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Votes cast in Massachusetts elections undergo a weeks-long set of procedures to be certified. MIA KHATIB/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

How election results are certified

Taylor Brokesh November 6, 2020
Local election officials announced the presidential election results for Massachusetts shortly after the polls closed on Tuesday, but this outcome will not be official for nearly two weeks.
Poll workers socializing at Coolidge Corner’s Precinct 2 polling location. Voters’ rights advocacy organizations helped recruit poll workers for the Nov. 3 election. SOPHIA FLISSLER | DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Advocates recruit Mass. poll workers

Allison Pirog November 4, 2020
A coalition of voters’ rights advocacy groups helped fill all poll worker positions in Massachusetts Tuesday, following concerns the pandemic would exacerbate poll worker shortages typically prevalent in election years.
A voting sign displayed at Boston University’s Life Science and Engineering Building on Super Tuesday. Voting rights activists are pushing for the ability to vote by mail for the November election to modernize the voting process and encourage a higher voter turnout. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DFP FILE

Election advocates elevate mail-in ballots as physical polling booths now pose risks

Kyla Denisevich April 27, 2020
Long lines at polling booths are often the norm on Election Day. But the idea of such a sight this November has sparked concern among voters as the coronavirus epidemic shows little sign of slowing.
Mass. Sen. Elizabeth Warren finished fourth in the New Hampshire presidential primary election Tuesday. She will be on the ballot in Mass. on Super Tuesday on March 3. VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mass. voter participation dialogue reignites in wake of New Hampshire primary

Allison Pirog February 13, 2020
New Hampshire set a state party record Tuesday for voter turnout in a Democratic presidential primary. Massachusetts's turn to vote comes soon, and the question of turnout hangs in the air.
People protested the acquittal of President Trump in the Senate impeachment trial in the Boston Common Wednesday. PERRY SOSI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Residents protest Trump’s acquittal in Boston Common

Matthew Sensabaugh February 6, 2020
Several hundred people congregated in Boston Common Wednesday evening to protest President Donald Trump’s acquittal following his Senate impeachment trial.
The American Library Association and 16 other organizations have formed a coalition advocating for the "Principles for Technology Rights and Opportunity" proposal, which stresses the importance of freedom of speech in the media. PHOTO BY NATALIE CARROLL/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Library group forms coalition, addresses privacy concern in Trump admin

Jordan Kimmel December 9, 2016

The American Library Association, along with 16 other organizations, signed “Principles for Technology Rights and Opportunity” on Tuesday to address technological and civil rights under President-elect...

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