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CITY OF
BOSTON ANNOUNCES PREPARATIONS AHEAD OF NOVEMBER
3 STATE ELECTION Voting
options include in-person early voting at 21 locations around the City of
Boston, including Fenway Park; 17 dropboxes to return vote-by-mail ballots;
in-person voting on |
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BOSTON - Thursday, September 24, 2020 - Boston's Board of Election Commissioners today certified the City of Boston's plan for early voting sites and ballot dropbox locations for the November 3, 2020 State Election. The election includes races for: Senator in Congress, Representative in Congress, Governor's Councillors, Senator in General Court, Representative in General Court, Register of Probate, and Office of the President of the United States. In addition to the races, there are two ballot questions: Law Proposed by Initiative Petition Motor Vehicle Mechanical Data & Law Proposed by Initiative Petition Ranked-Choice Voting, and two public policy questions in State Representative Districts 11, 15, 17 and 18. The Election Department is reminding residents that Saturday, October 24 is the last day to register to vote and Wednesday, October 28 is the last day to request a vote-by-mail ballot. Registering to vote Individuals can register to vote in person, by mail, online or through the Registry of Motor Vehicles by Saturday, October 24, 2020 to vote in the November 3 State Election. To be eligible to vote, an individual must be at least 18 years of age and a U.S. citizen. If planning to register to vote in person, residents are advised the Boston Election Department is open to the public by appointment on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at City Hall, Room 241. Voting early Any registered Boston voter can vote at any early voting location from Saturday, October 17, 2020 through Friday, October 30, 2020. No excuse is required to vote early. Hours and locations for early voting can be found below. Due
to COVID-19, the Election Department is implementing health and safety
protocols for in-person voting during the early voting period and on Election
Day. All poll workers will receive face shields, face masks, gloves,
disinfectant wipes, disinfectant spray and hand sanitizer. Cleaning will take
place at each site every two to three hours. Voters waiting in line will be
instructed to stand six feet away from others and wear a face covering. More
information about COVID-19 safety at the polls can be found here.
Voting by mail All
Massachusetts registered voters have received a vote-by-mail application in
their mail boxes for the State Primary and the State Election. The
application is in a postcard format. To receive a ballot, voters must first
complete, sign and return the prepaid postcard application to the Election
Department by Wednesday, October 28, 2020. If
residents never received or lost this application, they can request a new
ballot application by completing this form here and
return it to the City of Boston's Election Department, via mail, email, fax
or by dropping it off in person at Boston City Hall room 241, or in the drop
box on the third floor entrance of City Hall. Email: absenteevoter@boston.gov Fax: 617-635-4483 Massachusetts
voters can now apply for a vote-by-mail ballot online
and track their ballot request, whether requested by mail or online, through trackmyballotMA.com.
The Boston Election Department will start mailing out ballots by early
October and will continue to mail ballots as applications arrive, until the
application deadline of October 28, 2020. Returning completed ballots Once
a voter receives their ballot, they are encouraged to complete and return it
to the Election Department as soon as possible. Completed ballots returned by
mail must be postmarked by November 3, 2020 and received by November 6, 2020. Voters
may also return their ballot using one of the 17
dropboxes across the City through 8 p.m. on November 3, 2020, as
well as at an early
voting location during the early voting period. Voters may additionally
return their ballot to City Hall, which is currently open to the public on
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Dropboxes
will be available seven days a week for Boston voters to return their
completed ballots at the following locations:
Voting in person on Election Day Voters
are reminded there are 20 precinct polling location changes this cycle that
can be found here.
Polling locations will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Election Day on
Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Individuals can find their polling location for
Election Day here. For
more information on how to participate in this year's elections, please visit
boston.gov/election. ### |
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