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Worcester election commissioners finalize ballot order, set early-voting and mail‑ballot plans
Summary
The Worcester Board of Election Commissioners conducted a randomized ballot-order drawing for the Nov. municipal election, confirmed early‑voting dates and discussed advance processing of mail‑in and early ballots, poll worker training for split precincts and a tentative post‑election meeting date.
The Worcester Board of Election Commissioners finalized the ballot order for the Nov. municipal election and reviewed logistics for early voting and mail‑in ballots during its Sept. 9 meeting in the Levi Lincoln Chamber at City Hall.
The drawing determined the order of candidates for mayor, city council at‑large, district councilors and school committee contests. Elections staff read names into a lottery bin and commissioners drew names to set the order. ‘‘So Madam Chair, we finalize the ballot for the November in the following order,’’ elections staff said while reading the drawn sequence aloud.
The drawing matters because ballot order can affect how candidates appear to voters on paper and machine ballots; commissioners said they started ballot design early because the city will use 16 separate ballot styles this year to accommodate citywide and…
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