Make Your Voice Heard
Your voice is important; so Make Your Voice Heard! Encourage everyone: individuals with disabilities, staff who work in the field, families another volunteers to share their voice and exercise their vote!
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IMPORTANT DATES:
General and State Election: November 8, 2016
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Why is it important?:
Voting ensures that candidates and the 
public understand your concerns.
Who Can Vote:
- a Citizen of the United States
- At least 18 years old
- Registered to vote
Voting Rights:
- Citizens under guardianship may vote unless their guardianship decree specifically excludes the right to vote
- Citizens can have assistance in the voting booth, see “Voter Rights” from our Secretary of State’s office
Click here for an excerpt from the Secretary of State publication on Voter Information
Register To Vote:
If you want to make sure your voice is heard visit:
https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleifv/howreg.htm
To check the status of your registration visit:
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/VoterRegistrationSearch/MyVoterRegStatus.aspx
Ways To Vote:
In Person: http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/MyElectionInfo.aspx
Absentee Ballot: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleabsentee/absidx.htm
Important Dates For Massachusetts:
Deadline to Register for Presidential Primary:
February 10, 2016
Presidential Primary:
March 1, 2016
State Primary:
September 8, 2016
Deadline to Register for State Election:
October 19, 2016
Deadline to Register for General Presidential Election:
October 19, 2016
State Election:
November 8, 2016
General Presidential Election:
November 8, 2016
Important Dates For Other States:
https://www.usvotefoundation.org/vote/state-elections/state-election-dates-deadlines.htm
Resources:
Voting For Persons With Disabilities:
https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleaccessible/accessibleidx.htm
Bill of Voting Rights
Know Your Right To Vote- The Arc of US
http://www.thearc.org/what-we-do/resources/toolkits/vote
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Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past.
Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.- JFK