All Massachusetts voters can cast a ballot ahead of Election Day 

BOSTON — 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 Geoff Foster, diretor executivo da Common Cause Massachusetts. “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, Clique aqui.  

This year, Common Cause Massachusetts and our coalition partners spearheaded the passage of the Lei VOTES, 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. 

A nível nacional, em 2020, o eleitorado quebrou recordes de votação antecipada com quase 70% de eleitores que votaram pelo correio e/ou antes do dia da eleição. Dividindo esse número, cerca de 43% dos eleitores votaram pelo correio e outro 26% votou pessoalmente antes do Dia da Eleição. A eleição de 2020 foi a maior taxa de votação não tradicional para uma eleição presidencial, de acordo com o US Census Bureau.  

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, e 23% voted early. 

Para mais informações sobre a votação antecipada em Massachusetts, Clique aqui. 

To read a Common Cause Massachusetts Report on Early Voting Best Practices, Clique aqui. 

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