Fitchburg Absentee Ballot Drop-off

media release: Over 8,669 city of Fitchburg residents were mailed absentee ballots for the November 3^rd General Election recently. Ballots will continue to be mailed to residents who request them. Residents have options for returning their completed ballots which include:

• Mailing
• Dropping off in the drop box in the foyer of City Hall, 5520 Lacy Road.  The foyer is open 24 hours a day.
• Deliver the ballot to YOUR polling location on Election Day.
• Drop it off at one of our absentee ballot collection dates: McKee Farms Park shelter, Saturday, October 24, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. or Huegel-Jamestown Park shelter, Saturday, October 17, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Clerk’s staff will be available to accept the delivery of absentee ballots. Staff will also be available to serve as a witness, if needed, and will be wearing bright green vests.
• Staff will practice social distancing, sanitization and will wear masks. When the event ends at 1:00 p.m., the staff will bring the ballots back to the Clerk’s Office at City Hall to be counted and placed in a package with a tamper evident seal. The ballots will remain in the vault at City Hall until Election Day.