Westford's Fall Election Schedule

The following is from the Town of Westford:

Westford’s fall election schedule is as follows:

Sept. 9: State Primary. Voting will be held from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voter registration and party change deadline is Aug. 20 at 8 p.m.

Oct. 20: Special Town Meeting. The session will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Abbot Gym. Voter registration and party change deadline is Oct. 10 at 8 p.m.

Nov. 4: State Election. Voting will be held from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voter registration and party change deadline is Oct. 15 at 8 p.m.

NEW: Download a Mail-in Voter Registration Form

Note: Mail in voter registration forms must by postmarked by the deadline.

If you will be 18 on or before the next election, you are a U.S. citizen and you live in Westford, you are eligible to register to vote in Westford. Voter registration forms are available at the Town Clerk’s Office, J.V. Fletcher Library and online. You may register to vote in person at any city or town clerk’s office, by mail or at the Registry of Motor Vehicles (online transactions at the Registry do not enable you to register to vote).

Currently, the voter registration deadline is 20 days before an election (10 days before a special town meeting). Seventeen-year-olds, beware! You may register while you are still 17 if you will be 18 on or before election day, but you must register at least 20 days before the election.

If you become a US citizen after the voter registration deadline and you register to vote before4:00pm on the day before the election, you are specially qualified to vote in that election.

Absentee ballots for the Democratic and Republican State Primaries are now available at the Town Clerk’s office.

The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot is 12 noon the day before the election. View sample ballots.

According to the Secretary of State’s website, to be counted, a completed absentee ballot must be received at the Town Clerk’s Office before 8:00pm on Election Day. (general state elections have an extended deadline for overseas and military voters).

Follow this link for more information on military and overseas absentee voting.