The City Clerk also serves as the Registrar of Voters.
Please visit their page for information about special dates, absentee information, and more.
Announcements:
City Hall now has an official ballot dropbox. The dropbox is located in the back parking lot behind City Hall next to the entrance. You are welcome to put all ballots or applications in the secure box. It will be check multiple times through the day.
The Secretary of State will be mailing applications to registered voters who have not already requested a mail in ballot for November.
Early Voting in person will be available for the General Election on November 3, 2020 (October 17, 2020 through October 30, 2020).
All Early Voting will take place in City Hall, 536 Dwight St. Enter through the back door!
2020 November City of Holyoke Early Voting Calendar
All voters are eligible to vote from home during the pandemic.
Mail-in ballots are available for everyone.
1. Print the mail-in ballot application here:
Solicitud de Voto por Correo 2020
2. Mail completed and signed application to Holyoke City Clerk’s Office (536 Dwight St. Room 2, Holyoke, MA)
OR you can email your completed and signed application to clerks@holyoke.org.
3. We will mail you a ballot.
4. Mail or drop off the ballot to the Holyoke City Clerk's Office dropbox.
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WARD 1B AND 3A VOTERS!!! Your polling location has changed for the Primary AND General Elections on September 1, 2020 and November 3, 2020!
1B voters will be voting at City Hall, 536 Dwight St.
3A voters will be voting at Metcalf School 2019 Northampton St.
VOTANTES DE LOS RECINTOS 1B Y 3A !!! ¡Su lugar de votación ha cambiado para las elecciones primarias y generales del 1 de septiembre de 2020 y del 3 de noviembre de 2020!
Los votantes 1B votarán en el Ayuntamiento o Casa Alcaldía, 536 Dwight St.
Los votantes 3A votarán en Metcalf School 2019 Northampton St.
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| City of Holyoke State Elections 2020 | |
| Early Voting for the State Primary | August 22, 2020-August 28, 2020 |
| Last day to register for the State Primary | August 22, 2020 |
| State Primary | September 1, 2020 |
| Early Voting for the State Election | October 17, 2020-October 30, 2020 |
| Last day to register for the State Election | October 24, 2020 |
| State Election | November 3, 2020 |
| Ciudad De Holyoke Elecciones Estatales 2020 | |
| Votación temprana para las primarias estatales | 22 de agosto de 2020 - 28 de agosto de 2020 |
| Ultimo dia para inscribirse para la Primaria Estatal | 22 de Agosto del 2020 |
| Primaria Estatal | 1 de Septiembre del 2020 |
| Votación temprana para las elecciones estatales | 17 de octubre de 2020 - 30 de octubre de 2020 |
| Ultimo dia para inscribirse para la Eleccion Estatal | 24 de Octubre del 2020 |
| Eleccion Estatal | 3 de Noviembre del 2020 |
You can download an absentee ballot application here:
Spanish-Absentee-Ballot-Application
| ABSENTEE VOTING (AV) | EARLY VOTING (EV) | |
| APPLICATION REQUIREMENT | AV always requires an application (in-person and through the mail) | EV requires an application if its is requested through the mail. No application is required for in-person EV. |
| ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATING | AV requires qualified registered voters to have a specific reason in order to vote absentee (absence, disability, religious belief). | All qualified registered voters are eligible to participate in EV. |
| METHOD AND TIMING OF VOTING | AV ballots can be mailed as soon as the AV ballots become available. Voters can vote AV in person, by appointment. | EV ballots can only be mailed out once the EV period begins (October 22nd). Early voting in person is during regular business hours of the local election official. |
| TABULATION OF BALLOTS | AV ballots are counted at the polling place on Election Day. | EV ballots are counted on Election day at the polling place OR at a Central Tabulation Facility, if a City/Town chooses to have one. |
| APPLICATION BY A FAMILY MEMBER | Family members of qualified absentee voters may apply for their Absentee ballot and may also deliver their Absentee ballot to the Clerk’s Office. | A family member may NOT request an EV ballot for an EV voter, and may NOT deliver the ballot of behalf of the EV voter back to the Clerk’s Office. |
| ONCE YOU CAST THE BALLOT | Once a voter returns their Ave ballot, they may still vote on Election Dy as long as their ballot has not been processed. | Once a voter returns their EV ballot and the ballot is received by the Local Election Official, they may no longer vote on Election Day or any other way. |
Past election results:
Register to vote online! https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ovr/
Not sure where you vote? Click here: http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/MyElectionInfo.aspx