Register to Vote

You may submit an application to register or pre-register to vote in Massachusetts if:

– You are a citizen of the United States: and

– Your are 16 years old: (pre-registration will be kept on file until 18th birthday)

– You are not currently incarcerated by reason of a felony conviction

In order not to be affiliated with a party or political designation, a Massachusetts voter must be registered as “Unenrolled.”

Register online and save time, visit the Massachusetts Secretary of State website.

If you wish you may download a Mail-In Voter Registration Form (PDF).

If you will be 18 on or before the next election, you are a U.S. citizen and you live in Williamstown, you are eligible to register to vote in Williamstown. Voter registration forms are available at the Town Clerk’s Office, Milne Public Library, Post Office and online. You may register to vote in person at any city or town clerk’s office, by mail or at the Registry of Motor Vehicles .

Currently the voter registration deadline is 20 days before an election. If you are 17-years old, you may register while you are still 17 if you will be 18 on or before election day, but you must register at least 20 days before the election. If you become a U.S. citizen after the voter registration deadline and you register to vote before 4 p.m. on the day before the election, you are specially qualified to vote in that election.

Election Information

Click on these links for information and forms:

Find your election information and view ballots for state and federal elections through the Massachusetts Secretary of State website.

Learn how to apply and print out an application for an absentee ballot, through the Massachusetts Secretary of State.

View the Federal Voting Assistance Program, voting help for Uniformed Service Members, their families, and citizens living outside the U.S. HERE >>