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Special Senate Election

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Voter Registration Deadline for Senate Election is April 10

Time is running out to register for the primary for the April 30 special senate election in Massachusetts.

  The campaign to replace John Kerry in the U.S. Senate is heating up, but to have your voice be heard at the poll you must be registered to vote. The deadline to vote in the April 30 primary of the special senate election is Wednesday, April 10. The final special election will be held on June 25. Voter registration can be done through the mail or in person at Newton City Hall. In addition, you can register at a number of state agencies, including the Registry of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Transitional Assistance, according to the Secretary of State's Website. You can request to have a voter registration form mailed to you, but since the registration deadline is tomorrow, you are probably better off downloading a form online and …

Monday, January 28, 2013

Date Set For Massachusetts Special Senate Election

Nomination papers for candidates will be available soon.

The special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat John Kerry will likely soon vacate will be held on June 25, according to the Boston Globe. The primary election will be held on April 30. Kerry, who has been nominated to become the next Secretary of State, will likely submit his resignation on Tuesday, Jan. 29 immediately before the full U.S. Senate votes to confirm him, according to the Globe. Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin plans to make nomination papers for Kerry’s seat available soon and would give candidates four weeks to collect the 10,000 signatures required to get on the primary ballot, according to the Globe.  To date, U.S. Congressman Ed Markey has announced he is running and U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch is …

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