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The Census Needs YOU — Please Volunteer NOW.

Volunteer for Phone Banks for Census Response and Voter Registration

Feel the need to take action around the upcoming elections? Want to make sure everyone in Massachusetts is counted in the 2020 Census? You can help by phoning residents and voters in hard-to-count/historically disenfranchised communities to encourage them to participate in the 2020 Census and to make a plan to vote safely this fall.  Phone banks are conducted on:

  • Tuesday, 11 am to 1 pm
  • Wednesday, 5 to 7 pm—LWVMA hosts this phone bank!
  • Thursday, 5 to 7 pm

Please  sign up to volunteer here. You’ll need a computer and a phone; training and a script are provided. Please note you need to sign up for each day you would like to phone bank.

 

10th Middlesex District Candidate Forum with John Lawn and Alison Leary

After brief opening statements from the Candidates, the League Moderator will ask questions submitted from League members and the public, followed by the candidates’ closing statements. Ms. Courtney Rau Rogers of the LWV Norwood and LWVMA Board of Directors will be the moderator.

Submit Questions: Email D10questions@gmail.com. Questions should be relevant to both candidates and current issues. Due to limited time, questions will be screened to ensure that a wide range of topics will be covered.

Event Viewing Options

Newton’s local cable station NewTV will make the forum available LIVE:

The recording will be made available for later viewing through September 1 on NewTV, the cable access stations in Waltham (WCAC-TV) and Watertown (WCA- TV), and on the local League websites.

Voting in the Primary: The Primary Election is September 1, 2020. Members of political parties (Republican, Democratic, Green-Rainbow, Libertarian) may vote only in their own party’s primary. Unenrolled voters (often referred to as “Independents”) and members of political designations or minor parties may vote in the party primary of their choice. You may change your party enrollment prior to the voter registration deadline (August 22). For information on all of the primary candidates, offices, and voting, visit the Voter Guide prepared by the League of Women Voters at www.VOTE411.org.

Important Reminder: Vote by Mail Application

Registered voters should be getting their application to vote by mail in the Sept. 1 primary early next week in their mailbox. The mailed application from the Secretary of State’s office will be personalized to each voter with a barcode which can easily be scanned by the Newton City Clerk staff.

Once you receive your mail-in ballot application, you will have to (1) complete the application and (2) return it to the Newton City Clerk’s Office.

There are 3 ways to return the completed application, but the first two are preferred because of the barcode:

  • Mail it to the City of Newton Clerk’s Office (1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, MA 02459) 
  • Place in the white drop box in front of City Hall
  • Scan and e-mail it to elections@newtonma.gov

Notably, applications for mail-in ballots must have a signature. (Applications with typed signatures will not be accepted.)

Source: Mayor Ruthanne Fuller’s July 15th Update