All six Island libraries will participate in a voter registration drive on Saturday, June 16, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (At the Chilmark library, the drive will start at 10:30 a.m.) This is part of a nonpartisan, all-volunteer effort sponsored by Cape & Islands Vote 2018.

Massachusetts voter registration forms will be provided, along with detailed instructions for filling them out. New voters will also be able to register electronically. Visitors from out of state can register electronically if their state allows online registration.

Current voters can check to make sure their registration is current and to update their information or change party affiliation if they want.

To register, new voters will need a driver’s license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number. Young people aged 16 or 17 can preregister now. Their towns will contact them by mail when they turn 18.

Absentee ballot applications will also be on hand for those who will be away on election day.

The Massachusetts primary is Tuesday, Sept. 4 (the day after Labor Day). The deadline for registering is Wednesday, August 15. Early voting will take place August 27–31. The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 6. Voters must be registered by Wednesday, Oct. 17. Early voting will take place Oct. 22 through Nov. 2.