The Westwood Town Clerk/Chief Election Officer & Staff will be Advance processing Early and Absentee Ballots received for the November 8, 2022 State Election as follows:

Location: Lower level office space, Westwood Town Hall, 580 High Street, Westwood, MA

Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022

Start Time: 8:00AM until completed

Voting by mail has been made permanent  through legislation passed on June 15, 2022, titled An Act Fostering voter opportunities, trust, equity and security, chapter 92 of the Acts of 2022. This bill allows Cities and towns to begin tabulating early and absentee ballots before Election Day, but no results can be known until after polls are closed.

All ballot counting takes place in public. Ballots will only be removed from their envelopes during public counting sessions at central tabulation facilities and at polling places on Election Day.

We will be counting any ballots received through Friday, November 4, 2022 during advanced processing. Any received after that date will be brought to the polls on election day to be processed.