950 CMR 47.04 - Designation of Early Voting Locations
(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.
(a) Not less than
seven days prior to the beginning of the early voting period and at least once
during the early voting period, the local election officials shall publish the
location of the early voting sites as well as the applicable dates and
hours.
(b) Notice shall be
published in every newspaper listed for the city or town in the New England
Newspaper & Press Association and shall be conspicuously posted in the
office of the local election official or on the principal bulletin board of
each city or town, on any other public building considered necessary, on the
city or town's website, if any, and on the website of the Secretary.
(c) Local election officials must provide the
Secretary with the designated early voting locations, including addresses and
hours, within two business days of designation.
(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.
(a) Any proposed additional early voting site
must be determined at least 14 days before the start of the early voting period
and notice of such determination must be sent within two business days to the
Secretary.
(b) The notice shall
contain the name of the approved additional early voting site, the address, a
statement certifying that the location complies with the accessibility
regulations set forth in
950 CMR 51.00:
Polling Place Accessibility for Elderly and Handicapped Voters
and the dates and hours at which early voting will be conducted at this
location.
(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.
Notes
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