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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...

​The 22 approved groups with ballot petitions needed to collect approximately 65,000 signatures in order to move onto the next phase of getting their question on 2016 election ballot. PHOTO COURTESY HEATHER KATSOULIS/FLICKR

Ballot measures ready for action from Legislature

Carolyn Hoffman December 3, 2015

With enough signatures to proceed to the next phase, interest groups supporting various initiatives are closer to placing their questions on the 2016 election ballot. The groups needed to collect approximately...

A resident walks into the Boston Arts Academy voting facility for the gubernatorial primary election. PHOTO BY JUSTIN HAWK/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts primary election voter turnout remains low

Felicia Gans September 10, 2014

Even though several state level positions were up for grabs, voter turnout in the Massachusetts general primary election was sluggish Tuesday. Approximately 688,109 people voted in Tuesday’s election...

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