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On October 19, 2021, we were mentioned in the Boston Globe for a story around the redistricting process. You can read the full story here.

On October 18, 2021, we were mentioned in WBUR. Read more here.

On October 15, 2021, we were featured in State House News Service discussing the redistricting process. Read more here.

On October 13th, 2021, we were featured in the Boston Globe on the redistricting process. Read more here.

On October 9, 2021, we were featured in the Boston Globe discussing the issue of mail-in voting. Read more here.

On October 7th, our Executive Director Cheryl Clyburn Crawford co-wrote an opinion piece in the Bay State Banner in support of ranked choice voting. You can read it here.

On September 30th, 2021, we were featured in the Bay State Banner discussing redistricting. You can read the full story here.

On September 28th, 2021, we were featured on GBH Radio discussing our redistricting efforts with the Drawing Democracy Coalition. Listen to the full story here.

On Wednesday, September 29th, we were featured in State House News Service discussing the redistricting process. You can read the full story here.

On September 28, 2021, our opinion piece on Lynn, MA's local election was featured in the Lynn Item. Read the full piece here.

On September 29th, 2021, we were featured in Politico Playbook MA's morning newsletter, which you can read here.

On September 27th, 2021, we were featured in the Boston Globe discussing our new legislative maps proposed for the redistricting process. You can read the full story here.

On September 28, 2021, we unveiled our Drawing Democracy Coalition Unity Maps. These maps, which include proposals for all 160 state House of Representative and 40 state Senate districts, would apply to voters for the next decade. We are extremely proud of these maps for one key reason: they take dramatic steps to empower Black and brown, low income, and immigrant individuals across Massachusetts. For example, in our state House of Representatives map, we increased the number of majority-Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) districts from 20 to 29. This includes five majority-Latino districts and six majority-Black districts. These districts are located throughout the state, in communities most known for being diverse, like Boston and Springfield. But they are also in communities that have rapidly become more diverse, like Framingham and New Bedford. Our state Senate map builds off this effort, increasing the number of majority-BIPOC districts from three to seven. This includes one majority-Black district in Boston, and a majority-Latino district anchored in Lawrence. Similar districts across the state would empower traditionally underserved voters in cities such as Brockton, Chelsea, and Revere. With these maps, we hope to help create a government that is more attentive and responsive to the needs of its residents, especially its Black and brown, low income, and immigrant communities. For decades, the state's Black, Latino, and Asian-American residents have seen their needs and interests discounted by policymakers who do not understand them, or care to understand them. Multiple crises, like the COVID19 pandemic, rising rents, an unstable job market, and the impacts of climate change, have all exacerbated these inequities. Yet through these maps, traditionally underserved voters have the opportunity to elect individuals that better reflect their lived experiences. We are only able to celebrate these maps - and celebrate them we should - because of all the hard work by every single organization in the Drawing Democracy Coalition. Over the past few years, numerous organizations helped get out the count for the 2020 Census: crucial because that data is used to conduct redistricting. They also spoke with community residents, gaining a better understanding of how said residents wanted to be represented in their democracy. They spent dozens of evening and weekend hours mining through the Census data to try and craft districts that pleased everyone. Yet as we thank our partner organizations, one glaring fact remains: our work is far from done, as we must fight to make these maps a reality in Massachusetts. For that, we need your help. Can you contact the state's Special Joint Committee on Redistricting and urge them to pass our Unity Maps in full? You can contact House Chair Mike Moran at Michael.Moran@mahouse.gov or (617) 722-2014. You can contact Senate Chair Will Brownsberger at William.Brownsberger@masenate.gov or (617) 722-1280. Additionally, you can see the full list of committee members here.

September 27, 2021: Our annual Champions of Democracy Fundraiser will take place virtually this year on Thursday, October 14 from 6-7 PM. Click here to register, and learn more below. If you have any questions regarding the fundraiser, contact us at info@massvote.org. Otherwise, thank you for your longstanding support, and we hope to see you there!

On September 26, 2021, our Letter to the Editor on Same Day Registration (SDR) was featured in the Eagle-Tribune. Read it here.

On Tuesday, September 22nd, we were featured on Boston 25 News discussing Boston's recent preliminary election. Watch the story now.

September 23, 2021: JOIN US! That's what we're asking ahead of our next major event. On Wednesday, October 6, we're hosting a VOTES Act Lobby Day alongside our partners in the Election Modernization Coalition from 12 Noon to 1:30 PM via Zoom. But to make this day as successful as possible, we need your help. As a reminder, the VOTES Act (S.459) is a policy currently under consideration on Beacon Hill that would make our voting system dramatically more accessible, efficient, and secure. It would implement many of the reforms that Massachusetts voters have grown used to, like voting by mail and early in-person voting. The VOTES Act would also introduce numerous new reforms, like Same Day Registration (SDR) and risk-limiting audits. We're holding this virtual Lobby Day - and inviting you to join - because we know that we're so close to making the VOTES Act a reality. This past July, the VOTES Act received the thumbs-up from a key legislative committee. Now, as the VOTES Act moves on to an eventual vote in the state House of Representatives and Senate, we're urging all legislators to support the bill in full. At this virtual Lobby Day, we'll provide you with some more detailed information on the VOTES Act, and walk you through how you can lobby your legislators to support it. Sign up for our Lobby Day now! In the meantime, please let us know if you have any questions. So, can we count on you to join us?

On September 13th, 2021, we were featured on PBS News Hour discussing the importance of Boston's upcoming elections. Watch the full story here.