When Primaries=Elections: Progressive Candidates & Crucial Offices

By Kent - Sun, 07/15/2018 - 7:35pm
Join us at our Progressive West Roxbury/Roslindale Summer Forum with:
  • Katie Forde (Register of Deeds),
  • Josh Zakim (Secretary of State),
  • Rachael Rollins (District Attorney)

Cartoon Characters and Sports Heroes on the Ballot

By massmarrier - Fri, 11/18/2016 - 4:50pm
In Nov. 8-period thread about voting, someone asked for examples of the silly write-in entries I saw at mine. It wasn't as wide-ranging or impulsive as the last primary.

Early voting jest

By massmarrier - Thu, 11/03/2016 - 3:35pm
Sigh, as I feared when family members returned from early voting in Boston, all those ballots will be treated as absentee ones come Tuesday. That is, they will arrive in masses of envelopes inside larger envelopes for the wardens and clerks to process. Our training for the recent primary included a promise that Elections would be able to process voters from the 255 precincts via smart computer tech. That would have meant fewer ballots for each precinct to handle. But no... Read more.

Election roundup: The smooth stylings of Brother Charles

By adamg - Sun, 07/28/2013 - 9:48pm

Finally, the return of the campaign song.

In less melodic news, Rob Consalvo throws his support behind rubber baby buggy bumpers, um, rubber sidewalks.

Photograph your blank ballot, post your blank ballot.

By theszak - Tue, 06/25/2013 - 4:02pm

Photograph your blank ballot, post your blank ballot for http://www.google.com/search?q=specimen+ballot+mas...

Fun election facts

By Brett - Tue, 09/22/2009 - 12:55am

Fun fact: you're not allowed to put signs within 150 feet of the entrance to a polling location. The same applies to stickers ("pasters"), petition workers, sign holders, etc.

Voters should have access to specimen ballots before going to the polls.

By theszak - Tue, 02/05/2008 - 9:55am

Data files, computer files for printing ballots are public records and can be requested from the Elections Division of the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, email election at sec.state.ma.us

Specimen ballot by email

By theszak - Mon, 02/04/2008 - 12:33pm

Specimen ballots are now available and can be requested by email
election at sec.state.ma.us