Boston kicks off early voting, issues reminders ahead of November election

Boston kicked off in-person early voting for November s general municipal voting process over the weekend with the Referendum Department highlighting voting deadlines and issuing a call for poll workers In-person early voting kicked off for the city on Oct and will run through Oct Boston s general municipal electoral process will take place on Tuesday Nov and voters will decide the mayoral race and makeup of the -member City Council Incumbent Mayor Michelle Wu will be the only name listed for the mayoral race as candidate Josh Kraft withdrew from the electoral process and third-place finisher Domingo DaRosa failed to meet a -vote minimum to advance to the general polling ballot Votes will also select four City Council At-Large candidates and seven district City Council seats with only District and councilors running unopposed Any Boston registered voter can cast their ballot at any early voting location according to the city Locations are open for specific dates and hours including City Hall and neighborhood sites A full list of in-person early voting locations and hours can be revealed at boston gov departments elections early-voting-boston Voter registration for the Nov electoral process closed on Oct The vote-by-mail application deadline is Tuesday Oct at p m The mail ballot application is accessible in-person at the City Hall Electoral process Department on the Secretary of the Commonwealth s website or by mail Residents can also vote absentee if they would be around on polling day or if they have a religious belief or disability that would prevent they from voting on Nov In-person absentee voting is open until Nov at p m or by mail if their application reaches the Balloting Department by p m Oct Bostonians who vote-by-mail should send in ballots at least one week ahead of ballot day or drop them in one of the drop boxes or City Hall by p m on Nov city officers encouraged City executives also issued a call for poll workers over the weekend strongly encouraging bilingual assistants Poll workers are paid a stipend ranging from - in addition to payment for required training the City stated Being a poll worker is a meaningful way to give back participate in democracy and help neighbors vote in free and fair elections Residents can request to be assigned a location close to their home Helpers can apply at boston gov pollworkers by emailing the Polling Department at pollworkers boston gov or calling - - Over ballots of the nearly vote-by-mail and absentee ballots had been returned heading into the weekend according to the City tally On voting day polls will open at p m and close at p m Voters can find their polling locations and sample ballot on the dedicated boston gov page Related Articles Editorial Herald endorses Onuoha Murphy Louijeune and Baker Ahmed Culpepper remain District City Council finalists after preliminary electoral contest recount Preliminary electoral process results City Council at-large District candidates narrow Boston Preliminary Electoral process Hyde Park polling place runs into tabulator issue Over the weekend former Boston Mayor Ray Flynn circulated a letter endorsing City Council At-Large candidate Frank Baker the former long-time District City Councilor Baker is running for one of four at-large seats Flynn listed several areas of focus for Baker including increasing senior tax credits and funding new elderly housing Frank and I are cut from the same cloth wrote Flynn the father of current City Councilor Ed Flynn He is an old fashioned politician who cares deeply about Boston the city he has called home for his entire life He will focus on key quality of life issues for Boston residents like making sure our streets are plowed and our trash is picked up More information about voting in Boston including accessibility hours locations and more can be revealed at boston gov departments vote