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hi! i've been learning a lot about voting in MA this cycle and so i'd like to bring you this knowledge and offer to be your voting friend. thread!
you can apply for your absentee ballot by filling out and mailing back the postcard you receive in the mail, by downloading, printing, filling out, and mailing in an application, or by applying online at http://edmarkey.com/vote (no printing, stamp, or mailbox required).
once you apply, check your ballot status at https://bit.ly/vbm-track . "pending" means they've received your application, and any date under "ballot mailed" means they've mailed you your ballot. they sent mine today! i can tell they haven't received my ballot back or accepted it.
IF YOU'RE AN INDEPENDENT: you can vote in the democratic primary in massachusetts! you just have to request the democratic ballot. you can vote in one primary. if you're a registered republican, you can't, sorry.
YOU CAN REQUEST YOUR MAIL-IN BALLOT BUT VOTE IN PERSON. what if you check your status online and it hasn't arrived? what if you forget to mail it back? just go to the polls! you can vote in person until the moment your mail-in ballot is counted
YOU CAN RETURN YOUR MAIL-IN BALLOT AT CITY HALL. some towns (Cambridge has one in Inman Square at the Election Commission) are also putting in ballot drop-boxes.
who can return your ballot for you? in MA, a family member. be careful with this https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vopp-table-10-who-can-collect-and-return-an-absentee-ballot-other-than-the-voter.aspx#table
the deadline to register to vote for the primary is august 22. check if you're registered to vote here: https://sec.state.ma.us/VoterRegistrationSearch/MyVoterRegStatus.aspx
you can early vote in boston from august 22–28 at city hall and pop-up locations around the city. list here: https://www.boston.gov/news/early-voting-locations-boston-2020-primaries
DATES & TIMES: your ballot request needs to reach the election office by august 26th. your mail-in ballot needs to REACH the election office by 8 PM on september 1st—not postmarked. vote as early as possible if you're using the mail.
and lastly, if you have questions about voting please text or DM me! i do this all day for campaigns and would love to help out
