Announcements:
MA State Election-November 8, 2022
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You can download an absentee ballot application here:
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| 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:
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