Forestdale, Massachusetts Public Records

Registration must be completed 20 days before any election, though residents can also register in person at the Town Clerk's office or the Registry of Motor Vehicles. The state allows same-day registration during the early voting period but not on Election Day itself. Each May, Sandwich holds its annual Town Meeting where voters decide local budgets, bylaws, and municipal matters, along with annual town elections for positions including Board of Selectmen, School Committee, and other elected boards. Residents vote at assigned polling locations based on their precinct, and voters can look up their specific polling place, precinct, and ballot information at https://www.sec.state.ma.us/wheredoivotema/ by entering their residential address. Public election records in the state include voter registration lists (available to candidates and political committees under 51, § 47), campaign finance reports accessible through the Office of Campaign and Political Finance at https://www.ocpf.us/, candidate nomination papers filed with the Town Clerk and Secretary of the Commonwealth, and official election results posted by the town clerk and compiled by the Secretary of the Commonwealth at https://electionstats.state.ma.us/. Massachusetts allows no-excuse absentee voting and early voting; residents can request a mail-in ballot online at https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleabsentee/absidx.htm or through the Town Clerk, with applications accepted up to four days before the election and ballots must be received by 8:00 PM on Election Day.