11-3-2020 Election & Early Voting Information

Last Day to Register to Vote for the upcoming 11-3-2020 Presidential & State Election is, Saturday, October 24, 2020.  In-Person registration at Town Hall, 148 Peck Street, will take place from 2-4 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. on Saturday, 10-24-2020.   You may also register to vote online at www.RegisterToVoteMA.com

For those of you who would like to early vote in person.  Here is the schedule for October:

Weekends – also Town Offices – 148 Peck Street – Rear Entrance – Meeting Room*

Don’t forget you can also vote by mail:

For those of you who already filed a postcard application for a mail-in ballot, you may check the status of your request on the State Elections website at Track Your Ballot below.  If your record states “Pending” that means we have received your application, but are waiting for the State to print and ship the ballots to us.  Once we receive the ballots, we will mail out your ballots and have the data updated on Track Your Ballot updated.  The State estimates we should receive the ballots no later than October 5th. 

If you did not request a mail-in ballot,  and would like to, please download an application below or @ https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/2020-Vote-by-Mail-Application.pdf.

Before you return your ballot please make sure you:

• Completed both sides of your ballot (candidates on front; questions on the back).
• Put your envelope inside the small brown envelope and seal the envelope closed.
• VERY IMPORTANT - Please sign line #1 of the brown ballot envelope.  We cannot process your ballot without your signature.
• Place the brown envelope inside the "white" return envelope and either drop off at the Town Hall Ballot Drop Box or place in the mail to us @ 148 Peck Street.  Postage is pre-paid.

TRACK  YOUR  APPLICATION  AND  BALLOT

Voters who have applied for a vote by mail ballot may use this link:

http://www.sec.state.ma.us/wheredoivotema//track/trackmyballot.aspx

to track the status of their application as well as their ballot status (mailed / received back in our office).  Please note that we anticipate a large volume of applications (there are over 9,500 voters in Rehoboth) and we request that you allow at least a week or so before checking the status of your application and allow a minimum of 7 business days to receive your ballot from the status date of mailing.  The Rehoboth Post Office has been very good about expediting ballots mailed at the Rehoboth Post Office; however, if you do not mail your ballot from Rehoboth, it can take 7 or more days for us to receive your mailed ballot from outside of Rehoboth.  Please DO NOT contact the Clerk's Office to check on your status until the recommended amount of time listed above has passed.  Inquiries should be sent via e-mail to TownClerk@RehobothMA.gov  or call 508-252-6502.

RETURN OF VOTE BY MAIL BALLOTS

Mailed Ballots include a postage pre-paid return ballot envelope that is addressed to the Town Clerk's Office.  You may return your ballot by mail (please see deadlines below) or hand deliver your ballot by placing it in the drop box outside of the Town Offices (deadline is close of polls on Election Day). Ballots CANNOT be returned to the polling location on Election Day - they must be returned to the drop box at Town Hall for processing; no later than 8:00 p.m. on November 3rd.

Ballots being dropped off at the Ballot Drop Box at Town Hall (148 Peck Street) must be deposited into the drop box no later than 8:00 p.m. on November 3rd.

Ballots being mailed from inside the United States must be postmarked by November 3rd and received by November 6th.