City Of Boston: Mail-In Voting Information For The City Of Boston

Press release from the City of Boston:

August 27, 2021

All registered Boston voters have received a vote-by-mail application in their mailboxes for the:

• Preliminary Municipal Election on September 14, and
• Municipal Election on November 2.

The application is in a postcard format. To vote by mail in the Municipal Elections, voters must complete, sign and return the prepaid postcard application to the Boston Election Department by Wednesday, September 8, 2021. If you never received the application, we have information below about how you can apply. Boston voters can track their ballot requested by mail through the state's website. We will start mailing out ballots by mid-August. We will continue to mail ballots as applications arrive, until the application deadline of September 8, 2021.  seven days a week leading up until 8 p.m. on Election Day.  If you have already applied for an Absentee Ballot, you do not need to fill out an application for a mail-in ballot. Some voters are concerned that mail-in voting will be their only option for voting in the 2021 Preliminary Municipal Election and the Municipal Election. The Boston Election Department would like to reassure voters that in-person voting will remain an option for all 255 precincts. We are in the process of recruiting about 1,800 poll workers to serve on Election Day. All poll workers are required to attend a 2.5-hour training on election laws and procedures. This year's poll worker training will include COVID-19 protocols on social distancing, sanitizing procedures, and the proper use of personal protective equipment. For convenience and to reduce crowding, early voting will be available in the City of Boston:

This press release was produced by the City of Boston. The views expressed here are the author’s own.