All Massachusetts voters can cast a ballot ahead of Election Day 

બોસ્ટન — Massachusetts voters can make their voices heard in the November 8 midterm election beginning this Saturday, October 22 through Friday, November 4. Voters can cast a ballot in-person or by mail. The state requires that early voting begins 17 days before state biennial elections and 10 days before presidential or state primary elections. 

“In a strong and healthy democracy, every voter’s voice is heard, and every voice counts equally,” said જ્યોફ ફોસ્ટર, કોમન કોઝ મેસેચ્યુસેટ્સના એક્ઝિક્યુટિવ ડિરેક્ટર. “Early voting improves access for all hardworking voters, especially for our first responders, nurses, and teachers who can’t always make it to the polls on Election Day. We want to encourage everyone to vote early and all the way down the ballot so we all have a say in what happens in the Commonwealth.”  

In Massachusetts, each city and town sets its own voting locations and the hours for each location. However, each city and town is required to offer early voting for a minimum number of hours. To find early voting locations and hours by city or town, અહીં ક્લિક કરો.  

This year, Common Cause Massachusetts and our coalition partners spearheaded the passage of the VOTES એક્ટ, a comprehensive election reform package that expanded early voting. Common Cause Massachusetts first championed expanding early voting in 2014, broadening the time Massachusetts voters can cast ahead of Election Day. 

રાષ્ટ્રીય સ્તરે 2020 માં, મતદારોએ લગભગ સાથે વહેલા મતદાનના રેકોર્ડ તોડ્યા હતા 70% મેલ દ્વારા અને/અથવા ચૂંટણીના દિવસ પહેલા મતદાન કરતા મતદારો. તે આંકડો તોડીને, લગભગ 43% મતદારોમાંથી મેઇલ દ્વારા મતદાન કર્યું છે, અને અન્ય 26% ચૂંટણી દિવસ પહેલા રૂબરૂ મતદાન કર્યું. યુએસ સેન્સસ બ્યુરો અનુસાર, 2020ની ચૂંટણી રાષ્ટ્રપતિની ચૂંટણી માટે બિનપરંપરાગત મતદાનનો સૌથી વધુ દર હતો.  

In Massachusetts, voters had three options to cast a ballot in 2020: early by mail, early in person, and in person on Election Day. Statewide, 41% voted by mail, અને 23% voted early. 

મેસેચ્યુસેટ્સમાં પ્રારંભિક મતદાન વિશે વધુ માહિતી માટે, અહીં ક્લિક કરો. 

To read a Common Cause Massachusetts Report on Early Voting Best Practices, અહીં ક્લિક કરો. 

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