For Immediate Release
Sept. 20, 2018/Boston, MA – To assist Massachusetts voters as they go to the polls on Tuesday, September 4 for state primary elections, the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (LWVMA) has published an online Voters’ Guide www.InformedVoterMA.org., that features information about all candidates in state primary races.
The LWVMA online guide allows voters across the state to access personalized ballot information and see the candidates who will be on their ballot simply by entering a street address. Voters will find information about candidates’ backgrounds, as well as answers from candidates to questions posed by LWVMA.
The guide contains complete information about candidates for the following offices: U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Massachusetts Senate and House, Governor, Lieutant Governor, Auditor, Treasurer, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Attorney General, Register of Deeds, Clerk of Courts, District Attorney, Governor’s Council, and County Commissioner.
Later this fall, the information on www.InformedVoterMA.org will be updated for the November 6 general election, and all candidates will have the opportunity to update their answers.
“We hope Massachusetts voters will use this Voters’ Guide to help make informed choices as they vote on September 4,” said Mary Ann Ashton, president of the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts. “We are pleased to be able to provide this information and thank the candidates for their willingness to participate in the guide.”
The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government and ways to increase understanding of major public policy issues. Since its founding in 1920, the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts has been a respected and trusted voice for citizen participation in our democracy. With 46 local Leagues through the state, the LWVMA has been the forefront of efforts to empower and educate Massachusetts voters and effect change on a wide range of issues. Membership in the League is open to individuals of all ages. For more information, please visit www.lwvma.org.
The LWVMA Voters’ Guide is a project of the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts Citizen Education Fund. Support for this Voters’ Guide was provided by the Lincoln and Therese Filene Foundation.
Photo courtesy: Taken from LWVMA.org website
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