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Off to college? Apply for your absentee ballot today!
BOSTON, MA – Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Boston Board of
Election Commissioners remind Boston’s college students, who are
heading off to schools around the Commonwealth and around the
country, to apply now for their absentee ballots for this fall’s
state elections.
“Boston’s election officials are very grateful to the Office of
the Secretary of the Commonwealth, William Francis Galvin, for
making sure that absentee ballots for the September 14th State
Primary were delivered to the City in a timely manner,” said
Geraldine Cuddyer, Chair of Boston’s Board of Election
Commissioners. “This will give the majority of our college-bound
students the opportunity to vote in the Primary before they leave
for school, and will ensure that they fill out the proper
information for mailing their ballot to their campus address in time
for the November 2nd State Election.”
Students currently registered to vote in Boston who are heading
out of the City or State for college can come to the Boston Election
Department, Room 241 at Boston City Hall, on any business day,
between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 4:45 p.m., to cast their absentee
ballots for the State Primary, and to fill out an application to
have their November ballot mailed to a campus address.
There are several very competitive races on the State Primary
ballot in several neighborhoods of the City, as well as for
constitutional offices. The list of candidates in Suffolk County
can be found on the Election Department’s webpage. Prospective
voters can also download an absentee ballot application from the
Election Department’s website:
www.cityofboston.gov/elections. |
