Beverly Sends Out Nearly 1,800 Ballots In First Days Of Mail-In Voting

BEVERLY, MA — In an indication that mail-in voting was not just a passing pandemic fad on the North Shore, Beverly City Clerk Lisa Kent said this week her office fulfilled nearly 1,800 requests for mail-in ballots for this fall's state primary and general elections.

Kent said her office sent out 1,200 of the ballots on Monday and another 588 on Thursday.

"If you have applied for an early ballot be on the lookout for your ballot," she said on her office's social media page. "Important. We must have your signature. Be sure to sign your name on the inner brown envelope with your name and address label on it."

Beverly voters can return the ballots by mailing them back to the City Hall address provided or by putting them in the ballot drop boxes at Beverly City Hall, the Fire Department Headquarters on Hale Street or the Beverly Farms Fire Department at 2 West Street.

Voters can track their ballots here.

The city has set early, in-person voting dates for the statewide primary election for Aug. 27 through Sept.2 at City Hall.

Those with questions are encouraged to reach out to the Beverly City Clerk's Office at 978-605-2324.

The state primary election is on Sept. 6 and the general state election is on Nov. 8.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)