Upcoming Elections:
State Primary: September 3, 2024
Voter Registration Deadline: Saturday August 24 by 5:00 pm
Vote by Mail Application Deadline: Monday August 26, 2024 by 5:00 pm
Election Day Polling Hours: 7:00 am — 8:00 pm
On Ballot: U.S. Senate, Representative in Congress, Governor's Council, State Senator, State Representative.
General Election: November 5, 2024
Voter Registration Deadline: October 26, 2024
Vote by Mail Application Deadline: October 29,2024
Election Day Polling Hours: 7:00 am—8:00pm
On Ballot: President and Vice President, U.S. Senate, Representatives in Congress, State Senator, State Representative, statewide ballot questions.*
*Ballots in some counties and communities may have additional local offices and questions.
Vote by Mail
You may request a VOTE BY MAIL ballot by contacting the Town Clerk's office. The application may be downloaded here.
Be sure to include your name and address, the election(s) for which you are requesting a ballot, and your signature. If you need the ballot mailed somewhere
other than your home, be sure to provide that address.
Completed applications may be:
Mailed to the Town Clerk's office at PO Box 470860, Brookline, MA 02445
Hand-delivered to 333 Washington St., 1st Floor, Room 104, Brookline, MA 02445
Faxed to 617-730-2043, or
Emailed to townclerk@brooklinema.gov.
If you email your application, you must be able to send an image of the application
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Voter Registration
If you have a Massachusetts driver’s license, click here to register our update your address .
Click here to visit the Secretary of State’s webpage with complete voter registration info, including downloadable voter registration forms in English, Spanish, Chinese, Khmer, Cape Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Russian, and Vietnamese.
Questions about your voting rights in Massachusetts? Click here to visit the Secretary of State's webpage on the Massachusetts Voters' Bill of Rights. If you feel that your right to vote has been violated in any way, call the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Elections Division at 1-800-462-VOTE (8683). This call is free within Massachusetts.
You can also register to vote in person at the Brookline Town Clerk’s office at 333 Washington St., Room 104, Brookline, MA 02445. They’re open Monday-Wednesday, 8am-5pm; Thursday, 8am-8pm; and Friday, 8am-12:30pm. Click here to visit the Town Clerk’s webpage with voter registration info.
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Absentee Ballot Request
If you will be unable to vote in any upcoming election due to being out of town, medical condition, or disability, you should vote by absentee ballot. Click here to visit the Brookline Town Clerk’s webpage with information on voting absentee, including downloadable forms to request an absentee ballot in the mail for yourself or a family member.
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Polling Place Info
Do you know where your polling place location? Do you have a plan for how to get there for the next election? Will getting to the polls on election day require a ride from a family member, friend, or neighbor, or some other special arrangement? Knowing your answers to these questions are important to being an informed and engaged citizen.
All registered voters are assigned to a precinct number at the time of voter registration, based on residential address. Town officials determine voting locations for all registered in a precinct, and those locations generally do not change much between elections. 2018 precinct locations for the Town of Brookline are below. Unsure of your precinct number? Click here to visit the Secretary of State's website and search for your precinct based on your address.
Precinct 1
Wheelock College Brookline Campus
(Monmouth Street Entrance)
43 Hawes Street
Brookline, MA 02446
Precinct 2
Young Israel of Brookline
(Side Entrance)
62 Green Street
Brookline, MA 02446
Precinct 3
Theresa Morse Apartments
90 Longwood Avenue
Brookline, MA 02446
Precinct 4
Brookline Town Hall
Room 103
333 Washington Street
Brookline, MA 02445
Precinct 5
Lincoln School
19 Kennard Road
Brookline, MA 02445
Precinct 6
Brookline High School
Schluntz Gymnasium
115 Greenough Street
Brookline, MA 02445
Precinct 7
Arthur A. O'Shea House
61 Park Street
Brookline, MA 02446
Precinct 8
Young Israel of Brookline
(Side Entrance)
62 Green Street
Brookline, MA 02446
Precinct 9
Brookline Senior Center
93 Winchester Street
Brookline, MA 02446
Precinct 10
John W. Kickham Apartments
190 Harvard Street
Brookline, MA 02446
Precinct 11
Michael Driscoll School
New Gymnasium
(Washington Street Entrance)
64 Westbourne Terrace
Brookline, MA 02446
Precinct 12
Runkle Elementary School
Gymnasium
(Front Entrance)
50 Druce Street
Brookline, MA 02445
Precinct 13
Runkle Elementary School
Gymnasium
(Front Entrance)
50 Druce Street
Brookline, MA 02445
Precinct 14
Heath Elementary School
Gymnasium
100 Eliot Street
Brookline, MA 02467
Precinct 15
Brookline Fire Station #6
962 Hammond Street
Brookline, MA 02467
Precinct 16
Public Library of Brookline
Putterham Branch
959 West Roxbury Parkway
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Our Elected Officials
Knowing who your elected officials are--at every level of government--is an important piece of being an informed and engaged citizen. Learn about and connect with local and statewide elected officials below.
Governor Maura Healey (D)
Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll (D)
Secretary of State William Galvin (D)
State Auditor Diane DiZoglio (D)
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D)
U.S. Representative Jake Auchincloss (D)
State Senator Cynthia Stone Creem, 1st Middlesex & Norfolk District (D)
State Representative William MacGregor, 10th Suffolk District (D)
State Representative Tommy Vitolo, 15th Norfolk District (D)
State Representative Ruth Balser, 12th Middlesex (D)
State Representative Kevin Honan, 17th Suffolk District (D)
Governor's Council Member Marilyn Petitto Devaney, 3rd District (D)
District Attorney Michael Morrissey, Norfolk District (D)
Norfolk County Sheriff Patrick McDermott (D)