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Resident urges board to change absentee-ballot handling in nursing homes; commissioners say law or county clerk role may limit action
Summary
A resident urged the Middlesex County Board of Elections to oversee distribution and collection of mail‑in ballots in nursing homes using two election workers, while commissioners said ballots are issued by the county clerk and implementing the suggestion may require statutory authority or designation of early-vote locations.
At the Middlesex County Board of Elections meeting on Oct. 1, a resident urged the board to change how absentee ballots are distributed and collected in nursing homes, saying staff and room conditions can leave ballots insecure and vulnerable to mishandling.
Chella Sacrony, who identified herself as a Milton resident, described observing ballots left in unsecured locations and said some residents were physically unable to find or access their ballots. "I have seen ballots in less than secure locations, under piles of personal belongings, under food trays, under laundry," she said.…
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