Ahead of the Nov. 3 general election, Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester are all offering early voting in person or by mail. 

For in-person voting, residents are required to wear a face mask and encouraged to bring a black or blue pen. 

For voting by mail, fill out the state’s vote by mail application (sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/2020-Vote-by-Mail-Application.pdf) and deliver it to your respective Town Clerk office. Applications can also be submitted online through the state’s online ballot application system (sec.state.ma.us/VoterRegistrationSearch/preface.aspx.)  Before submitting, verify your voter registration information. If you need to make changes to your registration, update your information at registertovoteMA.com. 

Additionally, residents can drop their absentee ballots in the drop boxes located at their respective town halls. Make sure to drop your ballot in your respective town’s drop box and not in another town. Find out where each town’s drop box is located here.

Applications can be accepted until Oct. 28, but the state recommends voters get their applications in by Oct. 20.

In Mattapoisett, residents can vote early at the Town Clerk’s office, 16 Main Street, from Oct. 17 to Oct. 30. Polls will be open on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., from 2 to 8 p.m. on Saturdays and 8 a.m to noon on Sundays.

In Rochester, early voting will take place at the Rochester Senior Center, 66 Dexter Lane, from Oct. 17 to 29. Polls will be open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to noon.

In-person early voting will be at the Town Clerk’s office, 2 Spring Street, on the following days: Oct. 17 and Oct. 18, 10 a.m.to noon.; Oct. 19 to 22, 8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.; Oct. 23, 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.; Oct. 24, 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m.; and Oct. 25, 10 a.m. to noon.There will also be an in-person early voting session at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center, 465 Mill Street, on Oct. 20 from noon to 3 p.m.