Framingham 2022 Special Election: Absentee Ballot Deadline Here

Framingham MA

05 January, 2022

7:22 AM

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FRAMINGHAM, MA — Voters in Framingham's District 3 who want to avoid going to the polls for the upcoming special election are facing an important deadline: applications for mail-in ballots are due at 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Pandemic voting rules have been extended to cover the Jan. 11 special election between incumbent District 3 Councilor Adam Steiner and challenger Mary Kate Feeney. In December, a judge ordered a new election in District 3 after a recount ended in a tie. Wednesday's deadline only applies to new absentee voters. District 3 residents who voted by mail in the Nov. 2 election will automatically get another mail-in ballot, according to the City Clerk. To apply for a mail-in ballot, download an application and submit it to the City Clerk. Once you receive a mail-in ballot, you have several options for returning it: Put the ballot in one of the city's drop boxes. Those are located at City Hall, 150 Concord St., and at the McAuliffe Branch Library, 746 Water St. Hand-deliver the ballot to the City Clerk's office inside City HallMail the ballot back to the City Clerk's office as soon as possibleRelated: Framingham Special Election Guide: Steiner Vs. Feeney, Part 2