{"id":77326,"date":"2022-11-08T11:20:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T11:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loopbeatzz.info\/wp\/city-of-boston-issues-reminders-ahead-of-2022-state-election-boston-gov\/"},"modified":"2022-11-08T11:20:25","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T11:20:25","slug":"city-of-boston-issues-reminders-ahead-of-2022-state-election-boston-gov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loopbeatzz.info\/wp\/city-of-boston-issues-reminders-ahead-of-2022-state-election-boston-gov\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Boston Issues Reminders Ahead of 2022 State Election – Boston.gov"},"content":{"rendered":"

The City of Boston\u2019s\u00a0Election\u00a0Department is reminding voters that the upcoming State\u00a0Election\u00a0will take place on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Polling locations across the City open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m.\u00a0
The City\u00a0previously announced<\/a>\u00a0the addition of 20 new voting precincts, following the Boston\u00a0Election\u00a0Precinct Adjustment Plan completed in October 2021, which aimed to increase voting accessibility by distributing voters equitably across precincts. The number of voting precincts has now increased from 255 to 275. As a result, the City of Boston is advising voters that they may experience a change in their precinct and polling location. Voters can find their polling location\u00a0here<\/a>.
The\u00a0Elections\u00a0Department has been conducting outreach to ensure that residents are aware of any change to their polling location ahead of the\u00a0election. Voters can also check their registration status via the Secretary of the Commonwealth\u2019s\u00a0website<\/a>\u00a0to find their\u00a0election\u00a0day polling location.
General Information<\/strong><\/em>
Unofficial Results<\/strong>
After polls close at 8 p.m., the\u00a0Election\u00a0Department will receive and upload unofficial results of ballots counted at polling places as they are returned from each precinct.
The initial results reported on the website on\u00a0election\u00a0night will include:
The unofficial results uploaded to\u00a0www.boston.gov\/election<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0election\u00a0night will not include the following groups of ballots:
Mail or absentee ballots that arrive on time at the\u00a0Election\u00a0Department, but are received too late to be sent to polling locations, will be counted at City Hall on a date to be determined by the Board of\u00a0Election\u00a0Commissioners at an open meeting that will be publicly noticed after November 18, 2022 and will be completed prior to November 23, 2022 when\u00a0election\u00a0results need to be certified.
For this\u00a0election, residents will see a new mobile-friendly and more interactive unofficial\u00a0elections\u00a0results page.\u00a0
Ballot Drop Boxes<\/strong>
Voters who requested a vote by mail or absentee ballot are encouraged to return their ballots early to ensure that they are counted. Voters are able to drop their mail-in ballot at any of the 21 ballot drop boxes the\u00a0Elections\u00a0Department has placed around the City, including at both the first and third floor entrances of Boston City Hall. All drop boxes are monitored under 24 hour video surveillance. To find a ballot drop box location, visit\u00a0here<\/a>. Voters can track their ballot\u00a0through the state’s website<\/a>.\u00a0
Ballots can not be delivered to a polling location on\u00a0election\u00a0day.
Voters may drop their ballots into a drop box until 8 p.m. on November 8, 2022. Ballots that are returned by U.S. mail and are postmarked by November 8, 2022 must be received by the\u00a0Election\u00a0Department by November 12, 2022.
On the Ballot<\/strong>
The November 8, 2022 State\u00a0Election\u00a0will include candidates for the following offices in addition to\u00a0four statewide ballot questions<\/a>: Representative in Congress, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the Commonwealth, State Treasurer, State Auditor, Governor’s Council, State Senator, State Representative, District Attorney, and Sheriff.
Voting on\u00a0Election\u00a0Day\u00a0<\/strong>
Polling locations for the State\u00a0Election\u00a0will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Ballots will be available in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese. Language assistance will be available on\u00a0Election\u00a0Day by interpreters at polling locations or by contacting the\u00a0Election\u00a0Department\u2019s interpreters phone bank. Those interested in volunteering can apply to be a poll worker\u00a0here<\/a>.
For more information on how to participate in this year’s\u00a0elections, please visit\u00a0boston.gov\/election<\/a>.
Media Guidelines<\/strong><\/em>
Where to Stand<\/strong>
Like all observers, members of the press must remain behind the guardrail. While many polling places are not equipped with a physical guardrail, the area within the \u201cguardrail\u201d encompasses the check-in table, the voting booths, and the ballot box. Only poll workers and voters should be within this area.\u00a0
Interacting with Voters and Poll Workers<\/strong>
Members of the press, like all other observers in the polling place, may not interact with voters while they are in the polling place. Observers who have questions about where they should stand and what they are allowed to do while observing should ask to speak to the polling location\u2019s warden. The warden will provide members of the press with information regarding their rights as observers.
Photography<\/strong>
Photography of the voting process in the polling place is permitted, though marked ballots may not be photographed. Photographers are allowed inside the polling place to photograph the area from outside the guardrail.
Video & Audio Recording<\/strong>
Video recording of the polling place is allowed. Audio recording of the polling place is not permitted under state law. Anyone recording in the polling place must have the ability to record without capturing audio. Those who are using electronic equipment may not use the electricity in the polling place to power their equipment.<\/p>\n

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The City of Boston\u2019s\u00a0Election\u00a0Department is reminding voters that the upcoming State\u00a0Election\u00a0will take place on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Polling locations across the City open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m.\u00a0The City\u00a0previously announced\u00a0the addition of 20 new voting precincts, following the Boston\u00a0Election\u00a0Precinct Adjustment Plan completed in October 2021, which aimed to increase voting accessibility […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":77327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loopbeatzz.info\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loopbeatzz.info\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loopbeatzz.info\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loopbeatzz.info\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loopbeatzz.info\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loopbeatzz.info\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77326\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loopbeatzz.info\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loopbeatzz.info\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loopbeatzz.info\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loopbeatzz.info\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}