Massachusetts residents who die after voting early in this year’s election will still have their ballots counted. The temporary law will make tallying more efficent, so results should be ready by the night of the election.
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.
On this week’s episode of East to West, we’re discussing the Massachusetts Secretary of State debate, BU researchers who created a self-lubricating condom and where the city ranks in job availability.
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Massachusetts Secretary of State incumbent Democrat William Galvin and Republican challenger Anthony Amore faced off in a tense debate for the seat Monday, often trampling over one another to get their ideas out.
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.
City Council unanimously adopted a resolution Wednesday that would oppose President Donald Trump’s proposal to have federal Secret Service agents patrolling polling locations during the November elections. The bill was proposed by Josh Zakim, a city councilor who represents neighborhoods like Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fenway and Kenmore Square. He called Trump’s action “an outrageous scare tactic, meant only to intimidate people.”
A letter sent Monday to the United States Department of Justice asking them not to inquire about citizenship status on the 2020 census was co-authored by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey.
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The Joint Committee on Election Laws is scheduled to vote on a bill that will allow Massachusetts voters to both register and vote on Election Day. If passed, the legislation will overturn previous laws...
Boston city councilor Josh Zakim announced Monday he will be running for Secretary of the Commonwealth in 2018, a decision coming shortly after he secured another term as city councilor for District...
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...
While Charlie Baker was pulling ahead in the Massachusetts gubernatorial race Tuesday night, becoming the first Republican to sit in the corner office in eight years, Democratic candidates across the Commonwealth...
