Voting this November!
Updated: Oct 10, 2023
Speed up your time at the polls by taking a minute now to check your voter registration status. Here is why. If you find that you are an Inactive Voter, complete the Blank 2023 Census form and return it to the City Clerk's office by mail or in person using the outdoor ballot box at City Hall, 149 Main Street, back of building near Saltonstall Park or email to Census@Watertown-ma.gov
To register to vote you must be a U.S. citizen, a resident of Massachusetts, and 18 years old on or before the next election. Registration deadlines:
In-person at City Clerk's office: Oct 27 by 5pm
Online: Oct 28 by 11:59pm
By mail (postmarked by): Oct 28
Early voting will be available in City Hall's Philip Pane Lower Hearing Room on the basement level
Tuesday October 31, 10am-4pm
Wednesday, November 1, 10am-4pm
Thursday, November 2, 8:30am-4pm
Voting by mail. Printed Vote by Mail Applications can be submitted by mail, email (Ballots@watertown-ma.gov), or fax (617-972-6595), but they must include a signature that can be compared to your hand-written signature. Electronic signatures, scanned applications, and photos of applications are acceptable. You may also request a ballot using the Mail-in Ballot Application System which is submitted electronically. The Track My Ballot tool can be used to check the status of your ballot. The tracker will show you the date your ballot was mailed, the date it was returned, and whether your ballot was accepted or rejected. Deadlines:
Request ballot (received by): October 31 by 5pm
Return ballot by mail (postmarked by): November 7
Return ballot in person: November 7 by 8pm to the drop-off ballot box is located outside of City Hall, on the Saltonstall Park side of the building.
Voting by mail if you are in the military or overseas Voters in the Military or overseas can go to: Voting for Military & Overseas Citizens page, but everyone else can just complete a VBM Application.
Voting on election day will be at the polls, 7am-8pm, on Tuesday, November 7. Find your voting location here. In District A our polling stations are:
Precincts 1 & 3: Hellenic Center, 25 Bigelow Ave
Precinct 2: Hosmer School, Door 6, next to the gardens, 1 Concord Rd
Questions? Email the City Clerk's office or call 617-715-8686. Watertown is always looking for poll workers. Interested in seeing democracy in action? Please contact the City Clerk’s Office or 617-715-8686.
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You can subscribe to text or email reminders about upcoming deadlines and elections, which I find super helpful.
New voters can register, and TurboVote will send you all the required forms by U.S. mail. Just sign, apply the stamps provided, and mail.
