THE ELECTIONS PAGE

Download voter registration forms here

Download absentee ballot applications
here; if applying for a family member, download here

These downloads require Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded
here

FREETOWN ELECTION LOCATIONS
                                 
Those in precincts one and two vote at the Freetown Elementary School, 43 Bullock Rd. and
  those in precinct three vote at the Senior Center, 227 Chace Rd., E. Freetown.
  Town elections are held noon - 8 p.m.
  Federal and state elections are held 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Find out your elected officials and voting information
here

Proposed 2010 ballot questions are listed
here

NATIONAL PARTIES:
Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, Reform <alternate site>,
                                 
Green, and Constitution.

BALLOT STATUS PARTIES IN MASS:
Democratic (D), Republican (R), Libertarian (L)

STATE POLITICAL DESIGNATIONS: Conservative (A),
Natural Law <state site> (B),
  New World Council (C),
Reform (E), Rainbow Coalition (F), Green Party USA (G),
 
We the People (H), Green-Rainbow (J), Constitution (K),  Timesizing Not Downsizing (M),
 
New Alliance (N), Prohibition <alternate site> (P), American Independent Party (Q),
 
Socialist <state site> (S), Interdependent 3rd Party (T), America First Party (V),
 
Veteran's Party of America (W), World Citizens Party (Y), Working Families (Z)

STATE OFFICES:
Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Attorney General, Auditor

LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Assonet Bay Action Committee
                                         
Coalition against Poverty
                                         
Coalition for Social Justice
                                          Concerned Citizens of Freetown
                                          Fall River GOP
                                          Freetown Republican Committee
                                          Greater S.E. Mass Labor Council
                                          Jobs with Justice
                                          No LNG (anti LNG) and LNG Facts/Weaver's Cove (pro LNG)
                                         
No Quarry in Berkley
                                          Second Bristol/Plymouth Senate District Republicans
                                          Semassactivist.org (listing of local activist groups)

Enrolling as unenrolled (U) or no political party means that one can vote in any primary.
Enrolling as a party with ballot status means one can vote in that party's primary only.
Enrolling as a political designation means one cannot vote in any primary.

RECOMMENDED SITES: 
Boston.com override coverage
                                       Carl Sagan's Baloney Detection Kit
                                      
Citizens for Limited Taxation
                                      
Congress.org
                                       C-Span
                                       Daily Kos
                                       DC's Political Report (Mass site)
                                      
Dick Morris' web site
                                       Electoral Geography
                                      
Fact check.org
                                      
Federal Election Commission
                                       Follow the Money (money in state politics)
                                      
Free Republic
                                      
Green Papers
                                       Huffington Post
                                       Mass blogs: Blue Mass Group, Red Mass Group and Hub Politics
                                       Mass Office of Campaign Finance/Campaign Finance Reports
                                       Mass Scorecard (votes with the Mass. Dem. Party)
                                      
Move On.org
                                       Open Secrets and Fundrace.org (money in federal politics)
                                      
Politics One (Mass. site)
                                      
Presidential Campaign Commercials
                                      
Project Vote Smart
                                       Real Clear Politics
                                      
Robert's Rules of Order
                                       Secretary of State's Elections Site
                                       Skeleton Closet (about the presidential candidates)
                                      
State Ethics Commission
                                       Survey USA
                                       Town Hall
                                       US Election Atlas/Electoral results
                                       US Politics Today - Massachusetts


                       
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