Author Archives: Marianne Bezaire

Early & Saturday Voting Available this Election

** Register to vote NOW so that you can cast a ballot in this election! Deadline to register in MA is next Wednesday, October 19. Or you can verify that you are already registered here. **

For the Presidential & State Election on November 8, 2016, residents of North Reading may vote at their convenience over a two week period prior to the election (Oct. 24 – Nov. 4), including a Saturday date. Continue reading

May 3rd Town Election Turnout

Welcome to our new website, North Reading Votes! This website and the activities associated with it were inspired by our recent town election on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016. The turnout for that election was just 12.15% of registered voters in our town1. While this fraction is normal for our area2, it’s much lower than we want to see in a democracy. All of us residents as well as the candidates in our elections benefit from a higher turnout of informed voters at the polls.

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