Published October 8, 2020
NORTH READING — The Town Clerk’s Office is now in the process of mailing out ballots for the Tuesday, November 3 Presidential Election. Ballots are being mailed in the order of receipt of applications.
“There is ample time to vote-by-mail; please be patient as we process these for all applications currently on file. Voters may continue to submit an application to vote-by-mail up through October 28, however the sooner an application is received, the sooner the ballot will be mailed,” Town Clerk Barbara Stats told the Transcript Tuesday.
“All vote-by-mail ballots must be sealed in the affidavit envelope enclosed with the ballot, which must be signed by the voter; if the affidavit envelope is not signed by the voter, it cannot be counted,” she emphasized.
Ballots can be mailed back in the postage-paid envelope provided or brought directly to the Town Hall and deposited in the dedicated ballot drop box located at the front entrance to the Town Hall. (This is a clearly marked box with red and white stripes.) All ballots deposited in the ballot drop box must be received no later than 8 p.m. on election evening. (The box will be locked at 8 p.m. on election night.) Ballots that are mailed must be postmarked by November 3 and delivered to the Town Clerk’s Office no later than Friday, November 6.
For the most current information regarding the Presidential Election, Early Voting, or searching the state’s website for one’s own information or ballot status, please refer to the Town Clerk’s website which will be continually updated with current information: www.northreadingma.gov/town-clerk.
