On the street"Excuse me, are you registered to vote here in Boston?""We're asking Boston for a recount because they never properly counted the write-in votes in the election last week. I only need [N] more signatures, by 5pm … [Read more...]
How the Votes Were(n’t) Counted
Lack of adequate trainingAlmost 1/4 of the precincts didn't intend to hand count the write-in votes at all. Due to our efforts at Sonia's office - getting volunteers to talk to polling place wardens about it, and in several cases … [Read more...]
“They’re Supposed to Count the Votes, Right?”
A precinct warden had told our volunteer that she wouldn't need to observe the count after polls closed, because the poll workers didn't need to count the votes, just run them through the machine and then send them to city hall. It … [Read more...]
Sonia Chang-Diaz Report
We're hearing very encouraging reports from the polling places. And I'm having a wacky time, juggling phone calls and shuffling volunteers and dispatching supplies of stickers. Several new volunteers have joined us over the … [Read more...]
A vote for Bonifaz is…
A vote for leadership.A vote for same day registration.A vote for clean elections.A vote against Diebold touchscreen voting.A vote for enforcing the Voting Rights Act in Massachusetts.A vote against entrenched incumbency and for public … [Read more...]
Galvin Considering Diebold
According to Massachusetts election integrity groups, Galvin's office sent out requests for proposals to voting machine companies only last fall, and narrowed the choices down to three for serious consideration. For most of this year, … [Read more...]
Anti-Incumbent: Melissa Murgo challenges John Fresolo
One campaign issue is the long-delayed connector between route 146 and the Mass Pike - the lack of which I've grumbled about many a time. According to the Telegram & Gazette, Fresolo said the Route 146/Massachusetts Turnpike … [Read more...]
Deval at the Cafe
A friend forwarded me an email a friend of hers had sent out to a bunch of people. I wrote the original sender and suggested he post it here on Blue Mass Group, and he asked if I'd post it for him because he's not good with blogs or … [Read more...]
Should Voters Pick Candidates, or Candidates Pick Voters?
[...]Norton is divided up into three legislative districts. The largest is the 1st Bristol District, currently represented by outgoing Rep. Virginia Coppola. That district includes precincts 3,4 and 5 in Norton. Currently there are three … [Read more...]
Swayed to Deval by Gabrieli & Deval’s Ads
Curious how the candidates' messages, coming across through their TV ads, are affecting different kinds of Massachusetts voters? This Daily Kos diary gives one example:I wasn't planning to vote in the primary two weeks ago. Now I am, … [Read more...]
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