2026 MA Elections: Early, In-Person Voting Underway Across Bay State

Massachusetts residents can cast their ballots in person ahead of the Nov. 3 general election, with in-person early voting available in all municipalities across the Commonwealth.

State law requires that cities and towns provide early voting ahead of a statewide or federal election.

Voting began on Saturday and runs through Oct. 30.

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Voting hours and locations vary by community.

A list of early voting locations and hours in each city and town can be found here.

All registered voters are eligible to vote early and do not need to pre-register or provide a reason for voting early.

For statewide elections and primaries, every city and town is required to offer weekend voting hours during the early voting period.

For statewide general elections, the early voting period is 14 days long, beginning 17 days before Election Day and ending on the Friday before Election Day.

For state and presidential primaries, the early voting period is seven days long, beginning 10 days before Election Day and ending on the Friday before Election Day.

Cities and towns have the local option whether to allow in-person early voting for annual town elections.

The polls will close for early voting on Oct. 30 and reopen across the Bay State for the general election from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 3.

The voter registration deadline for the Nov. 3 election is Oct. 24.

The vote-by-mail application deadline is 5 p.m. on Oct. 27.

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