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Advance Removal / Depositing Of Mail-in and In-person Early Voted Ballots

The City of Boston will be removing General Municipal Election mail-in and in-person early voted ballots for all 275 precincts from their envelopes and depositing these ballots into a tabulator on Monday, October 27, through Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

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  1. Location and Schedule

    Monday, October 27 through Friday, October 31, 2025

    Boston City Hall 

    One City Hall Square 

    Boston, MA 02201, Room 801 

    Saturday, November 1 through Tuesday, November 4, 2025

    Boston City Hall 

    One City Hall Square

    Boston, MA 02201

    Christopher Iannella Chamber, 5th floor

    The Christopher Iannella Chamber shall remain open until close of the polls on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. 

    Only ballots received prior to Friday, October 31, 2025 will be removed and deposited.

    Advance Processing Schedule:

    Ballot removal and processing will occur daily from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, beginning on:

    Monday, October 27th through Tuesday, November 4, 2025, with processing beginning at 7:00 AM on November 4 (if necessary) and continuing until all ballots have been processed.

    All ballots advance processed by 5:00 PM on Friday, October 31, 2025, will be centrally tabulated.

    All other ballots received by 2:00 PM on Election Day (Tuesday, November 4, 2025) will be delivered to their respective precinct for processing.

    Ballots received after 2:00 PM on Election Day will be processed after the close of polls at 8:00 PM, once the voter lists from each precinct have been received by the Elections Department.

    This process will be open for public observation.

  2. Wards and Precincts to be advance processed at the Central Tabulation Facility

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