{"id":367,"date":"2023-03-21T09:45:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T13:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/press-releases\/funds-aim-to-support-municipalities-with-expanded-mail-voting\/"},"modified":"2023-03-21T09:45:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T13:45:13","slug":"funds-aim-to-support-municipalities-with-expanded-mail-voting","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/press\/funds-aim-to-support-municipalities-with-expanded-mail-voting\/","title":{"rendered":"Funds Aim to Support Municipalities With Expanded Mail Voting"},"template":"","class_list":["post-367","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-news-clip"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Common Cause of Massachusetts executive director Geoff Foster celebrates Governor Maura Healey's budgetary backing of municiple elections. 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