Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Swansea reverses its 2001 decision and votes to implement the Community Preservation Act by a substantial margin. It’s a notable development because Bristol County and communities […]
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Patrick still not going anywhere, neither is Treasurer Tim
Gov. Deval Patrick continues to insist that he’s not D.C.-bound. During a press availability outside his office on Wednesday, Patrick commented that he was “enormously moved, excited, and proud” of […]
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Will write-ins bollix balloting in Second Suffolk?
Dianne Wilkerson certainly doesn’t have the sway to pull Barack Obama down with her. But might she make life difficult today for constituents in her district who flock to the […]
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Canine electioneering in a polling place?
It’s illegal to hold political signs or pass out fliers within a polling place, but MassINC Director of Public Affairs Emily Wood might have discovered a loophole to the law […]
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The Trader Joe’s vote
I had to get my stand-in-line, kumbaya moment last night when I picked up some groceries at Trader Joe’s in the Back Bay. There were at least 40 people waiting […]
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Getting a jump on voting in Arlington
Tuesday, November 4, 2008 In Arlington at 6:45 am, there were 33 people in the Precinct 14 line at the Brackett Elementary School. By the time the doors opened at […]
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Big day for bake sales in the southwest suburbs
More field reports from MassINC staffers: 7:03, Greenlodge School, Dedham, precincts 5 & 7. Approximately 275 people lined up when the door opens. Mood is electric. Greenlodge PTO has already […]
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The caffeinated vote
Another field report from a MassINC staffer:8:15. Precinct 6 and 9, South Boston. There were about 40 people ahead of me when I got in line, but it moved quickly. […]
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Talk to your kids about… Question 2
An Election Day report from a MassINC relative in North Reading shows that ballot questions can lead to an early education:My 8-year-old daughter and I went to vote at 7:00 […]
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Loyalty, ethics, virtue, and Wilkerson
Friday’s press conference by Gov. Deval Patrick to announce that he’s naming a special commission on ethics had an interesting moment. Although Patrick said a string of troubling cases involving […]
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The national media weighs in on Question 1
Saturday, November 1, 2008 If you’re still undecided about Question 1, the elite of the media elite could help you out. Both The New York Times and The Wall Street […]
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Romney’s neighbors abandon the GOP, and other fun voter registration facts
Secretary of State Bill Galvin has just released the latest party registration figures for Massachusetts (PDF here), and they show a slight bump in total voters; independents (or "unenrolled" registered […]
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Project to track Election Day voting problems in real time
With fears about the potential for all sorts of problems at polling sites next Tuesday, a Harvard professor is teaming up with ABC News to provide real-time reports from across […]
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Where do the anti-income-tax forces have room to grow?
Will the Dianne Wilkerson saga help Carla Howell and company in their effort to eliminate the state’s income tax next Tuesday? A recent poll by Suffolk University indicated that only […]
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Patrick catches Galvin’s Hail Mary pass on voter registration
As reported in the Fall issue of CommonWealth, after the failure of Election Day registration, Secretary of State William Galvin supported legislation that would allow certain people to vote in […]
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Mitt McCain?
Massachusetts voters may get a sense of deja vu from John McCain’s latest argument against putting Barack Obama in the White House. As reported by Ben Smith on Politico, yesterday […]
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Wilkerson backers take the low road
Monday, October 27, 2008 Dianne Wilkerson is counting on a big turnout of black voters for Barack Obama to boost the desperate write-in campaign she’s waging after losing last month’s […]
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Weld and Fried: New darlings of Massachusetts liberals
Yesterday’s separate endorsements of Barack Obama by former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld and Harvard Law School professor Charles Fried add to the growing roster of prominent Republicans who have jumped […]
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A survey of possible voting glitches, coast to coast
"What if we had an election and everyone came?” is the question posed by the Pew Center on the States/Electionline.org’s gargantuan Election 2008 Preview updating election administration issues — voting […]
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Imagine who you can vote for…
A new Bay State website called Imagine Election lets you type in your address to see who will be appearing on your ballot on November 4, and then find out […]
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Wall Street Journal discovers Patrick-Obama connection
We thought the idea that there are similarities between the background, style, message and, by implication, substance of Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Barack Obama was a pretty old storyline […]
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Massachusetts ranks dead last in contested elections
Massachusetts, once known for its raucous politics, now ranks last in the nation in the percentage of voters with a choice as to who represents them in the State House. […]
