{"id":3698,"date":"2012-01-31T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=3698"},"modified":"2012-01-31T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-01-31T07:00:00","slug":"voter-registration-deadlines-2012-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=3698","title":{"rendered":"Voter Registration Deadlines &#038; Election Dates 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"photo-wrap photo-xid-6a00e54fc42bb888340163003a33c1970d\" id=\"photo-xid-6a00e54fc42bb888340163003a33c1970d\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 477px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb888340163003a33c1970d-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"6a00e54fc42bb888340120a5d3a640970b-800wi\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb888340163003a33c1970d\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb888340163003a33c1970d-500wi\" style=\"border: 1px solid #e2d9d9; width: 500px;\" title=\"6a00e54fc42bb888340120a5d3a640970b-800wi\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Here are the deadlines you need to meet to vote in elections scheduled for 2012 in Massachusetts.&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>From the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sec.state.ma.us\/ele\/eleidx.htm\" target=\"_self\">Elections Division<\/a> of the Secretary of State&#39;s Office and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofboston.gov\/ELECTIONS\/\" target=\"_self\">City of Boston&#39;s Election Department.<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Wednesday, February 15, 2012:<\/strong> Last day to register to vote and change party enrollment for the Presidential Primary.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Tuesday, March 6, 2012:<\/strong> Presidential Primary Election&#0160;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Friday, August 17, 2012:<\/strong> Last day to register to vote and change party enrollment for the State Primary.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Thursday, September 6, 2012:<\/strong> Voting day for the State Primary<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Wednesday, October 17, 2012:<\/strong> Last day to register to vote and change party enrollment for the Presidential Election.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Tuesday, November 6, 2012:<\/strong> Voting day for the Presidential Election.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to Register to Vote<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you&#39;re reluctant to register to vote because you think it will make you more likely to be called for jury duty, we&#39;ve already researched that idea and learned that it is a myth.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonzest.com\/2008\/09\/the-voter-regis.html\" target=\"_self\">&#0160;Click here for our full report.<\/a><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eac.gov\/voter_resources\/register_to_vote.aspx\" target=\"_self\">download a voter registration form here.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>If there is time, you can mail it to:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pre style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">City of Boston Election Department&#0160;&#0160; <\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">City Hall, Room 241&#0160;&#0160; <\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Boston, MA 02201<\/span><\/pre>\n<ul>\n<li>The safest way to do it is to stop by the&#0160;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofboston.gov\/elections\/\" id=\"h_ap\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Elections Department\">Election Department<\/a>&#0160;at City Hall and complete the form.<\/li>\n<li>The Boston Elections Department is located in room 241 at Boston City Hall and is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, except on city holidays.<\/li>\n<li>Complete information, including the identification documents you need, and other ways to register to vote can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sec.state.ma.us\/ele\/eleifv\/howreg.htm\" target=\"_self\">The Secretary of State&#39;s Office<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Absentee Ballot applications are available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofboston.gov\/elections\/voter_reg.asp\" target=\"_self\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? 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