Time is running out for Massachusetts residents to sign up to vote by mail in the preliminary elections taking place across the commonwealth Sept. 14.
The deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot is Wednesday at 5 p.m. -- that's when aplications need to arrive to city election offices, Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin noted Tuesday.
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Voters can register to vote by mail by sending an application email, fax, mail or drop box -- though emailed applications require an image of a hand-written signature.
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However, Galvin urged voters not to use mail, because the U.S. Postal Service is recommending that people give mail up to a week to be delivered.
Fifteen cities across Massachusetts are holding elections on the 14th, including Boston, where polls show City Councilor Michelle Wu with a clear lead on the field for mayor. The election will determine which two candidates will progress to the November election.
In-person voting remains an option for people to vote.
