WASHINGTON (AP) - Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights groups argue is vital for protecting democracy has collapsed. The outcome late … [Read more...]
Dems Switch Strategy on Voting Bill as Biden Pushes Action
January 13, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats are trying to force a public showdown over their sweeping elections legislation. They're aiming to launch debate … [Read more...]
Schumer: Senate to Vote on Filibuster Change on Voting Bill
January 4, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) - Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the Senate will vote soon on easing filibuster rules in an effort to advance stalled voting … [Read more...]
VOTES Act Seeks to Overhaul State Electoral System
December 15, 2021
HYANNIS – Voting rights organizations are pushing for the approval of a new bill that would assure and expand rights for voters across the … [Read more...]
Local Lawmakers Support Congressional Redistricting Plan
November 10, 2021
HYANNIS – State Senators Julian Cyr (D-Truro) and Susan Moran (D-Falmouth) recently released a statement supporting revisions to the boundaries of the … [Read more...]
Deadline Nears For Voter Registration In Barnstable Election
September 29, 2021
BARNSTABLE - Barnstable Town Clerk Ann Quirk recently alerted Barnstable residents that the last day to register to vote in the upcoming November 2, … [Read more...]
More Than 2 Dozen Proposed Ballot Questions Filed with AG
August 5, 2021
BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts voters next year could be asked to weigh in on more than two dozen proposed ballot questions submitted to the state … [Read more...]
Baker to Decide Fate of Voting District Bill
July 14, 2021
HYANNIS – A bill is in the works that would postpone the re-precincting of the state before redistricting, which would change the current order of the … [Read more...]
State GOP Chair Proposes Ballot Question Requiring Voter IDs
July 7, 2021
BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts Republicans are hoping to persuade enough voters to back a change in state law that would require residents to produce an … [Read more...]
Top Elections Official Urges Quick Action on Mail-In Voting
June 23, 2021
BOSTON (AP) - Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin said Tuesday that with current no-excuse mail-in voting laws set to expire at the end of … [Read more...]
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