Photo: Early voting starts Saturday, Aug. 24

Voters will decide their political party’s candidates for the general election in November at the State Primary Election on Tuesday, Sept. 3 – the day after Labor Day – with polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 pm.

But why wait until the day after the summer holiday to vote when you can perform that task before you head off for the beach or backyard? In Person Early Voting begins on Saturday, Aug. 24 and lasts until Noon, Friday, Aug. 30. All in person early voting will take place at the Belmont Town Hall. Here’s the schedule:

Date	Time
Saturday, August 24	10 AM to 4 PM
Sunday, August 25	No Early Voting
Monday, August 26	8 AM to 7 PM
Tuesday, August 27	8 AM to 4 PM
Wednesday, August 28	8 AM to 4 PM
Thursday, August 29	8 AM to 4 PM
Friday, August 30	8 AM to Noon

The final day to register to vote in the primary is Saturday, Aug. 24:

• by 5 p.m. for in-person requests at Town Hall,
• by 11:59 p.m. for online requests, and
• postmarked by the deadline date for mail-in requests.

Voter registrations received after 5 p.m. on the 24th will be entered after the election.

There is a caveat to vote in this election: voters enrolled in either the Democratic, Libertarian or Republican party can vote only in that party’s primary. Enrollment in a political party does not affect your right to vote in the general election.

Unenrolled voters may cast a primary ballot for any party. Voters in political designations are treated as “Unenrolled” voters for primary purposes, and so they may choose to vote in any one of the party primaries.

If you have any questions on elections in Belmont, contact the Town Clerk at ecushman@belmont-ma.gov or call (617) 993-2604.