2020 Voter Options Guide

View sample ballots at   https://www.winchester.us/641/VOTE-2020

Vote on Election Day- All Elections are held at the same four Elementary School Gyms – Precinct 1 & 2 Muraco School 33 Bates Rd, Precinct 3 & 4 McCall Middle School 458 Main St, Precincts 5 & 6 Vinson Owen School 75 Johnson Rd and Precincts 7 & 8 Lynch School 10 Brantwood Rd.  Click on where do I Vote:  to find you location:            http://www.sec.state.ma.us/wheredoivotema/bal/myelectioninfo.aspx 

Click here to view the Precinct Map: https://www.winchester.us/DocumentCenter/View/245/Precinct-Map-PDF---Town-Wide-Map 

What you need to know / bring in advance of going to the polls to vote on Election Day to vote

• Wear a Face Covering
• Bring a Pen – Blue or Black ink Paper Mate Flair (if you don’t want to use the pens the Town supplies)
• Bring a Clip Board or Book to mark your ballot on (if you don’t want to use a Voting Booth)
• Bring an ID – in some cases voters will be required to show an ID.  
• Don’t touch your face while at the polling location
• Maintain Social Distancing – keep 6’ away from anyone not from your household
• Keep your ballot dry and free from hand sanitizers – to avoid tabulator issues 

VOTE BY MAIL - All registered voters qualify to vote by mail for the November 3, 2020 election.  Application post cards have been mailed to ALL registered voters, at their mailing address, who have not already applied to receive a vote by mail ballot as follows:

APPLY EARLY - to allow ample time for processing your application and for the postal services to deliver your ballot to you. Voters who receive a vote by mail ballot but do not return it prior to Election Day may appear to vote in person on Election Day to cast a ballot.  Any voter that has returned a vote by mail ballot (or voted early in person) cannot vote on Election Day. 

Applications can be returned by Mail (postage is pre-paid on the post card application mailed to you), scanned & emailed to townclerk@winchester.us or you may apply for a Vote by Mail ballot online at 

https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleev/early-voting-by-mail.htm   

TRACK YOUR APPLICATION AND BALLOT - Voters who have applied for a vote by mail ballot may use this link to track the status of their application as well as their ballot status (mailed / received back). If you want to see if you have an application on file click on the Track my Ballot link above.  Put your name and address in the fields and if it comes up with the word “Pending” that means we have an application in the system, labels have been printed and affix to the Mail in Ballot envelopes.  Ballots are due to arrive the week of October 5-9^th. 

RETURN OF VOTE BY MAIL BALLOTS

Mailed Ballots include a postage pre-paid return ballot envelope that is addressed to the Winchesters Town Clerk's Office. You may return your ballot by mail (please see deadlines below) OR you can use the RED DROP BOXES at the front door of Town Hall as well as the ADA RED DROP BOX at the rear of Town Hall.  

Ballots can NOT be returned to the polling location on Election Day - they must be returned to the Town Clerk’s Office for processing before they are delivered by Town Clerk’s staff to the polls to be cast on Election Day.   Voters who receive a vote by mail ballot but do not return it prior to Election Day may appear to vote in person and cast a ballot on Election Day.  Any voter that has returned a vote by mail ballot (or voted early in person) is not permitted to appear to vote in person on Election Day.

Deadlines for ballots to be returned and counted

• November Election –Ballots may be dropped off in the RED DROP BOXES at the Front and Rear Entrances of Town Hall. If you choose this method ballots must be returned by not later than 8pm on November 3^rd. 
• Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked by November 3rd AND received by the Town Clerk by 5PM on November 6th. 

Presidential Election Early Voting in Person 

Period:            October 17th - 30^th
Location:         Town Hall – 71 Mt. Vernon St Winchester Room 1^st Floor