Final Voter Registration and Absentee/Early Voting by Mail Ballots

IMPORTANT INFORMATION : UPCOMING ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION, APRIL 1, 2024

Town Clerk, Lillian M. Drane, would like to announce that voter registration in Lakeville has never been easier than it is today!

FINAL VOTER REGISTRATION:

In Person:  You may visit the Town Clerk’s Office in Lakeville located at 346 Bedford Street and complete a voter registration form in person.  Registrations will be accepted Monday - Thursday at the Town Clerk’s Office between the hours of 8:00am - 4:30pm and Friday, 8:00am - 12Noon BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.  To schedule an appointment, call at 508-946-8800. 

Mail-In Voter Registration:  Mail-in voter registration forms are available at the Lakeville Town Clerk’s Office, Post Office and the Public Library.  Mail-in voter registration forms may also be obtained by calling the State Elections Division at (800) 462-VOTE.  In addition, the state registries of motor vehicles, social services agencies and military recruitment offices provide voter registration services.

Online Voter Registration:  You may also register using the NEW Online Voter Registration System at www.RegisterToVoteMA.com.  To submit an online application, you must have a valid driver’s license, learner’s permit, or non-driver ID issued by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RVM).  You must also have a signature on file with the RMV.  If you do not have an RMV ID, you may still use the online system to create an application.  PRINT and sign the completed form, and then mail or bring it to your local election official.  The online system will allow you to: apply to register to vote in Massachusetts, change your name or address for voter registration purposes, enroll in a political party, change your party enrollment, or unenroll from a party.

Registered Voters:  Voters are required to return the Census form annually to retain their “Active” status on the voter list.  If you are a registered voter and do not respond to the census, the Board of Registrars is required by law to move you to the “INACTIVE VOTER LIST” (MGL, Ch 51, §4). You will still be eligible to vote in Lakeville, but only after completing an “Affirmation of Current & Continuous Residence” form and showing evidence (i.e. driver’s license or other acceptable documentation) when you go to the polls.

Hours of Polls:  The polls will be open from 12:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Monday, April 1st. 

ABSENTEE/EARLY VOTE BY MAIL BALLOTS:

Town Clerk, Lillian Drane, would like to announce that the absentee/early ballots for the upcoming Annual Town Election to be held on Monday, April 1, 2024 have arrived in her office and voting is available for residents who were registered to vote on or before the March 22nd deadline.

To qualify to vote by absentee, the voter has to be unable to vote at the polls on election day due to the absence from town when the poll are open or have a physical disability preventing them from going to the polls.

If you are NOT going to be in town between the hours of NOON to 8:00 P.M., on election day, you may wish to vote in absentia or early.  There are two ways in which you can do this, as follows:

All Absentee Ballot Applications (attached below) must be received by the Town Clerk before 5:00pm on March 25, 2024 .  Applications can be returned by mail, dropped off in the Town Clerk's Drop Box. For your ballot to be counted, it will need to be received on Election Day, April 1, 2024.  Direct relatives may also file a form to request a ballot for a family member.  Please allow ample time for mailing the ballots to you and for returning them.

Absentee voting in person is available during regular business hours, Monday-Thursday, 8:00am - 4:30pm & Friday, 8:00am - 12 noon at the Town Clerk's Office (346 Bedford Street, Lakeville- BY APPOINTMENT ONLY).  Absentee voting over the counter will end on Friday, March 29, 2024 at 5:00 P.M. 

• The last day to submit an Early Vote By Mail application is Monday, March 25, 2024 at 5:00 pm.
• NO EARLY IN PERSON VOTING AVAILABLE