How to register to vote

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Want to register to vote in an upcoming ballot? There are 3 ways to do it.

You must exist a U.s.a. citizen and a resident of Massachusetts to vote. Yous take to be 18 on or before Election Day.

If you're eighteen after the deadline but before Election Mean solar day, you can register to vote. You lot still need to register by the deadline though.

You lot must register xx days before all primaries and full general elections. The deadline also applies to when you modify your address or party.

If you moved within Boston — or moved to the Urban center from some other part of the state — you'll accept to re-register with your new address. There's no residency waiting period in Massachusetts. You can register as soon as you motion to your new address.

Not sure if you lot're already registered to vote in Massachusetts? Bank check your voter registration condition.

The land online system is the easiest fashion to register. Y'all can annals to vote, make changes to your contact information, and change your party status.

Visit the state'southward Voter Registration website. You'll need:

  • a valid driver's license, learner's allow, or Land ID, and
  • a signature on file with the Registry of Motor Vehicles.

If you don't have an ID, you can fill up out the class online and postal service it.

If you lot have questions well-nigh the website, contact the state Elections Division at 617-727-2828.

You must be a United States citizen and a resident of Massachusetts to vote. Y'all have to be xviii on or before Election Day.

If yous're eighteen subsequently the deadline but before Ballot Day, you tin can annals to vote. You lot still need to register by the deadline though.

You must annals 20 days before all primaries and full general elections. The deadline also applies to when you change your address or party.

If y'all moved within Boston — or moved to the City from another part of the state — you'll accept to re-register with your new accost. There's no residency waiting period in Massachusetts. Y'all tin annals every bit presently as you move to your new accost.

Not sure if you lot're already registered to vote in Massachusetts? Check your voter registration status.

Yous must exist a United States citizen and a resident of Massachusetts to vote. You accept to be xviii on or before Election Twenty-four hour period.

If you're 18 later the borderline simply before Election Twenty-four hours, you lot can register to vote. You nevertheless need to annals by the deadline though.

You must register 20 days before all primaries and full general elections. The deadline as well applies to when you lot change your address or political political party.

If you moved within Boston — or moved to the Metropolis from another part of the country — you'll have to re-register with your new address. At that place's no residency waiting period in Massachusetts. Y'all can register as soon as y'all move to your new accost.

Not sure if you're already registered to vote in Massachusetts? Cheque your voter registration condition.

Bring your completed registration to Boston City Hall:

Ballot Department
1 Urban center Hall Square, Room 241
Boston, MA 02201
Role hours: Monday through Friday, nine a.m. - five p.m.

Where to vote

You have to vote at the place adamant by your address. Later on you register, yous'll get a detect with the address for where you'll go to vote. You cancheck your voting location online. Grandake sure yous are registered to vote at the address you are looking up. Please think your ward and precinct number. Some voting locations accept more than 1 precinct.

Related voting information

Absentee ballots

If you're going to exist out of boondocks, you lot tin can apply for an Absentee Election. Delight note: Yous have until 12 p.grand. the Monday earlier the election to vote in person. Any absentee request by mail must be received by 5 p.m. the Wednesday before the election.

Register as an independent

The land doesn't use the term "Independent." Just bank check the box for "no party" (unenrolled) instead. Yous tin can still vote in the primaries if y'all're unenrolled, you just take to declare a party when you cheque-in on principal day. Later the primary, you'll switch back to No Party for hereafter elections.

Political Designations

They're created when 50 or more registered voters asking a change of designation with the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Designations are usually based on a certain cause or belief. Yous can search the Massachusetts Directory of Political Parties and Designations.

Recognized political parties

The country recognizes two parties: Democrat and Republican.