Springfield mayor reminds residents of early voting ahead of November election

Early voting began over the weekend as the midterm elections draw closer. 22 News reporter Aretha Odaya spoke with a local city clerk about what to look out for this season. Yeah, that's right. Saturday, October 17th is when early in-person voting started, continuing through Friday, October 30th. Across the state, people are taking advantage of early voting. The Secretary of State's office says over a million ballots have already been mailed. There is also a large number of inactive voters. Some residents did not return their city census, so those folks will just have to show a form of identification when they go to vote. It's been a very busy season for the city clerk's office in Holyoke. 29,000 people are registered to vote there, and there's three ballots. There is nine ballot questions. Here in Holyoke, our ballots are bilingual, so we actually have three ballots this year, which is, you know, more than I've ever seen. You know, read up, research on the questions prior to going to the voting places. Now be on the lookout to make sure you received that red booklet in the mail, which breaks down all voter information. As for deadlines, Saturday, October 24th is the last day to register to vote. And then Tuesday, the 27th at 5 p.m. is the last day to request a mail-in ballot. Working for you, Reta Odaya, 22 News.