January 2, 2013 | By Martine Powers, Globe Staff An Everett state representative who reportedly agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor charges of voter fraud has officially vacated his seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Representative Stephen...
By Katie Doyle/Daily News correspondent GateHouse News Service Posted Dec 30, 2012 @ 12:12 AM Lost among the list of winners and losers in the November election was a lesser noted issue: Massachusetts, considered a progressive state in most matters, is behind the...
On November 6, Massachusetts broke the 2008 record. So far, including absentee ballots, at least 3,128,134 votes were cast. That's about 25,000 more votes than 2008, when 3,102,995 ballots were cast. Cities and towns in Massachusetts are still finishing their final tallies....
Analysis 3.3: Why Massachusetts Will Break 2008's Voter Turnout Record by Avi Green MassVOTE In 2008, Massachusetts set an all-time voter turnout record. 3.1 million people cast ballots. There has been substantial discussion about whether or not 2012 turnout will...
MassVOTE has distributed about $250,000 to community groups to Get Out the Vote so far this year, and they've contacted tens of thousands of people. But that's not all. Read MassVOTE 's Fall 2012 newsletter as a downloadable PDF to see all you've made possible. Then please...
By Kendall Hatch/Daily News staff The MetroWest Daily News Posted Oct 05, 2012 @ 11:27 AM WOBURN — A Middlesex Superior Court judge on Thursday continued without a finding for a year the case of a former Marlborough City Council candidate accused of forging the signature...
Thanks to its generous foundation supporters, MassVOTE has made grants to the following organizations so far in 2012: Grantee list for Nonpartisan Civic Engagement in 2012 Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. African Council Anti-Displacement...
You decide… Why Vote Yes? Why Vote No? Question 1: Should independent mechanics have access to the same diagnostic and repair information that manufacturer’s dealers have? Car repairs will be more convenient and less expensive because no one will be forced to...
Gintautas Dumcius, News Editor Aug. 21, 2012 A map redrawing the boundaries of City Council districts was expected to be finalized this week, as councillors were poised to vote Wednesday on a controversial measure that would shift 12 precincts in seven of the city’s nine...
We are currently recruiting! Join the movement. If you are a student in the Boston area, with an interest in civic engagement and public policy, we would love to hear from you. The Young Civic Leaders program provides a carefully selected group of young people with the...
