Non-Partisan Voting and Election Information
If you are registered to vote in Boston, Brockton, Malden or Worcester, you may confirm your registration and polling location on-line. If you are registered to vote in Brookline you need to call the Brookline Town Clerk to obtain that information.
Am I Already Registered to Vote – Massachusetts and Other States?
For Boston, Brockton , Medfield and Worcester residents you can check this on-line. The links are as follows:
http://www.cityofboston.gov/elections/voter/ , http://www.brockton.ma.us/VoterReg.aspx , http://www.town.medfield.net/index.cfm?pk=user&ac=votersearch and http://www.worcesterma.gov/e-services/where-do-i-vote/
For elsewhere in Massachusetts (including Brookline), you need to call the City or Town Clerk or Elections Office. The Brookline Town Clerk is Pat Ward. The office is on the first floor of city hall with website; email of pward@brooklinema.gov and phone of 617-730-2010; Regular Office Hours are Mon-Wed, 8AM-5PM; Thurs, 8AM-8PM and Friday, 8AM-12:30PM. Additional open hours are usually available 1-2 weeks before an election. This website will post the added open hours.
Voter registration information is available on-line if you are registered in the following nearby states: New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island (a total of 39 states); but it is not available for New Hampshire, Maine or Vermont. For information on how to access your voter registration information look at http://www.longdistancevoter.org/verify_voter_registration#.T7-BKFK1lyN
Registering to Vote: Massachusetts
For Voter Registration, each state has its own rules and procedures. In Massachusetts, you must register (or re-register) if you are voting for the first time; are changing your name or address for voter registration; or wish to change your political party designation. In Massachusetts, this involves completing the appropriate MA or National Registration Forms and sending it to the appropriate Town or City Clerk or Elections Office to arrive 20 days before the election. (The election offices and your voting location are provided by the following website: http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/myelectioninfo.aspx )
[MA form may be downloaded here or at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elestu/stuidx.htm ; the National Registration Form is downloadable from http://www.eac.gov/voter_resources/register_to_vote.aspx
Registering to Vote: Motor Voter (MA and Elsewhere): If you applying for a new driver’s license, or, (in person at an office of the Registry of Motor Vehicles), changing your address or requesting a duplicate driver’s license, you may also Register To Vote, by filling out the appropriate section of the application.
Registering to Vote: States Other Than MA
North Dakota is the only state that does not require Voter Registraion.
On-Line Voter Registration. The only states we have found so far that allows you to register on-line is Indiana and Maryland. (Please let us know if you have found other states).
REGISTRATION DEADLINES
The voter registration deadlines and rules for a selection of states are as follows:
0 Days, No voter registration: North Dakota
0 Days – i.e., Day of the Election -
Maine (in person at Town Office or City Hall); or 21 days if mailed or not in person
New Hampshire (at polling locations); or 10 days at town or city clerk’s office
5 Days Before the Election (Vermont, by 5PM, Wed before election)
20 Days Before the Election, Massachusetts, New York
21 Days Before the Election, Maryland, New Jersey
30 Days Before the Election, Rhode Island
SELECTMAN
Neil Wishinsky
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Helen Charlupski
Susan Wolf Ditkoff
David M. Pollack
TRUSTEE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Michael A. Burstein
Puja P. Mehta
Jennifer Rees
Judith A. Venderkay
CONSTABLE
Joseph G. Figler
Neil R. Gordon
Stanley N. Rabinovitz
Thomas John Vitolo
HOUSING AUTHORITY
David M. Trietsch
VOTING ELIGIBILITY AND REGISTRATION
On-line access to the information a), on whether you are registered to vote and b). where are you registered?
Ease of Registering to Vote
Registration Deadlines
VOTING
“Early Voting” and Absentee Voting
Polling Places Issues, such as Long Lines – staffing; procedures; standing in line at the wrong polling location
The Declaration of Independence says: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all people are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights. But Rights come with Responsibilities, so your Right to vote also means you are responsible for registering, educating yourself on the candidates and the issues, AND voting – in every election. Betsy Munzer
