Early Voting for Presidential Primary Begins Feb. 24

NEW BEDFORD – The New Bedford Election Commission has announced the early voting schedule for the 2024 Presidential Primary election.

The early voting schedule is:

Downtown Library (613 Pleasant St.): 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily from Feb. 24 to March 1.

Taber Mill (217 Deane St.): Feb. 28 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (please use entrance on Coffin Avenue)

Hazelwood Senior Center (553 Brock Ave.): Feb. 29 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Additionally, absentee and mail-in ballots continue to be available. Any registered voter can request to receive one by visiting the Election Commission office at City Hall, 133 William St., during business hours, Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Request forms have been mailed to registered voters in New Bedford.

In the Presidential Primary, New Bedford voters may cast their vote for president, state committee man, state committee woman, and ward committee.

Any New Bedford resident who is uncertain about their voting status, designated polling location, has changed their address since the last election, or has other questions about the election can contact the Board of Election Commissioners at 508-979-1420.