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The ballots of Massachusetts voters who die after voting early will count in this year’s election, the state legislature decided. COURTESY OF JESSICA WHITTLE VIA FLICKR

Ballots from Mass. voters who die before Nov. 3 will be counted in 2020 election

Rin Velasco October 7, 2020
Massachusetts residents who die after voting early in this year’s election will still have their ballots counted. The temporary law will make tallying more efficent, so results should be ready by the night of the election.
A person fills out their ballot at the Ward 5 polling station in Concord, New Hampshire during the New Hampshire primary Feb. 11. Massachusetts constituents will be able to vote early in the state’s March 3 primary for the first time ever. SOPHIE PARK/ DFP FILE

Massachusetts kicks-off first ever early voting period for presidential primary

Katarzyna Jezak February 24, 2020
Early voting ahead of next week’s Super Tuesday began Monday, giving Massachusetts residents five extra days to cast their ballots.
Josh Zakim, the city councilor for Boston University’s district is running for Secretary of the Commonwealth. PHOTO BY JOHN KAVOURIS/ DFP FILE PHOTO

District 8 city councilor to run for Secretary of the Commonwealth

Rickie Houston December 6, 2017

Boston city councilor Josh Zakim announced Monday he will be running for Secretary of the Commonwealth in 2018, a decision coming shortly after he secured another term as city councilor for District...

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Voter registration rises because presidential election is “highly electric”

Anna Waldzinska October 26, 2016

Boston has hit a record high of 408,669 registered voters as of Monday, according to Sabino Piemonte, the elections chief for the city. The number is expected to increase, since the Boston Election...

Polling locations across the state reported low voter turnout at Thursday’s primary election. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Thursday Mass primary elections yield unusually low voter turnout

Alyssa Meyers September 12, 2016

Less than 9 percent of Boston residents voted in the Massachusetts primary elections this past Thursday, the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office said. The primaries allowed Massachusetts residents...

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