2020 State Primary Election and Voting Information
Ashland, MA (August 12th, 2020)- The Town of Ashland Town Clerk’s Office diligently prepares for the upcoming State Primary Election with the new early voting by mail guidelines provided by the Governor Baker’s signed legislation, Chapter 115 of the Acts of 2020, on July 6th, 2020.
Voting in person remains an option for the State Primary Election by voting early or by voting on Election Day. Voting in person early takes place at the lower level of Ashland’s Town Hall located on 101 Main Street, between Saturday, August 22nd and Friday, August 28th. Voters may also vote in person on Election Day, Tuesday, September 1st, 2020, at the Ashland High School located on 65 East Union Street, from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
The early voting times are as follows; Saturday, August 22nd- 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Sunday, August 23rd- 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Monday, August 24th- 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Tuesday, August 25th- 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Wednesday, August 26th - 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Thursday, August 27th- 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Friday, August 28th- 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
COVID-19 precautions are in place for in-person voting. Voters must wear a face covering and maintain social distancing. Town of Ashland staff and volunteers will wipe down each voting station in-between voters.
The deadline to register to vote for the State Primary Election is Saturday, August 22nd, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 situation, we urge you to register to vote online with a valid Massachusetts ID using this website, https://www.sec.state.ma.us/OVR/. Additionally, if you have not returned your 2020 census, you may be required to provide proof of address in order to vote.
Early Voting by mail is available to all registered voters in Ashland for this election. Due to the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic, and as we all abide to social distancing practices, early voting by mail is the easiest and the safest way to vote. It is strongly encouraged that all voters take advantage of this opportunity.
All registered voters opting to vote by mail ballot, must fill out an application. The application post card is pre-addressed and postage paid to be returned to Ashland Town Clerk’s Office, for the State Primary Election, before 5 pm on Wednesday, August 26th, 2020. If you are an unenrolled/independent voter, you must also choose your ballot.
Applications can be returned by Mail (postage is pre-paid on the post card application mailed to you), placed in the payment drop box located on the side of town hall (101 Main Street), or scanned and emailed to townclerkoffice@ashlandmass.com.