Early Voting is available in Massachusetts.
Early voting starts October 24 and runs through Nov. 4!
Absentee Voter Eligibility
In order to be eligible to vote by absentee ballot in Massachusetts, a voter must be prevented from voting at their polling place on Election Day, due to:
Absence from the voter's city or town on Election Day; or
Physical disability; or Religious belief.
Early voting will be available for biennial November state elections only, beginning with the November 8, 2016 State Election.
Applying for Absentee Ballots
Absentee ballots must be requested in writing by either the voter or the voter's family member. For convenience, absentee ballot applications may be downloaded from this page; however, any written communication evidencing a desire for an absentee ballot is acceptable. If you would like to request an absentee ballot, you may submit an application or a signed letter to your local election official.
If you are requesting an absentee ballot for a family member, be sure to submit the request to the voter's local election official.
When completing the application, you may indicate whether you are requesting a ballot for a specific election, or if you will be needing a ballot for all elections this year. Please note that absentee ballot applications expire at the end of each calendar year. If you are a voter with a permanent physical disability, you may file a note from your doctor to that effect with your local election official. Voters with permanent physical disabilities are sent completed applications at the beginning of each year, to be signed and returned to their local election official.
All requests for absentee ballots must be received by your local election official no later than 12 p.m. on the day before the election for which the ballot is being requested. Applications may be submitted in person, by mail, fax, or by e-mail; however, the local election official must be able to view the signature of the person requesting the ballot. If the application is being submitted by e-mail, a scanned copy of the request must be submitted.
Contact information for local election officials may be found here.
If you might be away on or near election day, like our daughter's wedding will be out of the country and we won't be back until Monday, November 7th but if we are delayed by weather situations we won't be able to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 8th!
Download an Massachusetts Absentee Ballot
Click for English:
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/absentee_ballot.pdf
Click for Spanish:
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/absentee_ballot_fam_es.pdf
Early voting (also called pre-poll voting or advance polling) is the process by which electors can vote prior to the scheduled election day. Early voting can take place remotely, such as postal voting, or in person, usually in designated early voting polling stations. The availability and time periods for early voting vary between jurisdictions and type of election. The goal of early voting is usually to increase voter participation and relieve congestion at polling stations on election day.
The types of people who vote early include people who will be out of the polling area during the election period, poll workers, campaign workers, people with medical procedures scheduled for that time, adherents to religious commitments, among others.
The numbers of voters who vote early has increased in recent years. As unconditional (no excuse) early voting has gained ground, voices have been raised against it as seriously damaging to the democratic process.[1][2]
Early voting starts in Massachusetts on October 24 and runs through Nov. 4th!
BARNSTABLE
TOWN CLERK & BD OF REGIS.
367 MAIN ST, 1ST FL,
HYANNIS, MA 02601
Phone: 508-862-4044
Fax: 508-790-6326
Email: ann.quirk@town.barnstable.ma.us
BREWSTER
TOWN CLERK
2198 MAIN ST
BREWSTER, MA 02631
Phone: 508-896-4506
Fax: 508-896-8089
Email: cwilliams@brewster-ma.gov
CHATHAM
TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE
549 MAIN ST
CHATHAM, MA 02633
Phone: 508-945-5101
Fax: 508-945-0752
Email: jsmith@chatham-ma.gov
DENNIS
TOWN CLERK
685 ROUTE 134, PO BOX 2060
SOUTH DENNIS, MA 02660
Phone: 508-760-6112
Fax: 508-394-8309
Email: tbunce@town.dennis.ma.us
EASTHAM
TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE
2500 STATE HWY
EASTHAM, MA 02642
Phone: 508-240-5900 x 3223
Fax: 508-240-5918
Email: townclerk@eastham-ma.gov
EDGARTOWN
TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE
70 MAIN ST, PO BOX 35
EDGARTOWN, MA 02539
Phone: 508-627-6110
Fax: 508-627-6119
Email: wwilliams@edgartown-ma.us
FALMOUTH
REGISTRAR OF VOTERS
59 TOWN HALL SQ
FALMOUTH, MA 02540
Phone: 508-495-7353
Fax: 508-457-2511
Email: mpalmer@falmouthmass.us
HARWICH
TOWN CLERK
732 MAIN ST
HARWICH, MA 02645
Phone: 508-430-7516 x 5
Fax: 508-430-7517
Email: adoucette@town.harwich.ma.us
MASHPEE
TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE
16 GREAT NECK RD NO
MASHPEE, MA 02649
Phone: 508-539-1400 x 8534
Fax: 508-539-1142
Email: ddami@mashpeema.gov
NANTUCKET
TOWN & COUNTY CLERK
16 BROAD ST
NANTUCKET, MA 02554
Phone: 508-228-7216
Fax: 508-325-5313
Email: townclerk@nantucket-ma.gov
OAK BLUFFS
TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE
56 SCHOOL ST, P O BOX 2490
OAK BLUFFS, MA 02557
Phone: 508-693-3554 x 119
Fax: 508-693-5124
Email: ljohnston@oakbluffsma.gov
ORLEANS
OFFICE OF TOWN CLERK
19 SCHOOL RD
ORLEANS, MA 02653
Phone: 508-240-3700 x 405
Fax: 508-240-3388
Email: cmay@town.orleans.ma.us
PROVINCETOWN
TOWN HALL
260 COMMERCIAL ST
PROVINCETOWN, MA 02657
Phone: 508-487-7013
Fax: 508-487-9560
Email: djohnstone@provincetown-ma.gov
SANDWICH
TOWN CLERK
145 MAIN ST
SANDWICH, MA 02563
Phone: 508-888-0340
Fax: 508-888-2497
Email: townclerk@townofsandwich.net
TISBURY
OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK
51 SPRING ST, PO BOX 606
TISBURY, MA 02568
Phone: 508-696-4215
Fax: 508-693-5876
Email: hconklin@tisburyma.gov
TRURO
TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE
24 TOWN HALL RD, PO BOX 2012
TRURO, MA 02666-2012
Phone: 508-349-7004 x 14
Fax: 508-349-5505
Email: caslade@truro-ma.gov
WELLFLEET
TOWN CLERK
300 MAIN ST
WELLFLEET, MA 02667
Phone: 508-349-0301
Fax: 508-349-0317
Email: joseph.powers@wellfleet-ma.gov
WEST TISBURY
TOWN HALL
1059 STATE RD, BOX 278
WEST TISBURY, MA 02575
Phone: 508-696-0148
Fax: 508-696-0103
Email: townclerk@westtisbury-ma.gov
YARMOUTH
TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE
1146 ROUTE 28
SO. YARMOUTH, MA 02664
Phone: 508-398-2231 x 1216
Fax: 508-760-4842
Email: pgaudet@yarmouth.ma.us
