Massachusetts now has early voting for all state primaries and elections!
Early voting is a way for you to vote before Election Day, at your own convenience. You can vote early by mail or in-person. You do not need to have an excuse to cast an early ballot.
To vote early by mail, complete a Vote by Mail Application and submit it to your local elections office during an early voting period.
To vote early in person, visit an early voting site in your city or town during an early voting period. You can find your community’s State Primary early location using our Early Voting search tool.
2022 Early Voting Periods
- September 6, 2022 State Primary: August 27 – September 2
- November 8, 2022 State Election: October 22 – November 4
Early Voting Schedules
Find your community’s State Primary early voting schedule and locations using our online-lookup tool.
Each city and town chooses their own early voting locations and sets their own schedules, but every community needs to offer early voting for a minimum number of hours, which is based on the number of voters in that city or town. All communities are also required to offer weekend early voting hours.
Remember that early voting may not be available in your city or town on every day of the early voting period. Check your community's schedule when available to make a plan to vote.
Counting Early Ballots
- Remember, your ballot is considered to be cast once you give it to an election official and it has been accepted.
Once you have voted, you cannot take back your early ballot or vote again. - Cities and towns may begin tabulating early and absentee ballots before Election Day, but no results can be known until after polls are closed.
- All ballot counting takes place in public. Ballots will only be removed from their envelopes during public counting sessions at central tabulation facilities and at polling places on Election Day.
