The state's official voter guide - mailed to every household and known as the "Red Packet" because of its distinctive red cover page - has already arrived. Extra copies are available at each town's Clerk's Office, and in Wrentham at the Fiske Public Library, in other languages and large print. Wrentham Town Clerk Ann Fisk noted the Red Packet includes a tear-off checklist voters can fill out at home and bring into the booth; a smartphone can serve the same purpose, though talking in the booth is not allowed.

Both towns offer early voting and voting by mail ahead of November 3. Norfolk Town Clerk Carol Greene said Norfolk will hold early in-person voting over a week including multiple evenings, with dates to be posted on the town's election page. Greene also had a practical reminder: because the ballot is two cards across three sides, voters need to make sure they vote the entire ballot and remember to turn the page.

In Wrentham, Fisk said the town will likewise have early in-person voting and will add extra voting booths and poll workers on Election Day. Wrentham Public Schools, which serves as the polling location, will be closed to students, with teachers given a professional day; Wrentham Police will help direct traffic, since the Roderick School parking lot entrance and exit are reversed.

For mail-in and drop-off voters, Fisk reminded voters to return both cards - a ballot envelope missing one card will have the votes on the returned card counted, but the missing card's votes will be counted as blank. And, the missing card cannot be processed independently.

For registration deadlines, early voting schedules, and to preview the specimen ballot, Wrentham voters can check wrentham.gov/263/Election-Information, and Norfolk voters can check norfolkmass.gov/departments/town_clerk/election_resources.php.