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Elections staff asked the board to approve centralized advanced processing of ballots returned during the vote‑by‑mail period and early‑voting ballots. Staff recommended a central tabulation location in the Levi Lincoln Chamber for the advance removal and counting and requested board approval to bring in poll workers for that process. \"We recommend to the commissioners that we approve advanced removal and counting of mail in ballots at a central tabulation location,\" an elections staff member said.

Staff also noted contingency procedures: if relatively few vote‑by‑mail ballots are returned, staff may instead process them at precincts on election day rather than conduct early tabulation at the central location. \"If we don't get back very many, we won't do early vote tabulation here,\" the staff member said.

On security, staff requested that the board authorize working with the Worcester Police Department to assign officers to early voting sessions and polling locations and to provide spare officers for traffic enforcement and other support on Election Day. The board approved that request; the transcript records affirmative votes from Commissioners Gonzalez and Sacco.

The advance tabulation date was set to ensure staff and poll workers are scheduled in advance and to provide time for vendor coordination; staff noted the date falls the day before the Sept. 2 preliminary and acknowledged it follows the Labor Day weekend but said previous years did not produce staffing problems.

The board did not specify a final roll‑call tally in the transcript for the advance counting vote; staff and commissioners proceeded with scheduling and related logistics after the approvals.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Worcester City Board of Election Commissioners 06/10/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Worcester Board of Election Commissioners set advance removal and counting for Aug. 30 and approved use of Worcester Police Department officers at early‑voting sessions and polling locations for the Sept. 2 preliminary and general election operations.","taxTitle","Worcester City, Worcester County, Massachusetts","taxId",3734,"location","Massachusetts","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6207786,"Worcester elections staff report about 7,500 vote‑by‑mail requests; poll‑worker confirmation nearly complete",104,952000,1056000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3752843-25840a8b069b3841fad65331e0fcdfe7&start=952&end=1056","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3752843-25840a8b069b3841fad65331e0fcdfe7/thumbnail_952000.jpg","/articles/6207786/Massachusetts/Worcester-elections-staff-report-about-7500-votebymail-requests-pollworker-confirmation-nearly-complete","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6207786-a31f19d9f940a1e88b185ea020241f09/orig.mp4?Expires=1770945247&Signature=RvV5Apxi4v3-D5skEpSjYn95Mz1bnHuyJitW25I0wmkQDo51ZmQGbZmzESgNHcj3jFMYsFcNm-xjUYGzRm3M0VX1pFZgutovzheV5xdnn9uGIj1Wr1Xx0sfldmGekvBU85-xusCPXLU~1jmRyb8zhpElkfY5auErxWJJMFCRlUpBbjSgjslvlZC4GmGRpgJbTQJvRkBFAADqa8vNw8Q~q2mEsr8XetGRfJ20w9R1qkXSAu6FUUiGjxtxXHLG47d8AEuRMWqAMT46EXUgKVB~186WUKKNl7V8mX5-b8XaK79M43UwdJwMK-AVHXtsvzDIG2LY8bOYqs3-f5fCu9Kx7g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Elections staff told the Worcester Board of Election Commissioners on June 10 that the office has processed about 7,500 vote‑by‑mail applications for the Sept. 2 municipal preliminary and that the deadline to apply for a vote‑by‑mail ballot is Monday, Aug. 25.

Staff said the office is in the preparation phase for the September election, confirming nearly all poll workers and maintaining a wait list to cover any late openings. \"At this time, we do have, almost all of our poll workers have been confirmed. We do have a wait list at this time,\" an elections staff member said during the meeting.

Staff described the typical ballot‑mailing process: applications are kitted and ballots are sent in waves as the vendor delivers materials. Voters may request a mail ballot via the state website, the city's website (which links to the state application), or by submitting a paper application available at the elections office. The staff member provided the application deadline as Monday, Aug. 25.

Commissioners discussed poll‑worker recruitment and a recent outreach alert that led to multiple applications; staff said they received several applications following that notice. The board discussed scheduling and other logistics for the Sept. 2 preliminary and moved on to agenda items on early tabulation and security at polling places.

No changes to application methods or deadlines were proposed at the meeting; staff instructed that interested residents may continue to apply and will be placed on the wait list if all current slots are filled.","At the June 10 meeting the Worcester Board of Election Commissioners heard that roughly 7,500 vote‑by‑mail applications have been processed for the Sept. 2 preliminary, the application deadline is Monday, Aug. 25, and most poll workers have been confirmed with a wait list available.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6207789,"Worcester election commissioners draw ballot order for Sept. 2 preliminary",639,70000,709000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3752843-25840a8b069b3841fad65331e0fcdfe7&start=70&end=709","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3752843-25840a8b069b3841fad65331e0fcdfe7/thumbnail_70000.jpg","/articles/6207789/Massachusetts/Worcester-election-commissioners-draw-ballot-order-for-Sept-2-preliminary","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6207789-da0a18957e0cd54fba9de20290a5b734/orig.mp4?Expires=1770945247&Signature=SmdSnvTJJhVqBgqLxbKvkOGjYKtYF8NUHduuNPv2yEWh8MhJoRanLko7zAtuYFzMTniPQhM3rTjrw7d2tw4EJg34ekXqX46gyR87we71phn9Riy1JHmRRjThTPBjS2MUIupifnQP-U0tBX7o0g4rBUaHWB-6kjzIIqvMkklrMg2xE166NGt0Lf523yDD~uP9Ef0kvTo9SQIaUienzEI3aiqDkzZ33eoyIy9AsLISWXe2-UQpVeVA16niUKCD-utieIvJspN-7Tmu4E69EE4iT9DeS75IRhWhW~6nUI8j1z7rBRg0tw7RCsuIKlzfYZdQ1LRyczZ0DTWot7Oalp6eRQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Worcester Board of Election Commissioners conducted a public ballot-order drawing June 10 in the Levi Lincoln Chamber to set the order of names that will appear on the Sept. 2 municipal preliminary ballot for city council at-large and School Committee District E.

The drawing determines the sequence vendors will print on ballots. Staff read candidate names aloud while the chair drew labels and placed them on the board before announcing the final order.

For city council at-large the board announced this ballot order: Oworokwaku Sarkodia; Gemma Kamara; Donna Calorio; Gary Rosen; Kate Toomey; Kaden Davis; Satya Mitra; Bernard Ion Doley; Joseph Petty; Christian King; Charles Luster; Jessica Pepple; Edson Montero; Morris Bergman. \"The drawing will be for city council at large and the will be for school committee district E,\" an elections staff member said during the process.

For School Committee District E the board announced the ballot order as Kathleen Roy, then Noelia Shafoya, and Neli Medina.

Commissioners and staff described the procedure before and during the drawing: staff read the labels and the chair pulled the names to place them in order on the board. The announced order will be used by the vendor as ballots are prepared and printed ahead of the preliminary.

The commissioners completed the drawing on the record and moved on to other agenda items related to September election preparations.","The Worcester Board of Election Commissioners conducted a public drawing June 10 to determine ballot order for the Sept. 2 municipal preliminary for city council at-large and School Committee District E; the board announced the order for both contests.","actionData","errors"]

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