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In case you missed it! We are less than 30 days out until the Presidential election. Are you Registered and Ready to Vote?
Top Reasons to exercise your Right to Vote:
Elections Impact Your Everyday Life and Family: Voting is the language of democracy regardless of political affiliation. Voting is one of the main tools we have to communicate how we wish to be governed. This right to vote affords you the power to make key decisions on the quality of life you want for yourself, your family and the community you reside in. Voting is your opportunity to stand up for the issues you believe in such as affordable housing, immigration, economic justice, reproductive rights, environmental protections, healthcare, education, and etc. Voting also allows you to express your needs, preferences, satisfaction(s) and dissatisfaction(s) as an electorate(voter).
So, make YOUR voice heard! VOTE!
Every Vote Counts: More and More we are seeing that the “non-conventional” or the “abstention” voter become the margin of victory in elections. This has been especially true in local elections. Your vote could potentially sway the election from someone who doesn’t have your best interests to someone who does. Don’t sit this election out! VOTE!
Decide Where Your Tax Dollars Go: Paying Taxes is a universally shared responsibility; therefore, we all should have a say in where that money goes. By helping to elect city council members, town leaders, county commissioners, governors, state legislators, all the way up to members of the Congressional legislature and the President, YOUR VOTE plays an integral role in determining on how your tax dollars are allocated throughout your community, local area, state, and federal areas.
Protect Our Voting Rights: The right to vote ensures that every voice is heard and represented in the decisions that shape all of our lives. Without this fundamental right, democracy as we know it would crumble, leaving a society vulnerable to inequality and injustice. Casting a ballot is more than just a civic duty; it is a powerful tool that can be utilized to empower us all. Historically, the right to vote has been a “battleground” for civil rights and liberties, especially for marginalized communities. Discriminatory practices such as poll taxes, literacy test and etc. were used to disenfranchise certain racial demographic groups from participating in the democratic process. Voter suppression tactics are a persistent threat to participation, therefore voter turnout is essential in significantly influencing policy outcomes.
Make your voice heard! VOTE!
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Please refer to the information below for voter registration information, deadlines and voter identification laws by state.
VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR MASSACHUETTS ARE APPROACHING!
Are you registered to vote? Please refer to the information below for voter registration information, deadlines and voter identification laws by state.
VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINES:
The Voter registration deadlines for the November 5, 2024, election for Massachusetts are as follows:
Online registration deadline: Saturday, October 26, 2024
Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Saturday, October 26, 2024
In person registration deadline: Saturday, October 26, 2024
** Please click here to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission for voter registration deadlines and information by State:
voter registration by state
Registering to Vote in Massachusetts:
Link to Massachusetts voter registration information
How to register and update your registration-Start or update your registration on Massachusetts’s election website here.
To register to vote by mail or in person please refer to this link.
HOW TO CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION:
Not sure if you are registered to vote? Please go to the Massachusetts’s election website to confirm your voter registration status by clicking on this link.
OTHER WAYS TO REGISTER TO VOTE:
If you require additional assistance and/or need access to additional languages, please click here to download the National Voter Registration form in your preferred language (currently 21 languages are available for download)
VOTER IDENTIFICATION LAWS BY STATE:
As of April 2024, 35 states require voters to present identification in order to vote at the polls on Election Day. Of the 35 states, 24 require voters to present identification containing a photograph and 11 other forms of identification. Valid forms of identification vary by state; therefore, it is vital that you are aware of the Voter ID laws within the various states.
Please refer to the following links below for more information on Voter ID laws by state:
Find your state’s voter identification laws.
Legislation related to voter ID policies
LINK TO MASSACHUETTS 2024 BALLOT QUESTIONS:
