SPRINGFIELD — Election season is in full swing with half a dozen contested races for the state House of Representatives and Senate in Hampden County. With primaries for these races on Sept. 3, Reminder Publishing wanted to provide information on polling places in Springfield.
As the third-largest city in the state and the largest in Western Massachusetts, it should be no surprise that Springfield has dozens of polling locations — 42, in fact. All polling places in the state will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the day of the primary.
Voters must be registered by Aug. 24 to vote in the primary. Vote-by-mail applications will be accepted until Aug. 26. To register to vote, individuals must be a citizen of the United States, a resident of the municipality in which they want to vote and 18 years of age or older on or before the day of voting. Those you are not yet 18, can pre-register to vote by the Aug. 24 deadline.
Voter registration forms can be requested by calling the clerk’s office in the municipality or downloading a mail-in form at tinyurl.com/5bzajpvf. Registration can also be completed in person at the offices of clerks, election commissions or boards of registrars, the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth Elections Division or the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s regional offices.
Voter registration can also be completed while applying for or renew a driver’s license, permit or state ID at the Registry of Motor Vehicles, applying for MassHealth benefits online, in person or by phone or applying for health insurance through the Commonwealth Health Connector.
If a voter arrives at the polling place and is told they are on the inactive voter list, they can still cast a ballot.
“[Voters] are not required to show photo ID and they must still be allowed to vote, even if they do not have ID. Once they sign the form to confirm their residence, they are placed back on the list of active voters,” City Clerk and Election Commissioner Gladys Oyola-Lopez said in an email. “In fact, if a voter who hasn’t moved out of the city is removed from the voter list due to inactivity, that voter is entitled to vote on a provisional ballot, and the law requires that the provisional ballot be counted.”
The following is a list of Springfield’s polling locations. If unsure of which polling place to use, call the city’s Elections Division at 413-787-6190.
Ward 1
- Precincts 1A and 1B: Riverview Community Room, 82 Division St.
- Precincts 1C and 1C1: North End Youth Center, 1772 Dwight St.
- Precincts 1D, 1D1 and 1E: Baystate Place Apartments, Community Room, 414 Chestnut St.
- Precinct 1F: Seniority House (Hobby Club) Rear of Bldg., 309 Chestnut St.
- Precinct 1G: Fire Department Headquarters, 605 Worthington St.
- Precinct 1H: The Good Life Center, 1600 East Columbus Ave.
Ward 2
- Precincts 2A, 2B and 2C: Springfield Boys & Girls Club, 481 Carew St.
- Precinct 2E and 2H: Van Sickle School Gym, 1170 Carew St.
- Precinct 2F: Safety Complex, 1212 Carew St.
- Precinct 2G: Bowles School, 24 Bowles Park
Ward 3
- Precinct 3A: Emerson Hall, 439 Union St.
- Precincts 3B and 3C: Gentile Apts., Community Room, 85 William St.
- Precincts 3D and 3E: JC Williams Community Center, 116 Florence St.
- Precincts 3F, 3G and 3H: Holy Name Church/Social Center, 323 Dickinson St.
Ward 4
- Precincts 4A and 4B: Rebecca Johnson School, 55 Catharine St.
- Precinct 4C: Mason Square Library, 765 State St.
- Precinct 4D: Highland House, 250 Oak Grove Ave.
- Precinct 4E: Mason Square Fire Station, 33 Eastern Ave.
- Precincts 4F and 4H: A.I.C. Karen Sprague Cultural Arts Center, 1053 State St.
- Precinct 4G: Independence House, 1475 Roosevelt Ave.
Ward 5
- Precincts 5A and 5B: Sci-Tech Sports Complex, 60 Alton St.
- Precincts 5C and 5C1: Mary Lynch School, 315 N. Branch Pkwy.
- Precincts 5D and 5G: Green Leaf Community Center (Clodo Concepcion Community Center), 1188 Parker St.
- Precinct 5E: Pine Point Library, 204 Boston Rd.
- Precinct 5F: Duggan Middle School, 1015 Wilbraham Rd.
- Precinct 5H: Church in the Acres, 1383 Wilbraham Rd.
Ward 6
- Precincts 6A and 6B: Forest Park Middle School, 46 Oakland St.
- Precinct 6C: Barney Lane Apartments, Barney Lane
- Precincts 6D, 6D1 and 6F: Alice Beal School, 285 Tiffany St.
- Precinct 6E: Holy Name Church Social Center, 323 Dickinson St
- Precincts 6G and 6H: MLK Charter School, 285 Dorset St.
Ward 7
- Precincts 7A and 7A1: Mary Dryden School, 190 Surrey Rd.
- Precincts 7B, 7B1 and 7C: Frederick Harris School, 58 Hartford Ter.
- Precinct 7D: Talmadge School, 1395 Allen St.
- Precincts 7E and 7G: Brunton School, 1801 Parker St.
- Precinct 7F: Kiley Middle School, 180 Cooley St.
- Precincts 7H and 7H1: Glickman School, 120 Ashland Ave.
Ward 8
- Precinct 8A: St. Mary’s Church, 840 Page Blvd.
- Precincts 8B and 8B1: Mary Lynch School, 315 N. Branch Pkwy.
- Precinct 8C: Central High School, 1840 Roosevelt Ave.
- Precincts 8D and 8F: John F. Kennedy Middle School, 1385 Berkshire Ave.
- Precinct 8E: Indian Orchard Citizen’s Council, 117 Main St., Indian Orchard
- Precincts 8G and 8G1: Warner School, 493 Parker St.
- Precinct 8H: Pine Point Library, 204 Boston Rd.
