Sharon Reports 3,000 Mail-In Ballot Requests

SHARON, MA — Mail-in ballots will start going out to the more than 3,000 Sharon residents who have already requested them this week.

Sharon Town Clerk Mark Hogan asked residents for patience while the large amount of early requests are fulfilled, and that residents intending to vote by mail return those ballots as quickly as possible to ensure they are counted.

Mail-in ballots may be returned via mail, delivered in person or left in the secured drop box at town hall. Voters should use the large white drop box marked "BALLOTS ONLY." Ballots must be received by the end of election day on Sept. 1 to be counted.

Applications for mail-in ballots must be received by Aug. 26 for the state primary. Voters are reminded that the signature on the mail-in ballot request form must substantially match the signature when the ballot is submitted.

Early, in-person voting for the state primary begins on Aug. 22. Voting will be held at Sharon Town Hall in the town clerk's office on Aug. 22 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. On Aug. 23, it will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. From Aug. 24 to Aug. 26 it will be from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Aug. 27, it will be from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. On Aug. 28, the final day of early, in-person voting will be from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

In-person voting for the state primary will take place at Sharon High School from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Those with any questions can email them to vote@townofsharon.org.