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Tuesday’s midterm election turnout in Massachusetts was the highest in the state’s history, with 2.7 million votes cast. SOFIA KOYAMA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts voter turnout deemed highest in state history for midterms

Daily Free Press Staff November 13, 2018
Massachusetts experienced the highest number of ballots cast in state history for a midterm election, with over 2.7 million votes cast Nov. 6, according to Secretary of State William Galvin’s office.
Boston University students reported not receiving absentee ballots for the midterm election, despite having requested them in advance. COURTESY OF NADYA PEEK/ FLICKR

BU students face problems with absentee ballots

Daily Free Press Staff November 9, 2018
Several Boston University students reportedly did not receive their requested absentee ballots for the 2018 midterm elections.
Boston residents went to Boston City Hall Monday to cast their votes on the first day of early voting in Massachusetts. RACHEL SHARPLES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Convenience of early voting appeals to busy Bostonians

Zoe Allen October 22, 2018
Early voting began in Massachusetts Monday and will be open to all registered voters until Nov. 2. This is the second election cycle for which the state has implemented early voting, the first being in the 2016 presidential election.
Sen. Cynthia Creem sponsors a bill that pushes automatic voter registration after low voter turnout in the municipal elections. PHOTO BY ISABELLA ARTEAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

In wake of dismal voter turnout, legislators consider automatic voter registration

Hannah Schoenbaum November 15, 2017

  In the days following the Massachusetts municipal elections, near record-breaking lows in voter turnout statistics have revamped the push for automatic voter registration in the Commonwealth,...

Following a low voter turnout in the Boston mayoral preliminary election, the City Council Special Committee on civil rights hears a docket addressing voter registration issues at Boston University’s Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Thursday night. PHOTO BY VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Civil rights committee discusses restrictive voter registration laws

Camille Fowler September 29, 2017

The Boston City Council held a public hearing on Boston University’s campus regarding voter registration — with the council’s Special Committee on Civil Rights deeming Massachusetts laws as too...

Boston City Council holds a preliminary meeting Thursday afternoon to discuss whether to pass a petition regarding "An Act Relative to Voting Precincts in the City of Boston." PHOTO BY TILL KAESLIN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City Council meets to discuss splitting voting precincts

Till Kaeslin February 24, 2017

The Boston City Council met with representatives of the Boston Elections Department to discuss the department’s Split Precinct Proposal on Thursday afternoon at City Hall. The proposal calls for...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Friday that Boston will host nine early voting sites for the November 2016 presidential election. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Early voting sites to come to Boston for 2016 election

Dave Sebastian April 12, 2016

In an effort to provide flexibility for voters, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Friday nine early voting sites for the November 2016 presidential election as a part of the Early Voting Initiative,...

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