Do your neighborhood matter? Only if it votes!
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Thursday, November 19 at 5:30pm - Yes. I'm voting.
Boston, Worcester, Springfield, and...
Tuesday, November 3 at 7:00am - Boston City Council At Large F...
Take the Red Line to JFK/UMass Stat...
Tuesday, October 13 at 6:30pm
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TOP 10 TIPS FOR VOTERS
1. Vote early. Turnout will be moderate – you may be in line for 5 or 10 minutes during peak hours. Vote between 7am and 3pm to avoid the rush. But don’t worry – you have a right to vote if you’re on line before 8pm. Polls will stay open until every voter in line votes.
2. Check your registration.... If you’ve moved in the last year, haven’t voted for a while, or for any other reason feel your registration may be in question, call the Secretary of State at 1 (800) 462-8683.
3. Know where you vote. Some polling locations have changed in the last year. Call the Secretary of State’s office, or check www.wheredoivotema.com – be sure to use the address at which you are registered.
4. Do your homework. At http://tinyurl.com/BostonMayor you can read about the candidates running for Mayor in Boston. At http://tinyurl.com/BostonCouncil you can read about the candidates running for City Council At Large. For other cities, use google, or call MassVOTE at 617-542-8683.
5. You may vote absentee if . . . you will be out of town on Election Day or if you can’t get to the polls due to physical disability or religious belief. Download the application at http://tinyurl.com/absenteeMA.
6. You may vote if you have a CORI, or if you’re on parole or probation, so long as you’re a registered voter. Only people currently incarcerated for a felony are not eligible.
7. Bring ID. Most voters are not asked for identification, but some are, especially those who are voting for the first time or who haven’t voted in a few years. Your MA Driver’s License will work, but so will a recent utility bill or rent receipt on landlord's letterhead.
8. Bring a friend. You may bring anyone you choose with you into the voting booth (except your boss or union supervisor). Bring your children, or make it a romantic evening of dinner and democracy.
9. If you make a mistake on your ballot, ask for a new one. You have the right to receive up to two replacement ballots if you make a mistake and spoil yours.
10. Get help at the polls. Do you have difficulty speaking English? A disability? A question? Poll workers are available to help – they won’t tell you who to vote for, but they will help make sure you are able to cast a ballot.
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There is an application form available at your local election office or by downloading one of the applications below. You may also make application by letter or note. Whichever method you choose, the application must be made in writing and signed.
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3.1 million of us voted last year statewide. 234,514 in Boston alone. Time to come back out and make sure the candidates for mayor and city council know that every neighborhood matters.
In Boston, you get one vote for mayor, and four votes for city council. The power is yours. Use it. You voted in 2008. Are you co...ming back to vote again?
The mayor and city council work for the voters. Do you want them to work for you?
Time:7:00AM Tuesday, November 3rd
Location:Boston, Worcester, Springfield, and Cities All Over
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You ask. They answer. It's the hottest race for City Council At-Large in years. Turnout in the preliminary election was double 2005. So come on out and tell the council candidates what you want them to do. Ask your questions. How will they make the City Council relevant?
Join us at UMass-Boston, at the Student C...enter. Take the Red Line to JFK/UMass Station. A free shuttle bus will carry you to the campus.
Partners:
Alpha Kappa Alpha Black Ministerial Alliance Boston Preservation Alliance Boston Tenants Coalition Boston Workers Alliance BPON Chinese Progressive Association City Life Vida Urbana Codman NDC Commonwealth Seminar Delta Sigma Theta Boston Alumne Chapter DSNI East Boston Ecumenical Community Council (EBECC) EmergeMA Garrison Trotter Neighborhood Association Hyde Square Task Force Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights MAHA Mass Alliance of HUD Tenants MassVOTE MIRA NAACP Neighbor to Neighbor Oiste One Massachusetts Project R.I.G.H.T. Roxvote (Madison Park CDC) Think Politics Union of Minority Neighborhoods Urban League of Eastern Mass
Supporters: Access Strategies Fund ACE ACORN American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts (ACLU) APAAC
Asian Political Alliance Association of Haitian Women Boston Teachers Union CACAB Coalition For Social Justice Coalition of Color Fenway CDC GBIO Greater Boston Parents & Families of Lesbians & gays Greater Boston Young Democrats HAPHI Homes for Families Jalsa Jamaica Plain CDC La Alianza Hispana League of Women Voters Mass NOW
Mass Senior Action Council Massachusetts Alliance for Adult Literacy Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless Massachusetts Gay & Lesbian Pol. Caucus Mighty Mission Educational Program NARAL Pro-Choice – Massachusetts Northeastern's Progressive Student Alliance Providers' Council/CareVote Public Policy Institute Sociedad Latina Ten Point Coalition The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition The New Majority Viet-Aid Viet-Vote Ward 12 Ward 19
Time:6:30PM Tuesday, October 13th
Location:Take the Red Line to JFK/UMass Station. A free shuttle bus will carry you to the campus
MassVOTE Hearing on WeNeedTwo.org on Wed 9-9-09 at 1pm. Gardner room, State house. Mass AFL-CIO just joined in.
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To The Honorable Michael Moran and The Honorable Tom Kennedy, Chairmen Joint Committee on Election Laws and Secretary of State William Galvin, House Speaker Robert DeLeo, Senate President Therese Murray and Governor Deval Patrick We, the under
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