{"id":1547,"date":"2024-10-18T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/?post_type=press&#038;p=1547"},"modified":"2024-10-18T10:35:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T14:35:26","slug":"early-voting-starts-this-weekend-in-massachusetts","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/zh\/press\/\u9a6c\u8428\u8bf8\u585e\u5dde\u672c\u5468\u672b\u5f00\u59cb\u63d0\u524d\u6295\u7968\/","title":{"rendered":"\u5927\u9009\u63d0\u524d\u6295\u7968\u5c06\u4e8e 10 \u6708 19 \u65e5\u661f\u671f\u516d\u5f00\u59cb"},"template":"","class_list":["post-1547","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"\"Voters can cast a ballot in the 2024 November election starting tomorrow, Saturday Oct. 19.\"","featured_image":"","press_type":146,"authors":"","related_issues":[100,462],"related_work":[222],"location":24},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":"","name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All eligible voters can cast a ballot ahead of Election Day<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<b><span data-contrast=\"none\">MASSACHUSETTS\u2014<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Voters can cast a ballot in the 2024 November election starting tomorrow, Saturday Oct. 19. Early voting in-person is available from Saturday Oct. 19 through Friday Nov. 1. To find early voting locations and times, voters should visit the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.state.ma.us\/EarlyVotingWeb\/EarlyVotingSearch.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Secretary of State\u2019s website<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThis is the first presidential election since COVID where voters can cast a ballot ahead of Election Day,\u201d said <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Geoff Foster, Common Cause Massachusetts Executive Director<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. \u201cWe encourage everyone not to wait until Election Day to cast a ballot and join the tens of thousands of voters who will participate in early voting in this election.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Common Cause Massachusetts is part of a national election protection coalition designed to recruit, train, and mobilize volunteers to assist voters at the polls. The coalition also runs the national nonpartisan voter assistance hotline: 866-OUR-VOTE. Voters who experience any challenges or have questions with any part of the voting process are encouraged to call or text the hotline to connect with experts who can help.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The nonpartisan voter assistance hotline is available in the following languages:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">ENGLISH: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">866-OUR-VOTE \/ 866-687-8683\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">SPANISH: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">888-VE-Y-VOTA \/ 888-839-8682\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">ASIAN LANGUAGES:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> 888-API-VOTE \/ 888-274-8683\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">ARABIC:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> 844-YALLA-US \/ 844-925-5287<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Nationally in 2020, the electorate broke early voting records with nearly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/library\/stories\/2021\/04\/what-methods-did-people-use-to-vote-in-2020-election.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">70%<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> of voters casting a ballot by mail and\/or before Election Day. Breaking that figure down, about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/library\/stories\/2021\/04\/what-methods-did-people-use-to-vote-in-2020-election.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">43%<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> of voters cast ballots by mail, and another <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/library\/stories\/2021\/04\/what-methods-did-people-use-to-vote-in-2020-election.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">26%<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> voted in person ahead of Election Day. The 2020 election was the highest rate of nontraditional voting for a presidential election, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">In 2022, Common Cause Massachusetts and a coalition of organizations spearheaded <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/press\/governor-baker-signs-the-votes-act-into-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">the passage of the VOTES Act<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, a comprehensive election reform package that expanded early voting. Common Cause first championed expanding early voting in 2014, broadening the time Massachusetts voters can cast ahead of Election Day.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">To learn more about early voting, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.state.ma.us\/divisions\/elections\/voting-information\/vote-early.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">click here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">To find early voting dates and locations, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.state.ma.us\/EarlyVotingWeb\/EarlyVotingSearch.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">click here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">###<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_add_component","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_add_component":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_work","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_work":{"heading":"Work","manually_curate":false,"work":null}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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