If you choose to vote in person at your polling place on Election Day, things will look different than a usual election. There will be specific procedures in place to protect your health and safety. Your municipality may also offer drive through or outdoor voting on election day. Check your municipal clerk’s website to learn about what options will be available for you. Please be patient as the poll workers will be using public health procedures designed to keep everyone safe and things may take a bit longer.
Your visit to your polling place on Election Day may include:
- If your polling place has any lines, you will be asked to maintain social distancing. There may be markers/tape on the ground to indicate 6 feet, but if not, please maintain at least 6 feet of distance between yourself and others.
- Voters are highly encouraged to wear face coverings in their polling place or in any line waiting to vote or enter the polling place.
- If you have any symptoms of COVID-19, including a cough, sore throat, fever of greater than 100.4 degrees, sudden loss of taste, or if you have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, you are encouraged to consider voting curbside from your vehicle. Curbside voting procedures are outlined below.
- You will be asked to use hand sanitizer or wash your hands before voting.
- You will be asked to state your name and address and provide your photo ID. Poll workers may be social distancing, so they may ask you to set your ID on the table and back up, or they may be behind Plexiglas dividers.
- Interactions with poll workers and other voters should be brief or avoided and you should try and move through the voting process quickly.
- You will be provided a ballot and you can go vote at a poll booth or accessible voting machine. Poll workers are regularly sanitizing these areas throughout Election Day.
- Lastly, you will insert your ballot into the ballot box or tabulator. You may use hand sanitizer again if you choose.
Tips (optional):
- Bring your own blue or black pen.
- Bring a face covering with you.
- Prepare ahead and consider voting curbside voting if you are immunocompromised, have a disability, or have been exposed to or have symptoms of COVID-19. See details below.