（Boston Orange 編譯）11 月 3 日為麻州州級選舉，波士頓選舉局28日匯報選務概況，說明全市有 443,178 名登記選民，將選舉麻州州長、一名聯邦參議員、聯邦眾議員、麻州議會議員，以及其他地方公職人員，並針對 9 項公投提案以選票表達意見。
選舉當天，投票所開放時間為上午 7 點至晚間 8 點。波士頓選舉局在全市 275 個投票選區招募並培訓逾 2,002 名選務工作人員，其中超過 483 人具備西班牙語、中文、越南語、海地克里奧爾語、維德角語、俄語及葡萄牙語等語言協助能力。各投票所均配備身障輔助標記終端機 AutoMark，印製的選票提供英西、英中及英越等雙語版本，並可依需求安排口譯人員。本屆紙本選票包含 3 張雙面選票卡，選民報到後依序填寫，並逐張投入計票機完成投票。
為處理大批提前投遞，以及以郵寄，丟進投遞箱，親自送到選務處等方式投出的選票，波士頓市府自 10 月 26 日起在市議會大樓展開事前集中計票作業。截至 10 月 25 日，整個波士頓市已寄出 69,759 份通訊與缺席選票，收回 29,269 份；另有 10,083 名選民完成現場提前投票，累計收件量達 39,352 票。凡於 10 月 30 日下午 5 時前完成事前處理的選票，均納入中央集中計票系統。
選民仍可透過全市 22 處選票投遞箱或親送至市議會大樓繳交選票，投遞截止時間為 11 月 3 日晚間 8 時；若採郵寄，郵戳須為 11 月 3 日前且於 11 月 6 日下午 5 時前寄達選舉局。投票所於選舉日當天不受理投遞繳交選票。
投票結束後，選舉局將於晚間 10 時起上傳非正式計票結果，首批公布數據涵蓋選舉日現場選票與完成事前集中計算的提早及通訊選票；選舉日當日送達但未送抵投票所的選票，將另行公布計票時程並延後計算。全市各選區之詳細非正式開票數據，預計於 11 月 4 日下午 5 時前公布。
Highlights
• Boston conducts state election on November 3 for Governor, Senator, and nine ballot questions.
• Over 443,000 registered voters cast three-card ballots across 275 citywide precincts.
• City reports 39,352 early and mail-in ballots received ahead of Election Day.
• Mail ballots must be postmarked by November 3 and arrive by November 6.
CITY OF BOSTON ELECTION DEPARTMENT ISSUES REMINDERS AHEAD OF TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 STATE ELECTION
BOSTON - Wednesday, October 28, 2026 - The Boston Election Department reminds voters that the State Election will take place on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Voters will elect the Commonwealth’s Governor, a United States Senator, members of the United States House of Representatives and the Massachusetts General Court, and other local officials. This election will also feature nine ballot questions. Voters are encouraged to review their choices before heading to the polls on Election Day.
Boston has a total of 443,178 registered voters. The Election Department has recruited and trained more than 2,002 poll workers to serve across the 275 voting precincts in Boston. More than 483 poll workers can provide language assistance in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Haitian Creole, Cape Verdean, Russian, and Portuguese.
Voting On Election Day
Polling locations open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. A list of polling locations is available here. As a reminder, voters should check their registration status via the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s website. Printed ballots will be available in English and Spanish, as well as English and Chinese and English and Vietnamese where required. Language interpreters will also be available upon request. All voting locations are wheelchair accessible and are equipped with an AutoMark Voter Assist Terminal for voters with disabilities to assist with marking the ballot independently.
The ballots will consist of three double-sided cards. Voters should cast the cards into the tabulator one at a time, waiting for the screen to say “system ready” before inserting the next card or leaving.
Poll Pads Electronic Check-in
Poll Pads will be used to check-in voters at each polling location. The voting process for voters remains the same: voters will check in with a poll worker, receive a 3 card, double-sided ballot, mark their vote, check out, and cast their ballot.
Central Tabulation
On Monday, October 26, the City of Boston started processing mail-in and in-person early voting ballots cast for the State Election for all 275 precincts. Ballots will be removed from their envelopes and fed into a tabulator at Boston City Hall, One City Hall Square, Room 801, Boston, MA 02201.
Only ballots received prior to Friday, October 30, 2026, will be removed and deposited in Room 801.
Advance Processing Schedule
Ballot removal and processing will occur daily from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., beginning on Monday, October 26 through Tuesday, November 3, 2026, with processing beginning at 7:00 a.m. on November 3 (if necessary) and continuing until all ballots have been processed.
• All ballots advance processed by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 30, 2026, will be centrally tabulated.
• All other ballots received on Election Day (Tuesday, November 3, 2026) will be counted at a later date to be publicly noticed (schedule to follow), provided they meet one of the following deadlines:
• Received by 8:00 p.m. on November 3, 2026; or
• Postmarked by November 3, 2026, and received before 5:00 p.m. on November 6, 2026
Early Voting Totals
A total of 10,083 voters have voted early at in-person early voting sites across the City as of Monday, October 26, 2026.
Ballot Return
The Election Department has mailed out all 69,759 requested vote-by-mail and absentee ballots. As of Sunday, October 25, 2026, the City has received 29,269 returned ballots by mail. The total number of ballots received by mail and in-person early voting is 39,352.
Voters who requested a ballot and have not yet returned it are encouraged to return their ballots using any of the 22 drop boxes or in person at the Election Department in City Hall to ensure their ballots are counted. Ballot drop boxes are open to accept ballots through 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3. Ballot packages postmarked by Tuesday, November 3 must be received by the Election Department no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, November 6, 2026.
Reminder: All ballot drop boxes will be closed as early as 8am on October 31 and reopened on November 1 by 2:00 pm. Voters can deposit their ballot after the box is reopened or deliver it to the Boston Election Department, City Hall Room 241.
Ballots cannot be returned to a polling location on Election Day.
Voters can track their ballot through the state's website here. If there is no movement indicated in the “Track My Ballot” system, voters should plan to vote in person on Election Day at their assigned precinct. Voters can check their polling location/status here.
Unofficial Results
After polls close at 8:00 p.m., the Election Department will receive and upload unofficial results of ballots counted at polling places as they are returned from each precinct. Poll workers need time to tally election results and transport materials from polling places to City Hall. Uploading of election results may not begin until 10:00 p.m. Click here for additional information on election results.
The initial results reported on the website on election night will include:
• Ballots cast in person on election day;
• Early voting and mail-in ballots, including those from precincts being centrally tabulated at the City Hall central tabulation facility.
The unofficial results uploaded to www.boston.gov/election on election night will NOT include:
• Hand counted ballots recorded in the precinct clerk’s book after the close of polls or;
• Mail and absentee ballots that arrive on time on election day, but are too late to be sent to polling locations to be counted. These ballots will be processed after the close of polls at 8:00 p.m., once the voter lists from each precinct have been received by the Election Department.
• All other ballots not delivered to the polls that arrive on Election Day on November 3, 2026, will be counted at a later date to be publicly noticed (schedule to follow), provided they meet one of the following deadlines:
• Received by 8:00 p.m. on November 3, 2026; or
• Postmarked by November 3, 2026, and received before 5:00 p.m. on November 6, 2026
Initial results will display a citywide or districtwide total for each candidate. We expect to publish precinct-level unofficial results by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2026
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