100,000 Mail-In Ballots For Massachusetts Primary Still Not Returned. "Do Not Mail," Galvin Says.

CBS Boston

Updated on: August 28, 2026

There's a primary election in Massachusetts next Tuesday, September 1. If you still have a mail-in ballot, don't put it in the mail. That's the advice from the man who's in charge of the state's elections.

Secretary of State Bill Galvin said as of Thursday, there are "well over 100,000 ballots out there" that haven't been sent back yet.

"We strongly recommend, if they are going to vote by mail, do not mail the ballot. It's too late. We can't be sure we're going to receive it. Because this is a primary, all the ballots have to be in the possession of local election officials by 8 o'clock on Tuesday night," Galvin told reporters at a news conference.

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