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BOSTON
- Saturday, October 17, 2020 - The City of Boston Election Department is
reminding registered voters that two weeks of early voting begins today
around the City. Voters registered in Boston can vote early in person at
any of the 27
early voting sites until Friday, October 30, 2020. Additionally, voters
who requested vote-by-mail ballots may return them at any early voting
location during its scheduled voting hours, as well as 17
dropboxes through 8 p.m. on November 3, 2020.
Boston
City Hall is the main early voting location with early voting from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on
Tuesdays and Thursdays during the early voting period. To access this
location, voters are encouraged to enter City Hall through the North Side
entrance (across from the MBTA Haymarket station) to vote on the second
floor in the Haymarket Room.
As
a reminder, the last day to register to vote in the November
3 State Election is October 24. The November 3 State Election includes the
following races: 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. Voters can
view their ballot here.
Due
to COVID-19, health and safety protocols during the early voting period and
on Election Day will be implemented at polling locations. 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.
All
early voting sites are equipped with electronic poll books for voter check
in. Early voting locations are well staffed with poll workers and
interpreters, and fully accessible to voters with disabilities. At the end
of each day, ballots will be secured and then delivered on Election
Day to each voter's precinct to be officially counted with all other
ballots.
(Another Course to
College Cafeteria, Mayor's Office photo by Isabel Leon)
Voting by mail
Massachusetts
voters can apply for a vote-by-mail ballot online
or by completing this
form and returning it to the City of Boston's Election Department, via
mail, email, fax or by dropping it off in person by
appointment at Boston City Hall room 241 by October 28. Appointments can be
made by calling 617-635-8386.
Voters
can then track
their ballot request through trackmyballotMA.com. As of October 16, the
Boston Election Department has mailed 116,000 ballots to voters who
requested one and will continue to mail ballots for all applications as
they arrive, until the application deadline of October 28. If residents
choose to return their ballots by mail, they must be postmarked by November
3 and received by the Election Department by November 6 to be counted. The
United States Postal Service recommends mailing ballots back at least seven
days before Election Day.
Registered
voters can also submit their completed ballots by November 3 in one of the 17
dropboxes, available 24 hours a day through 8 p.m. on Election Day.
Voters may also return their completed ballots at any early voting location
during the scheduled voting hours.
(Grove Hall Branch of
the Boston Public Library, Mayor's Office photo by Isabel Leon)
Voting absentee
To
qualify to vote absentee, registered voters must be absent from the City on
Election Day, must have a religious belief which prevents them from going
inside of a polling location, or have a physical disability which prevents
them from going to a polling location. The application to request an
absentee ballot can be completed by mail or in person at the Election
Department in City Hall. Learn more about applying here.
Voting 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.
The ballot will be available in English, Spanish, Chinese and Vietnamese.
Language assistance will be available on Election Day by translators at
polling locations or by contacting the Election Department's translation
phone bank.
For
more information on how to participate in this year's elections, please
visit boston.gov/election.
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