October 19 – November 1
Early voting for the November 5, 2024 election will be held over 15 days, with guaranteed weekend voting hours.
Who?
Any registered voter who has not already cast a ballot by mail can vote early in person. No excuse is needed to vote early.
When?
The early voting period will begin on Saturday, October 19 and end on Friday, November 1. Each city and town must offer early voting in at least one location. On the weekends of October 19-20 and October 26-27, every community must offer some weekend voting. The number of hours each community must be open depends on the size of the city or town.
Note: Many cities and towns have limited business hours on Fridays. Be sure to consult your community’s early voting schedule at www.VoteInMA.com and make a plan to vote.
Where?
You may vote early at any early voting site in the city or town where you are registered to vote. All cities and towns must have at least one early voting location, but they may choose to have more. Early voting locations are chosen by each city and town and will be published at www.VoteInMA.com by October 11, 2024.
How?
You do not need to make an appointment or apply to vote early in person. You may simply go to any early voting location in your city or town and vote in person, like you do on Election Day. After you finish voting, you will seal your ballot in a ballot envelope, sign the affidavit on the envelope, and return it to an election official. Once you have handed in your ballot envelope and the clerk accepts it, your vote is final and you cannot take it back or vote again.
Remember:
Lines at early voting locations are often longer on the first and last days of the early voting period. Lines may also be longer on weekends. Voters who are able to cast their ballots during off-peak hours are encouraged to do so.
In most cases, there are more polling places throughout each city and town on Election Day than there are early voting locations, which means that wait times may be shorter at your polling place than they are at your early voting location.