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A Boston voter submits their ballot. Mayor Kim Janey challenged the 2020 City of Boston Census count this week following recent research from Boston’s Planning and Development Agency citing the count underreporting the city’s student, incarcerated and foreign-born residents. CHLOE GRINBERG/ DFP FILE

Mayor Janey vows to contest 2020 Boston Census

Hailey Pitcher October 26, 2021
Acting Mayor Kim Janey challenged the 2020 U.S. Census count for Boston in an Oct. 21 letter.
Poll workers socializing at Coolidge Corner’s Precinct 2 polling location. Voters’ rights advocacy organizations helped recruit poll workers for the Nov. 3 election. SOPHIA FLISSLER | DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Advocates recruit Mass. poll workers

Allison Pirog November 4, 2020
A coalition of voters’ rights advocacy groups helped fill all poll worker positions in Massachusetts Tuesday, following concerns the pandemic would exacerbate poll worker shortages typically prevalent in election years.
A ballot drop box in Allston. Dozens of ballots were damaged after a drop box in Copley Square was set on fire Sunday. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Copley Square ballot drop box set ablaze

Allison Pirog October 26, 2020
Of the 122 ballots in the box, 87 were legible and able to be processed. Voters who used the drop box between 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and 4 a.m. on Sunday should contact the Election Department to check the status of their ballot.
Boston’s Fenway Park opened up Saturday to Massachusetts residents looking to vote early and will continue to be open through Oct. 30. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Early voting now in session throughout Massachusetts

Charlotte Howard October 21, 2020
Early voting, including in-person and mail-in ballots, opened Saturday and will be available until Oct. 30.
On the Nov. 3 ballot this year, Massachusetts residents can vote for the Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative. If approved, this voting system will be implemented in primary and general elections for state executive officials, state legislators, federal congressional seats and certain county offices starting in 2022. GRAPHIC COURTESY OF PETER J. YOST VIA WIKIPEDIA

Ranked-choice voting to be on November ballot

Inyeong Kim July 20, 2020
The Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative will be an item on the Nov. 3 ballot in the Commonwealth this year.
East to West: February 18, 2020

East to West: February 18, 2020

Justin Tang February 18, 2020

 This episode is also available on SoundCloud. In this episode of East to West, we cover graffiti vandalism incidents on campus, rising costs for living on campus, the MBTA’s extensive construction...

Mass. Sen. Elizabeth Warren finished fourth in the New Hampshire presidential primary election Tuesday. She will be on the ballot in Mass. on Super Tuesday on March 3. VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mass. voter participation dialogue reignites in wake of New Hampshire primary

Allison Pirog February 13, 2020
New Hampshire set a state party record Tuesday for voter turnout in a Democratic presidential primary. Massachusetts's turn to vote comes soon, and the question of turnout hangs in the air.
East to West: January 27, 2020

East to West: January 27, 2020

Justin Tang January 27, 2020

New semester, new theme music, new format! In the season premiere of “East to West,” we cover the grand opening of the new Howard Thurman Center, a new School of Public Health online Master’s...

A proposed Massachusetts bill would give cities the option to lower the voting age to 16 years old with the hopes of increasing voter turnout. CHLOE GRINBERG/ DFP FILE

Mass. bill could give cities freedom to lower voting age

Angela Yang January 23, 2020
Massachusetts is considering a bill that would let individual cities lower minimum voting age to 16 in local elections.
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