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Worcester election office readies September, November ballots; early voting, drop boxes and Spanish outreach emphasized
Summary
Elections staff told the Board of Election Commissioners on Aug. 6 that nearly 8,000 ballots were mailed and just over 1,000 returned as preparations continue for the Sept. 2 and Nov. 4 municipal elections; staff outlined early voting, drop boxes, central tabulation plans, poll-worker training and bilingual outreach.
Madam Clerk told the Board of Election Commissioners on Aug. 6 that the elections office has mailed nearly 8,000 ballots and received just over 1,000 returns as it prepares for the Sept. 2 and Nov. 4 municipal elections.
The clerk said the office mailed “nearly 8,000 ballots, already to voters,” and that “just over a thousand ballots [have been] returned by mail at this point.” The office reminded voters that ballots must be received by the close of polls at 8 p.m. on election day to be counted.
The clerk described multiple ways voters can return ballots: drop boxes located at each fire station around the city and two at City Hall (one at the…
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