Politics

Voting in Boston? Your polling place may have changed locations.

Twenty precincts have changed polling locations this election cycle.

By Christopher Gavin

August 13, 2020

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If you’re planning to cast your ballot in-person for the Sept. 1 state primaries in Boston, you may want double check your polling location.

The city’s Election Department announced Wednesday that locations for 20 precincts have changed, along with the voter entrances at five locations.

Voters can look up their polling places on the state website, or check out a list of the locations that have changed this election cycle on the city’s website.

Election officials are also putting in place health and safety protocols for in-person voting amid the coronavirus pandemic.

“All poll workers will receive face shields, face masks, gloves, disinfectant wipes, disinfectant spray and hand sanitizer,” the department said in a statement. “Cleaning will take place at each site every two to three hours. Voters waiting in line will be instructed to stand six feet away from others and wear a face covering.”

Residents can register to vote for the primary through Aug. 22. Officials said Aug. 26 is the last day to request a vote-by-mail ballot for the election.

Voters who want to cast their ballots in-person early can do so at any of the early voting sites between Aug. 22 and Aug. 28, according to the Election Department.

Absentee voters — registered voters who will be outside Boston on Election Day or who cannot go inside a polling location due to a religious belief or a physical disability — can cast ballots in-person at City Hall through noon on Aug. 31.