State Wire: Funds Aim To Support Municipalities With Expanded Mail Voting

Funds Aim to Support Municipalities With Expanded Mail Voting

Voting rights advocates in Massachusetts are applauding Governor Maura Healey's budgetary backing of new policies stemming from last year's passage of the VOTES Act. The law expands early voting options and allows all voters to cast their ballot by mail for any reason, but some municipalities are struggling to handle the expansion of mail-in voting for local springtime elections, citing a lack of personnel. Common Cause of Massachusetts Execut…

State Wire: Funds Aim To Support Municipalities With Expanded Mail Voting

"To be able to bring democracy literally home to your kitchen table potentially to fill out a mail ballot at home ... that's just a win all around for our democracy."