BOSTON — More than 62,000 Boston residents had already cast ballots in the Nov. 3 state election as of Monday, the Boston Election Department said, as the city issued final reminders before polls open.

According to the department, 15,343 residents had voted early in person and 47,309 mail-in and absentee ballots had been returned, bringing the number of ballots cast before Election Day to 62,652.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 3 at all 275 precincts in the city. The city said it has recruited and trained more than 2,000 poll workers.

The ballot includes nine questions spread across three double-sided ballot cards. The department urged voters to review the questions in advance and allow extra time to vote. To avoid jamming the tabulators, voters should feed in one card at a time and wait for the screen to read "System Ready" before inserting the next card or leaving, the department said. With more cards to process, machines may occasionally need attention, and support teams will be stationed around the city, officials said.

All polling places are wheelchair accessible and have equipment to help voters with disabilities mark their ballots on their own. Multilingual poll workers and interpreters will be available, and ballot question translations are offered in 16 languages.

Mail-in ballots cannot be returned at polling places. Ballots dropped in an official city drop box or delivered to the Election Department in Room 241 of Boston City Hall must arrive by 8 p.m. on Nov. 3. Mailed ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 3 and received by 5 p.m. on Nov. 6 to be counted.

The department said it will post results from early and mail-in ballots between 8 and 9 p.m. on Nov. 3, then begin uploading combined results around 10 p.m. Residents can call 311 with Election Day questions.

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