Fax Your Massachusetts Ballot From Overseas
Massachusetts accepts a voted ballot returned by fax.
Massachusetts lets a military or overseas voter return a voted ballot to the local election office by email or online, by fax, or by mail. Source
10 pages free every month. No credit card.
What goes in the fax
Fax the pages together, to the line your election office uses for ballots.
Every page of it, including any page you left blank.
Your local election office
Massachusetts runs elections by city and town, so a voted ballot goes to your local election office, listed in the state's directory. The state-level office is below.
From the Massachusetts directory, checked September 30, 2026.
Call before you send. Fax lines change and some stop answering. A short call confirms the ballot fax number and whether the office has your ballot request. An office’s general fax is not always its ballot line.
Deadlines
A Massachusetts military or overseas ballot returned electronically (email, online, or fax) must arrive by 8 p.m. on Election Day for a regular or special state or federal election; for a city election it must arrive by the close of polls, and every primary and town election ballot must arrive by the close of polls on Election Day.
www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/voting-information/military-and-overseas-voters.htmA Massachusetts military or overseas ballot mailed from outside the United States for a regular state or federal election must be postmarked by Election Day and received by 5 p.m. on the tenth day after Election Day; one mailed from inside the United States must arrive by 5 p.m. on the third day after.
www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/voting-information/military-and-overseas-voters.htmA Massachusetts military or overseas voter chooses on the Federal Post Card Application to receive the blank ballot through an online portal, by fax, or by mail.
www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/voting-information/military-and-overseas-voters.htmWhat it costs
Every account gets 10 free pages a month, and a page to a US fax number counts as one. A ballot packet of up to 10 pages sends free, with no credit card.
Free pages reset on the 1st. If a second ballot in the same month takes you past 10 pages, a Lite pack covers it, with no subscription.
To get your blank ballot by fax, you need a fax number of your own. A One-Time Fax Number is $14.99 once and receives for 90 days, with 50 pages. Starter is $4.99 a month. A ballot sent to you by email needs neither.
Questions
Can I fax my Massachusetts ballot from any country?
Yes. Your local election office has a US fax number, and a fax to it goes out the same way wherever you are. Whether it arrives depends on the office's line, which is why each row has a number to call first.
What if my local election office's fax line doesn't answer?
Call the number in your local election office's row before you try again. A line that rings and never connects will not start working on a retry, and the office can tell you whether the number changed.
My local election office's row has no ballot fax. Where do I send it?
Call the number in your local election office's row and ask for the fax line the office takes ballots on. The state's directory does not publish one for that office, and an office's general fax is not always its ballot line.
Do I need my own fax number to send my ballot?
No. Sending needs only the fax number your election office uses. A number of your own matters only if you want the blank ballot faxed to you.
Is this an official Massachusetts election site?
No. FaxTerra is a fax service. Massachusetts's rules come from its election authority and your local election office, linked under official sources.
Official sources
- www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/voting-information/military-and-overseas-voters.htm
- malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter54/Section95
- www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/voter-resources/find-my-local-election-office.htm
This page is nonpartisan. FaxTerra is a fax service and does not support or oppose any party or candidate. Massachusetts and your election office set the rules; follow them where they differ from anything here. Reviewed September 2026.
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