Galvin Warns 100,000 Mass. Primary Ballots Still Outstanding

QUINCY — With the Sept. 1 state primary days away, Secretary of State Bill Galvin said this week that well over 100,000 mail ballots statewide, potentially including some from Quincy voters, had not yet been returned, and he urged residents not to trust the mail with so little time left.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"100,000 Mail-In Ballots For Massachusetts Primary Still Not Returned. 'Do Not Mail,' Galvin Says": Ahead of Tuesday's primary, Secretary of State Bill Galvin said "well over 100,000 ballots" statewide had not been sent back as of Thursday and pushed voters to drop ballots off in person rather than risk the mail at this point, according to a CBS Boston report carried by Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/quincy).

"Patch AM: Why Quincy's new public safety HQ can't get its saint statues—yet": The city's long-running plan to place statues honoring first responders at the new public safety headquarters remains stalled, Patch reports, as the legal fight over the $850,000 project continues, a story Quincy Patch has followed for several days now (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/quincy).

"These 2 MA Pizzerias Among The Country's Best, Food Writers Say": A new nationwide guide named two Massachusetts pizzerias among 27 top spots across 20 states, Patch reports, though the item did not specify whether either shop is in Quincy (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/quincy).

COMING UP

A Family-Friendly Jazz Concert on the Lawn at Glastonbury Abbey is set for Aug. 30, per Quincy Patch's community events calendar.

The Massachusetts state primary is set for Tuesday, Sept. 1, with election officials urging any Quincy voter still holding a mail ballot to return it in person rather than by mail.

Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.