BOSTON
- Monday, November 2, 2020 - The City of Boston Election Department is
reminding residents that tomorrow, Tuesday, November 3, 2020 is the State
Election. Registered voters who haven't cast their ballots are encouraged
to make a voting plan now: either return their mail-in ballot as soon as
possible or vote in person at their assigned polling location. If voting by
mail, ballots must be
postmarked by November 3 and arrive by November 6 to be counted.
Vote-by-mail ballots can also be returned by being deposited in any
of the 17 dropboxes located around the City of Boston.
The
City of Boston held a two-week early voting period with 27 polling locations
around the City of Boston. During that period, 55,716 votes were cast in
person. In addition, 103,268 votes have already been cast by mail. To date,
voter turnout among registered Boston voters is at 36.5 percent. By
comparison, in 2016 there were 277,366 votes cast, for a turnout of 66.75
percent for the State Election.
The
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.
On
Election Day, printed ballots will be available in English and Spanish,
English and Chinese, and English and Vietnamese. There are over 566 poll
workers who are able to provide assistance across the 255 voting precincts
in languages including: English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Haitian
Creole, Cape Verdean, Russian, and Portuguese. All poll workers have been
trained on following the COVID-19 safety protocols.
Due
to COVID-19,
health and safety protocols on Election Day will be implemented at each
polling location. 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.
Voting
There
are now two methods of voting available for registered voters: vote by mail
or in person on Election Day. Voters who requested vote-by-mail ballots or
absentee ballots must have their signed ballot returned to the Boston
Election Department by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 6, 2020, but
postmarked by November 3, 2020 to be counted. Voters can track the status
of their vote-by-mail ballots here.
Vote-by-mail ballots can also be returned to the Election Department by
dropping it off at any of the 17 dropboxes located around the City of
Boston. All dropbox locations can be found here.
If a voter brings a vote-by-mail ballot to their polling location on
Election Day, they will be provided with the opportunity to cast their vote
in person instead. A poll worker will assist them in ensuring that their
mail-in ballot is discarded before casting the in-person vote.
On
Election Day, polling locations in Boston will be open from 7:00 a.m. until
8:00 p.m. Voters who have changed their mind about voting by mail and their
ballot has not been received by the Election Department, may vote in-person
at their designated polling location. Voters can find their polling
location for Election Day here.
Voters are reminded there are 20 precinct polling location
changes this election cycle, the same as the State Primary election:
WARD/PRECINCT
|
PREVIOUS
LOCATION
|
NEW
LOCATION
|
Ward 1, Precinct 15 and Ward 13, Precinct 3
|
Harbor Point Technology Center
15 Harbor Point Blvd
Dorchester, MA 02125
|
Corcoran Jennison Mullins Community Building
270 Mt Vernon St
Dorchester, MA 02125
|
Ward 4, Precincts 6 and 7
|
Morville House
100 Norway St
Boston, MA 02115
|
Northeastern University, Matthew's Arena
238 St Botolph St
Boston, MA 02115
|
Ward 4, Precincts 5 and 8
|
Symphony Plaza East and West
334 Massachusetts Ave
Boston, MA 02115
|
Northeastern University, Matthew's Arena
238 St Botolph St
Boston, MA 02115
|
Ward 7, Precincts 1 and 2
|
BCYF Curley Recreation Center
1663 Columbia Rd
Boston, MA 02127
|
Joseph P. Tynan School
650 E 4th St
Boston, MA 02127
|
Ward 9, Precinct 5
|
Marcus Garvey Gardens
44 John Eliot Sq
Boston, MA 02119
|
BCYF Shelburne Center
2730 Washington St
Boston, MA 02119
|
Ward 11, Precinct 4
|
Amory Street Apartments
125 Amory St
Boston, MA 02119
|
Word of Life Tabernacle Church
120 Amory St
Boston, MA 02119
|
Ward 13, Precincts 1 and 2
|
Cardinal Medeiros Apartments
11 Woodcliff St
Boston, MA 02125
|
John Winthrop Street Elementary School
35 Brookford St
Boston, MA 02125
|
Ward 13, Precincts 7 and 8
|
Catherine Clark Apartments
915 Dorchester Ave
Dorchester, MA 02125
|
Saint Pope John Paul II Catholic Academy- Columbia
Campus
790 Columbia Rd
Dorchester, MA 02125
|
Ward 17, Precincts 1 and 3
|
Roxbury Prep Lucy Stone Campus
22 Regina Rd
Boston, MA 02124
|
Codman Square Tech Center
450 Washington St
Boston, MA 02124
|
Ward 18, Precincts 12 and 19
|
Boston Trinity Academy
17 Hale St
Hyde Park, MA 02136
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Hyde Park Municipal Building
1179 River St
Hyde Park, MA 02136
|
Ward 19, Precincts 10 and 13
|
BCYF Roslindale Community Center
6 Cummins Hwy
Boston, MA 02131
|
Washington Irving School
105 Cummins Hwy
Roslindale, MA 02131
|
Additionally, there are six voter entrance changes to polling
locations this cycle, the same as the State Primary election:
WARD/PRECINCT
|
LOCATION
|
VOTER
ENTRANCE
|
Ward 5, Precinct 1
|
41 Berkeley St
Boston, MA 02116
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Berkeley Street side of the building
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Ward 5, Precinct 3
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24 Beacon St
Boston, MA 02133
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Bowdoin Street through Ashburton Park
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Ward 5, Precincts 7 and 8
|
700 Boylston St
Boston, MA 02116
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Dartmouth Street side of the building
|
Ward 11, Precinct 2
|
BCYF Shelburne Center
2730 Washington St
Boston, MA 02119
|
Moved from the community room to the Gymnasium. Enter
through the parking lot on Dale Street
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Ward 18, Precinct 3
|
Mattahunt Elementary School
100 Hebron Street
Mattapan, MA 02126
|
Moved from the small gymnasium in the Community Center
Building to the Cafeteria in the School
|
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