Fairhaven
Saturday, August 24, Voter Registration deadline. The Town Clerk’s Office will be open from 9am-5pm for those who want to register to vote or who want to change their party designation. Town Hall, 40 Center St., Fairhaven.
Monday, August 26, 5pm – Vote by Mail Application deadline. The last day and time to request/apply for a vote by mail ballot.
Early Voting Hours:
Saturday, August 24 – 10am-4pm – Town Hall Banquet Room
Monday, August 26-Friday, August 30 – 8:30am-4:30pm – Town Hall Banquet Room
State Primary: Tues. 9/3, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
All precincts vote at Recreation Center, 227 Huttleston Avenue.
Acushnet
For information on Acushnet’s erl early voting hours/location, contact the Town Clerk’s office at 508-998-0200 – Option 2.
On primary day, all precincts vote at Acushnet Elementary School, 700 Middle Road.
New Bedford
Early voting will take place daily from August 24-30 at the Downtown New Bedford Free Public Library, 613 Pleasant St., from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, August 24, is also the last day people can register to vote or change their political party prior to the state primary, which is set for Tuesday, September 3.
Additionally, absentee and mail-in ballots continue to be available for the primary. The deadline to apply by mail for an absentee or mail-in ballot is August 26 at 5 p.m., while the deadline to apply in person at the Elections Office at City Hall (133 William St.) is Monday, September 2 (Labor Day) at noon. All absentee or mail-in ballots must be returned to the Elections Office by 8 p.m. on election day, either by mail, being hand-delivered to the office, or placed in the drop-off boxes outside City Hall or on Elm Street by the bus terminal.
Voters are reminded that Massachusetts holds “closed primary” elections: members of a political party are only allowed to vote in their own party’s primary; unenrolled or independent voters are not similarly restricted and may request primary election ballots of any party. Libertarian voters are advised that their party’s primary ballot will be blank as there are no libertarian candidates this election cycle. Libertarian voters may write in a candidate of their choosing.
The Elections Office utilizes a DS450 high-speed tabulator from Election Systems & Software to process mail-in, early, and absentee ballots. The public can observe the machine and the process on Saturday, August 31, at 9 a.m. at the Elections Office in City Hall.
Any New Bedford resident who is uncertain about their voting status, designated polling location, has changed their address since the last election, or has other questions about the election can contact the Board of Election Commissioners at 508-979-1420.
Polling Changes
Precinct C will now vote at Hayden-McFadden Elementary School, 361 Cedar Grove St. Please use the main entrance. Its previous location was Taber Mills.
Precinct D will now vote at Taber Mills, 271 Deane St. Please use the entrance on Coffin Avenue. Its previous location was Holy Name.
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