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Media & Democracy 11.17.2023

Statement on No Cost Calls Victory

"Ensuring free phone calls in jails and prisons guarantees better access for people who wish to engage in their government, stay connected to their community, and become informed voters."

50 State Report: Massachusetts Earns Top Grade for Redistricting from Common Cause

“We’re proud to have taken part in a redistricting process that was inclusive and cooperative. But our work doesn’t end here."

Voting & Elections 06.21.2023

Voting Rights Advocates Testify in Support of Common Sense Voting and Redistricting Reforms

Ranked choice voting, lowering the voting age, and redistricting reforms up for debate

Voting & Elections 07.11.2022

Supreme Judicial Court Reaches Decision in Lyons v Secretary of State

The decision denies the plaintiffs' request to block the Secretary from putting the VOTES act into effect. A full opinion explaining the court's reasoning will follow. 

Voting & Elections 06.22.2022

Governor Baker Signs the VOTES ACT into law

The bill is the largest expansion of voting access in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in years. 

Voting & Elections 06.16.2022

VOTES Act Heads to Governor’s Desk

The bill is the largest expansion of voting access in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in years. It makes permanent a number of emergency changes to Massachusetts’ election laws made in 2020 to deal with the pandemic, including allowing voters to vote by mail without an excuse and expanding early voting options.

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