Important Information: Last Day to Register to Vote, Vote By Mail and Annual Town Meeting & Election 2026 Dates and Deadlines
Annual Town Meeting:
Monday, April 27, 2026, 7:00PM at the Chilmark Community Center, 520 South Road, Chilmark, MA 02535
Annual Town Election:
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, polls open 12NOON to 8PM, at the Chilmark Community Center, 520 South Road, Chilmark, MA 02535
The Last Day to Register to Vote or change your voter registration information, in order to vote at the Annual Town Meeting and Election, is Friday, April 17, 2026.
Check to confirm your voter registration information HERE. To register to vote or change your voter registration information, please go HERE.
In-person registration on the last day to register (April 17) is from 9-11AM and 3-5PM, at the Chilmark Town Hall, 401 Middle Road. You may also register to vote or change your voter registration online by following the link HERE.
EARLY Vote By Mail (VBM) IS AVAILABLE TO ALL REGISTERED VOTERS for the Annual Town Election. Apply as early as possible. To apply ONLINE to Vote early By Mail, please go HERE.
The deadline for receipt of a VBM or mailed Absentee Ballot application, to apply to be mailed an Annual Town Election ballot, is April 22, 2026, 5PM. Your application can only be accepted if it has reached the Town Hall office by the deadline. The VBM online application portal is monitored daily to receive applications submitted via the online application.
If you prefer to apply on a paper application, you may access a PDF of a mailed ballot application HERE. You may mail, scan/photo and email or drop off the paper application at Chilmark Town Hall to the Clerk Dept. Paper applications are also available at the Town Hall and you may apply in person before the deadline on April 22, 2026 at 5PM.
To ensure that you receive your ballot with enough time to mail it back, you should apply 2-3 weeks before Election Day. Please feel free to email or telephone the Chilmark Town Clerk at townclerk@chilmarkma.gov 508-645-2107 to confirm our receipt of your USPS mailed ballot application or a faxed ballot application.
Mail Applications to: Chilmark Town Clerk, P.O. Box 119, Chilmark, MA 02535
Email a scan of an application to: townclerk@chilmarkma.gov
Drop off an application in-person at: 401 Middle Road, Chilmark, MA 02535
If you are unable to access the MA Vote By Mail application, you may also use any signed request to apply. You may send a signed letter to your local election office to apply for your ballot by email, regular mail or in-person during regular business hours or outside of regular business hours into either of the two drop boxes at the main entrance.
VBM applications may be submitted by mail (Chilmark Town Clerk, P.O. Box 119, Chilmark, MA 02535), email (townclerk@chilmarkma.gov), fax (508-645-2110), in-person or into either of the two Town Hall building (401 Middle Rd.) drop boxes outside the main entrance. Applications must include a signature that may be compared to your hand-written signature. Electronic signatures, scanned applications, and photos of applications are acceptable. If you are unable to sign your application or mark your ballot by hand due to a disability, visit the MA Elections Division webpage about voting with disabilities for information on requesting an accommodation.
If you have a disability that prevents you from marking a paper ballot independently, you may qualify to use the Accessible Vote by Mail system. Please see information HERE for voters with disabilities to find more information and an Accessible Vote by Mail Application.
Mailed Ballot applications that are submitted are processed promptly and the ballot is usually mailed by the end of the next business day. You may track your mailed ballot HERE.
Mailed Ballots must be returned by 8:00PM on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 to be counted:
By mail: Chilmark Town Clerk, P.O. Box 119, Chilmark, MA 02535 using the enclosed white mailing envelope that is pre-addressed and prepaid
Into the Dropboxes or In Person: 401 Middle Road, Chilmark, MA 02535
While early Vote by Mail ballots are more common, there are circumstances where you may need to use the Absentee Ballot application to apply for a mailed absentee ballot instead. Find more information about absentee ballot eligibility HERE. The deadline to apply for an in-person absentee ballot is 12PM on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. An application for a mailed Absentee Ballot must be received by April 22, 2026, 5PM.
If you are a U.S citizen residing out of the country or on active military duty, you may use the Federal Post Card Application or the Massachusetts Absentee Ballot Application to request your ballot.
More information is available on the MA Elections Division's Voting for Military & Overseas Citizens webpage.
Link to the April 29, 2026 Chilmark Annual Town Election Specimen Ballot