Code of Massachusetts Regulations
950 CMR - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Title 950 CMR 47.00 - Early Voting Procedures
Section 47.04 - Designation of Early Voting Locations
Current through Register 1537, December 20, 2024
(1) Each city and town shall establish one or more early voting sites that shall include the election office for the city or town or other suitable location within the building in which the election office is located; provided however, that if the city or town determines that the office is unavailable within the building or unsuitable for early voting, the local election officials of each city or town shall identify and provide for an alternative, centrally-located, suitable and convenient public building within each city or town as an early voting site.
(2) The designation of an early voting site shall be made not less than 14 days prior to the beginning of the early voting period.
(3) If city or town hall is not designated as an early voting site, the notice provided to the Secretary must contain a statement certifying that the city or town hall is unsuitable or unavailable. A city or town may also provide for additional early voting sites at the discretion of the local election officials for that city or town.
(4) Each early voting site shall be accessible to persons with disabilities in accordance with the provisions of 950 CMR 51.00: Polling Place Accessibility for Elderly and Handicapped Voters and must be equipped with an accessible marking unit.
(5) Each early voting location must be suitably equipped to provide an early voter with sufficient privacy to mark their ballot.