BOSTON - Polls open in Massachusetts at 7 a.m. Tuesday, and Secretary of the Commonwealth Bill Galvin is expecting a record turnout. Over 1.6 million votes have already been cast, and Tuesday is expected to be a busy day at the polls. 

With so many races and ballot questions for voters to choose from, ballots are long, double-sided and even in some places, several pages long. 

“We have to print ballots not just with five questions, but to do it in multiple languages,” explained Galvin. “There are questions that will be on the back side of several of the ballots. To that extent, we're reminding voters before they leave the polling location to make sure, and before they try to turn the ballot in, to make sure to flip the ballot over, to make sure they voted on both sides.”

There is the presidential election, of course, but also state and federal races. There are also five statewide ballot questions, and some cities and towns have elections as well. 

With all there is to vote on, Galvin is feeling confident in the election officials, not only across the state but across the country. He said they are good, honest people, and he doesn’t want voters to buy into any rhetoric that the election is fraudulent.  

“I may not agree with the policies or procedures of other states,” said Galvin, the country’s most senior election official. “I may not certainly agree with their choice of candidates, but I think I can tell you that the people who administer elections in the United States are people of integrity. They're honest people, and the tallies they present are honest tallies.”

Galvin said if you have a mail-in ballot, at this point, he recommends putting it directly into a ballot drop box located in their city or town. 

It can also still be mailed if necessary, but it must be postmarked by Election Day.