist slogans...na

(mk)john arntz, the director of the department of elections in san francisco"we haven't seen the voteshis close since i've been here at least and i've been director 16, i've been here for 18 years." the race for mayor in san francisco is a nail biter ... with london breed and mark leno taking turns in first place since tuesday.but the latest numbers show london breed back on top -- now ahead by one-thousand 580 votes.tara moriarty, spokeswoman for london breed"it's been a rollercoaster of emotions and every time we come down here we don't know what to expect and you know, if it goes up one way or down another, we have to just sort of mainin an even keel."breed regained her lead over leno on saturday and widened her lead on sunday ... from 498 to 1580 votes ahead of the former state senator.tara moriarty, spokeswoman for london breed "london breed is in a great frame of mind. she's in great spirits and she's just waiting and watching like the rest of us. she's very excited obviously to see the outcome." mark leno is out of town but when we spoke to him after election night he told it's