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Registering to vote

You can do this at town hall (easiest), by mail, or even at the Registry of Motor Vehicles. The deadline is 20 days before primaries and general elections, 10 days before special town elections. For more information, check out How to Register on the Elections Division website.

Changing parties

A lot of people think they're registered as independents, because they aren't a Democrat or a Republican. But in Massachusetts, there's an Independent party. If you're not a member of any party, you're unenrolled (not the same as unregistered).

You can change parties by mailing a simple form to Town Hall. Or when you vote you can ask to change your party.

Voting

Where you vote in Chelmsford depends on which precinct you are in. You can find out your precinct on the My Election Information page, and you can find out your voting location (and more) on the Chelmsford elections page.

Because Chelmsford is split between four different representatives, we've put them on the list too.

Precinct	Polling Location	Representative
1	TOWN OFFICE BUILDING GYM (in back), 50 BILLERICA RD	Cory Atkins
2	HARRINGTON SCHOOL GYM, 120 RICHARDSON RD	Tom Golden
3	HARRINGTON SCHOOL GYM, 120 RICHARDSON RD	Geoff Hall
4	WESTLANDS SCHOOL CAFE, 170 DALTON RD	Dave Nangle
5	BYAM SCHOOL CAFE, 25 MAPLE RD	Geoff Hall
6	WESTLANDS SCHOOL CAFE, 170 DALTON RD	Tom Golden
7	MCCARTHY MIDDLE SCHOOL LITTLE GYM, 250 NORTH RD	Geoff Hall
8	MCCARTHY MIDDLE SCHOOL LITTLE GYM, 250 NORTH RD	Tom Golden
9	TOWN OFFICE BUILDING GYM (in back), 50 BILLERICA RD	Cory Atkins

Polls are open from 7AM to 8PM.

It's easy to vote absentee. You can do it if you're going to be out of town on election day, or simply going to be too busy to reach your polling place. Check out Absentee Ballots on the Elections Division website.