Second, you must complete and return the ballot, once you receive it.
This is where things get interesting with respect to the mail. Town Clerks in each town are responsible for mailing the ballots to voters. By law, unfortunately, they cannot mail a ballot to you before October 2, 2020. We certainly are doing everything we can do support the town clerks and protect the U.S. Postal Service so that your ballot arrives before election day on November 3. But this is not a centralized system, unfortunately, so for some of you, it may be close to election day when you receive the ballot.
Once you receive the ballot, you can either mail it back to your town or drop it off in a secure drop box. Again, I strongly recommend that you return your ballot by dropping it off in a secure drop box in your town. All towns have them, usually at town hall.
If you cannot drop off the ballot, your ballot must be mailed back and received before election day. You can see how the timing will be tight. Ballots cannot go out before October 2 and must be received back by November 3. Again, the best thing to do to make sure your ballot is received by election day is to drop it off at town hall in a secure drop box.
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