The Massachusetts voter registration deadline is ten days before the election on October 24, 2026. Voters can register to vote online, in-person, or by mailing a completed application.
Eligibility
In order to register to vote in Massachusetts, you must be a U.S. citizen, a resident of Massachusetts, at least 18 years old at the time of registration (can pre-register at 16 or 17), and not be currently incarcerated by reason of a felony conviction.
- College students may choose to register to vote at either their home address OR at their college address. Click here for more information.
- Find more information on disqualifying felonies and restoration of voting rights here.
- Find more information about the eligibility requirements for voting in Massachusetts here.
Deadline
The deadline to register to vote in Massachusetts for the 2025 general election is October 24, 2026, which is 10 days before the election. Voter registration forms submitted my mail must be postmarked by October 24, 2026.
Voter Registration Process
There are three options to register to vote in Massachusetts: online registration, mailing in a completed printable application, or in-person.
- Massachusetts automatically registers eligible individuals to vote through the Department of Motor Vehicles, division of medical assistance, health insurance connector authority, and other agencies that collect reliable citizenship information. Check if you are already registered to vote here.
- Eligible voters can register to vote in person at their local town clerks office among other locations. Find information about in-person voter registration locations here.
- Further voter registration information for Massachusetts can be found here.
This page was last updated on October 4, 2026.
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Massachusetts offers in-person, absentee, and early voting in the 2026 general election.
Vote-By-Mail Practices
To qualify for an absentee ballot, voters must be away from their city/town on election day, have a disability keeping them from voting at their polling place, or have a religious belief that prevents them from voting at their polling place on election day. However, all voters may request a vote by-mail ballot without an excuse.
Click here to access Massachusetts’ by-mail voting application.
Click here to access Massachusetts’ absentee voting application.
- Your application for ANY mail ballot must be reached by your local election office by 5pm on the 5th business day before Election Day (October 27, 2026). Applications are accepted by mail, email, or fax.
- Mail ballots must be received at your local election office by 8:00PM on Election Day if you are dropping them off and by the close of polls if you are mailing them. If you are mailing them, the date of the ballot must be postmarked by Election Day.
- Further by-mail voting information for Massachusetts is listed here.
Early Voting
Massachusetts offers early voting.
- Early voting begins October 17, 2026 and ends October 30, 2026. More information on early voting is listed here.
Election Day Practices
On Election Day, the polls are open 7:00AM-8:00PM
- You may be asked to show ID at your polling place if are voting for the first time in Massachusetts in a federal election, you are an inactive voter, you are casting a provisional or challenged ballot, or the poll worker has a reasonable suspicion that leads them to request identification. Acceptable forms of ID can be found here.
- Further Massachusetts voting information is listed here.
This page was last updated on October 4, 2026.
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