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Town election voter registration deadline is March 29

If you haven’t registered to vote in next Tuesday’s town election but want to cast a ballot, better step on it.

Are you registered to vote? Photo by Celeste Katz Marston

If you haven’t registered to vote in the April 9 town election, better step on it: Friday, March 29, is the deadline. The cutoff is 5 p.m.

Register online via the Secretary of State’s office here.

The deadline to apply to vote by mail is April 2.

Download a vote-by-mail application here.

Acton voters will choose among four candidates for two Select Board seats and three candidates for two School Committee seats. They’ll also pick a Town Moderator and a member of the Housing Authority. 

Absentee in-person voting is available at the Town Clerk’s office at the Town House, 22 Monument Square, Monday through Friday during regular business hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and until 12 p.m. on Monday, April 8.

Voting is also open on Friday, April 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

On Election Day, April 9, the polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

This color-coded Town of Acton map shows the five voting precincts.

To determine which of the following is your poll site, click here to enter your address on the Secretary of State’s website.

Image via concordma.gov

Mail ballots must be returned to the Town Clerk’s Office before 8 p.m. on Election Day, April 9.

Questions? Email [email protected] or call (978) 318-3080. 

Ready? Here’s a sample ballot to peruse. Look it over, think… and vote. 

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