Politics & Government

How To Vote By Mail In The Sept. 1 State Primary Election

Wilmington voters will cast ballots in the Democratic senate primary race between Ed Markey and Joe Kennedy III, among other races.

Christopher Huffaker, Patch Staff

Posted Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 3:19 pm ET|Updated Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 3:30 pm ET

WILMINGTON, MA — All Wilmington voters will have the opportunity to cast their ballots by mail in the fall's two elections, if they want to avoid election day crowds amid the coronavirus epidemic.

Voting by mail this year will not require a reason — an expected second surge of COVID-19 is reason enough, lawmakers determined. But it will require a vote-by-mail application being returned to your local elections office.

How to apply to vote by mail:

Applications were out by Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin's office that can be used for the Sept. 1 state primary, Nov. 3 election or both. All postcard applications, which went to registered voters who had not already applied for absentee ballots, were due to go out by Tuesday.

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To vote by mail in the state primary election, residents must return their applications to the Wilmington Town Clerk's Office, Town Hall, 121 Glen Road, Room 12, Wilmington, MA 01887 by Aug. 26. The deadline is Oct. 28 for the general election.

You can also download the absentee ballot application here.

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To vote in person, either early or on election day, you do not need to return the application.

How to register to vote:

To check your voter status, click here.

The voter registration for 2020 elections is 10 days before the election. For the state primary, voters must register by Aug. 22.

Residents with an MA driver's license or a state ID can register online at www.registertovotema.gov.

Residents can also download the registration form here, fill it out and mail it to the Wilmington Town Clerk's Office, Town Hall, 121 Glen Road, Room 12, Wilmington, MA 01887, or drop it in the dropbox at Town Hall.