YOUR VOTE: Massachusetts 2024

MASSACHUSETTS

With just a few clicks, we'll walk through voter registration, key election dates, and all the necessary documents. Best of all, you can share this info with your friends and neighbors. Make sure that your vote counts!

I. WAIT! BEFORE YOU SCROLL ANY FURTHER, REGISTER TO VOTE

Need to register? Or maybe you just want election reminders? Thanks to TurboVote, we've got you covered. Just click below:

II. KNOW THE DATES

Presidential Primary Election - March 5, 2024

Voter Registration Deadline

• February 24, 2024 - Final day for online voter registration.

Absentee Ballot Deadlines

Request an absentee ballot here.

Ballot Request Deadlines

• February 27, 2024 - Final day to request and return a mail-in absentee ballot application by 5 p.m.

Ballot Return Deadlines

• March 4, 2024 - Absentee ballots must be delivered in person by 12 p.m.
• March 5, 2024 - Absentee ballots mailed in must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day.

General Election - November 5, 2024

Voter Registration Deadline

• October 26, 2024 - Final day for online voter registration.

Absentee Ballot Deadlines

Massachusettsans who want to vote by absentee ballot this fall should submit an absentee ballot application as early as possible.

Ballot Request Deadlines

• October 29, 2024 - Last day for mail-in absentee ballot applications to be received by 5 p.m.

Ballot Return Deadlines

• November 4, 2024 - Last day for in-person absentee voting at 5 p.m. 
• November 5, 2024 - Mail-in absentee ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day.

Military and overseas citizens can vote by mail using the standard procedure. Ensure your ballot is received by election officials by 8 p.m. on Election Day, or postmarked by Election Day if you reside outside of the U.S.

III. REGISTER TO VOTE

Registration Status

• Not sure if you're registered? This handy widget will tell you whether you're on the voter rolls.

Voting Requirements

• Here are the requirements to register as a voter in Massachusetts.

Need To Register?

• Yes, it's so important we're including it twice. Here's that link again:

IV. WHERE TO VOTE

Polling Location

• Use the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Polling Place Locator to find where to cast your ballot.
• Click here to find contact information for your City or Town Clerk.

V. WHAT TO TAKE TO THE POLLS

Voter ID Laws

• Massachusetts requires identification for first-time voters, and sometimes for others. Bring one to be safe.

Accepted Credentials

• Here is the list of accepted credentials.
• Contact your town clerk for a list of acceptable credentials.

Don't have a valid ID?

• If you're a first-time voter who cannot present an ID when you check-in, you may vote a provisional ballot and return with an acceptable ID by the close of polls.

VI. HAVING TROUBLE? GET IN TOUCH

Questions?

• Call the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Elections Division at 1-800-392-6090 or email cis@sec.state.ma.us.

Voter ID Helpline

• Call 844-338-8743

See you at the ballots (or mailboxes), Massachusettsans!