She just doesn t know what impact the continuing coronavirus pandemic will have on turnout. All the evidence is there that we should have a good turnout, but throw COVID into the mix and I just don t know, Galvin said. The candidates are pretty active in their campaigning.
Last year, with the election moved to June due to the pandemic, only 15.8 percent of the town s voters cast ballots, nearly half of them by absentee or mail-in ballots. Galvin said she had received just over 600 requests for absentee and mail-in ballots for Tuesday s election.
The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the town s 10 precincts. Galvin said masks will be required at the polls, voting booths will be six feet apart and other COVID-19 precautions will be in place.