This coming Saturday (Oct. 19) is the beginning of two weeks of opportunity to participate in early voting for the Nov. 5 election for the presidency, federal offices, and a series of state ballot questions. The period runs out on Fri., Nov. 1.

While City Hall will be the primary early-voting site (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m; Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.), other locations will be available in neighborhoods across the city.

In Dorchester and Mattapan, residents have several options for voting early:

• Oct. 19 and 20 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Thelma D. Burns Building and the Richard J. Murphy K-8 School. On Oct. 24, from noon to 8 p.m., Florian Hall in Neponset will be open to voters.

• On Oct. 26 and 27 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., residents can cast ballots at the BCYF Perkins Community Center at Lee Academy on Talbot Ave. and The Salvation Army Kroc Center in Uphams Corner. BCYF’s Mildred Avenue Community Center in Mattapan will be open during the same hours.
All early voting locations are accessible for voters with disabilities and will have AutoMark machines for those who need help marking ballots. There will also be multilingual poll workers staffed at each location. 

More broadly, two of Boston’s most distinguished institutions are set to accommodate early voters, one of them being the Museum of Fine Arts on Huntington Ave. (Oct. 26, 27, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.)

“We’re proud to serve as an early voting location to support Bostonians as they fulfill their civic responsibility,” said MFA Director Matthew Teitelbaum. “We take our role as a resource for our community seriously, and hope that voters will also choose to spend time in our galleries to find inspiration during election season.”

The other, sitting a little over four miles away from the MFA is the Institute of Contemporary Art (Tues, Oct. 22, from noon to 8 p.m.). “A museum at the intersection of contemporary art and civic life, the ICA is where Bostonians gather to share experiences, conversations, and reflections on the ideas and issues of our time,” said Kelly Gifford, deputy director at the ICA.  “We welcome all registered Boston residents to visit the ICA for early voting this fall.”

For a complete list of locations visit boston.gov>election. There, you can also check your voter registration status and register to vote before the deadline on Oct. 26.