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Mattapoisett early voting: Town Hall hours, deadlines and what is on the Nov. 3 ballot

Early voting runs at Town Hall, 16 Main St., weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., through Oct. 30. The ballot has statewide races and nine questions.

By South Coast 360 staff | Published Oct. 18, 2026 | Last verified Oct. 18, 2026, 5:30 p.m. ET

Updated Oct. 18 with more detail.

MATTAPOISETT Mattapoisett voters can cast ballots early for the Nov. 3 state election at Town Hall, 16 Main St., through Friday, Oct. 30, according to a notice the town posted Oct. 7. The first Saturday session was Oct. 17.

Early voting hours

Deadlines

Mattapoisett's notice lists only the early voting hours. The deadlines are set by state law and published by the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The deadline to register, update a registration or change party is 10 days before the election, which makes it Saturday, Oct. 24. Online registrations count until 11:59 p.m. that day, and mailed forms must be postmarked by then, the state's registration page says.

An application for a mail-in or absentee ballot must reach the Town Clerk by 5 p.m. on the fifth business day before the election, Tuesday, Oct. 27. A postmark does not count. Voters who qualify for an absentee ballot can arrange to vote it in person at the clerk's office until noon on Monday, Nov. 2, the state's absentee page says.

Returned ballots must reach the clerk's office or a drop box by the close of polls at 8 p.m. on Nov. 3. In a November state election, the state allows three extra days for ballots mailed in the United States that are postmarked by Election Day. Ballots cannot be dropped off at a polling place on Election Day.

What's on the ballot

The Select Board's Sept. 22 agenda listed a vote to approve the warrant for the Nov. 3 state election. The Secretary of the Commonwealth's warrant form for the election lists races for U.S. senator, governor and lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor, U.S. representative, Governor's Council, state senator, state representative, district attorney and register of probate. Polls in a state election are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and a town may open them as early as 5:45 a.m., the state says.

Nine statewide questions follow. They would open legislative and governor's office records to the public records law, let employees of the Committee for Public Counsel Services bargain collectively, replace party primaries with a single all-party primary, allow Election Day registration, change the limit on state revenue and rebate the excess, create a Nature for All Fund that would get part of the state taxes on sporting goods, recreational vehicles and golf courses, allow single-family homes on smaller lots with sewer and water, repeal retail sales of recreational marijuana, and, as a referendum, decide whether to keep a state law that changed firearms rules.

Check your registration

Voters can check their registration on the Secretary of the Commonwealth's website or call the Mattapoisett Town Clerk's office at 508-758-4100, ext. 2. The office is in Town Hall and is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., its page says.

Label: Reported by us, from the town's posted records.

How we verified this

The hours and place come from Mattapoisett's own notice, listed below. The deadlines, return rules, poll hours and ballot questions come from the Secretary of the Commonwealth's election pages, and the list of offices from the state's warrant form. We read every source on Oct. 18. We summarized each ballot question from the state's official summary. We checked each date and weekday against a calendar. Not heard: no one was contacted. A question for the Mattapoisett Town Clerk about ballot return rules is pending through our newsroom.

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Sources (9)

  1. News Flash: Early Voting for State Election (posted Oct. 7, 2026)Town of Mattapoisett. The place and every early voting day and hour. Read Oct. 18, 2026.
  2. Town ClerkTown of Mattapoisett. The clerk phone number, office location and hours. Read Oct. 18, 2026.
  3. Notice of Meeting, Mattapoisett Select Board, Sept. 22, 2026Town of Mattapoisett. The vote to approve the Nov. 3 state election warrant. Read Oct. 18, 2026.
  4. Registering to Vote (Secretary of the Commonwealth)The 10-day registration deadline, the 11:59 p.m. online cutoff and the postmark rule for mailed forms. Read Oct. 18, 2026.
  5. Voting by Mail (Secretary of the Commonwealth)The fifth-business-day, 5 p.m. application deadline, the return options and the 3-day allowance for mailed ballots postmarked by Election Day. Read Oct. 18, 2026.
  6. Absentee Voting (Secretary of the Commonwealth)In-person absentee voting at the local election office until noon on the day before the election. Read Oct. 18, 2026.
  7. Polling Hours (Secretary of the Commonwealth)State election polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; towns may open as early as 5:45 a.m. Read Oct. 18, 2026.
  8. 2026 State Election Ballot Questions (Secretary of the Commonwealth)The nine statewide questions and their official summaries. Read Oct. 18, 2026.
  9. Warrant for 2026 State Election, Secretary of the Commonwealth form (as printed in the Dighton Board of Selectmen packet, Oct. 14, 2026, pages 9 to 14)The state form. Used only for the list of offices on the ballot. Read Oct. 18, 2026.

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