The Brookline Parent

Voting as Family Tradition

Instilling Civic Duty at an Early Age in the 2012 Election.

My grandmother, Clara Baker (known as Clara Baker Cohen after she got married), grew up in Somerville. She attended junior high and high school with Harry Ellis Dickson and convinced him to follow her to the New England Conservatory. Years later, she toured the country with a violin trio, while Dickson joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra and conducted the Boston Pops. Dickson also became father-in-law to Governor Michael Dukakis, who as we all know, was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1988. I thought of my grandmother last week as the election was approaching, because I recalled my role in getting her to vote in an election that took place a few years before she died. She was feeling tired that day and disinclined to schlep out …

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Massachusetts Voter Registration Deadline is Oct. 17

Malden residents who want to vote in the 2012 presidential election and other federal and state races have until Wednesday, Oct. 17 to register. Here's how, with links to mail-in voter registration forms and how to request an absentee ballot.

Massachusetts Voter Registration Deadline is Oct. 17

Malden residents who want to vote in the 2012 presidential election and other federal and state races have until Wednesday, Oct. 17 to register. Here's how, with links to mail-in voter registration forms and how to request an absentee ballot.

Today, Sept. 25, is National Voter Registration Day, and thousands of local, state and national organizations have mobilized to make sure millions of people don’t miss the chance to cast their vote in this year’s elections. Any Brookline residents who want to vote in the 2012 presidential election and other federal and state races have just five weeks left until the Massachusetts voter registration deadline. The registration deadline is Wednesday, Oct 17. Head into the Town Clerk's office at Brookline Town Hall to register. The office is typically open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, and 8 to 12:30 p.m. on Fridays.  Residents can also download a mail-in voter registration form on the Secretary of …

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How did Brookline Vote in the Primaries?

The results of the yesterdays primaries came out. Who did Brookline go out to the polls for?

The polls are closed and the results are in, but how did Brookline vote in yesterday's State Primaries?  The results were posted on Boston.com last night. Scroll through the list to see how Brookline voted on the various races that were on yesterday's ballot. Race winners, at the time of writing, are in bold, Brookline's votes, according to the Globe, are listed. Races with one name were uncontested. [Update: Unofficial results from the town have been posted, and the results below have been updated accordingly. See the PDF to the right for the full breakdown of results. Out of the 38,223 registered voters in town, 5,588 turned out for the primaries, a total of 14.6 percent according to town numbers. Of those, 4,827 voted Democrat, 756 …

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2012 State Primaries: The Ballot

Breakdown of the November Primary ballot, and more information on how voting works. Polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. today for voting on the 2011 Town Election. Mouse over the map for more information on the polling locations indicated by pins. If you're not sure which precinct you are in, check the "Where do I vote, MA" site and input your address. To cast your votes, go to the check-in table at your polling place and tell the poll worker your street, house number and then name (in that order). They will hand you a ballot and provide you with your instructions. If you are not listed but should be, you need to fill in a "Provisional Ballot." Poll workers will have more information. Scroll down to find each candidate listed on the ballot. Selectmen first, then Trustees of the Public Library, School Committee, …

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