Melrosians Can Request Vote-By-Mail Ballots Until 10/27
Voting by mail is available to all registered voters through the end of the year. The deadline to request a mail-in ballot for the upcoming municipal election is October 27, 2021.
Applications are available on the City of Melrose website (www.cityofmelrose.org/elections) as well as on the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s website (www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/2021-Vote-by-Mail-Application.pdf). Ballot applications may be submitted in person, by mail, emailed to elections@cityofmelrose.org, or dropped into the secure ballot drop box located behind City Hall. The deadline to submit a vote-by-mail application for the upcoming election is October 27, 2021 by 5:00 PM.
Voters can also cast their ballots in-person, either on election day at the temporarily consolidated polling location - MVMMS gym complex, or in City Hall during the designated early voting days.
In-person early voting – visit the City Council Chamber located on the first floor of City Hall (562 Main St.) on the following dates:
- Saturday, October 23rd, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Monday, October 25th, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Tuesday, October 26th, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Wednesday, October 27th, 9:00 AM – noon and 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
In-person on election day – on November 2nd residents will vote at the temporarily consolidated polling location - Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School gym complex (entrance is 90 Melrose Street). Polls are open from 7 AM – 8 PM.
For more information about the upcoming municipal election, visit https://www.cityofmelrose.org/elections or contact the elections administrator at elections@CityofMelrose.org or (781) 979-4125.