Coronavirus: Milton Postpones Town Election To June 9

MILTON, MA — The Milton Select Board has postponed the annual town election from April 28 to June 9 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The moving of town elections in the state were made possible through the Acts of 2020 authorized by Gov. Charlie Baker and the state legislature last week.

The provision allows for cities and towns to delay elections held through June 30 in response to a declared state of emergency.

As part of the postponement, incumbent elected officials whose terms would have expired at the town election will serve until a successor is elected and qualified. Voter registration deadlines have been extended until May 29. All printed ballots, including absentee and official, are allowed to have the original election date if already printed, but Milton ballots were not printed and will have June 9 printed on them.

Any absentee ballot already returned for the original election will be counted toward the new election. Milton has not had any absentee ballots returned for the town election, so this is moot. The deadline to apply for absentee ballots has been extended to June 8 at noon. Early voting by mail is allowed providing that a written, signed request, or letter signed by the voter or very close family member, is received by the deadline.

Once a voter has voted via early ballot, that voter cannot vote at the polls or receive an absentee ballot.

Only Milton residents who are registered to vote by May 29 will be eligible to vote in this year's June 9 annual town election. To register to vote for all future elections, to find out whether and where you are already registered, and where you vote, visit: www.RegisterToVoteMA.com.

To find out more about absentee and early voting, visit the Milton Town Clerk's pages on the Town website at https://www.townofmilton.org/town-clerk and select link on the left of the page. Written, signed absentee applications and early voting applications that request a mailed ballot are also available, online at https://www.townofmilton.org/town-clerk. Those with any questions, or need additional information, can email the Town Clerk at sgalvin@townofmilton.org or phone us at 617-898-4859 during the time town hall is closed to the public.

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