Voter Education
& Participation
Special Election for 18th Suffolk
Rep. Brian Golden has recently stepped down from his
position as State Representative. A special election will
be held to fill his seat. Here are important dates for
this election:
- Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2005 is the deadline
for candidates to file nomination papers.
- Tuesday, March 15, 2005 is the primary
election. Voter registration deadline for the primary
is Wed. Feb. 23.
- Tuesday, April 12, 2005 is the general
election. Voter registration deadline is Wed. March
23.
City Council
candidates debate, September 2002 |
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Since 2001, Allston Brighton CDC has worked to increase
voter participation in Allston Brighton. We have received
funding from the Boston Foundation's Greater Boston Civic
Engagement Initiative, whose goal is to increase nonpartisan
voter registration and mobilization in low-income communities
and communities of color with low rates of voter participation.
In 2005 we wish to focus on voter and civic education
workshops, in which we can answer the question,
"why is it important to vote in a sheriff's race
or in a governor's council election?" If you are
interested in taking a workshop, or would like to volunteer
with us on voter participation issues, please contact
Juan
Gonzalez, 617.787.3874 x217 or Ava
Chan, 617.787.3874 x201.
Our past work includes:
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Voter canvassing
for the 2004 Elections, in partnership with
the Allston Brighton Healthy Boston Coalition. We
focused our voter registration efforts on Allston
Brighton's subsidized housing. We registered 52 new
voters and sponsored a forum on affordable housing. |
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Voter canvassing
for the 2003 Elections, in partnership with
the Allston Brighton Healthy Boston Coalition. We
registered 260 new voters and co-sponsored a candidates
debate for the Boston City Council At-Large race.
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Voter canvassing for
the 2002 Elections, in partnership with the
Allston Brighton Healthy Boston Coalition. We registered
over 100 new voters, provided workshops on the bilingual
education ballot question, co-sponsored two candidates’
debates for the Boston City Council.. |
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Campaigning on behalf
of the Community Preservation Act for the 2001 Elections.
This act would have generated state funds for housing,
open space, and the preservation of historic buildings.
We collected 2330 signatures, reached over 1500 voters
via phone banks, outreached to the Russian, Spanish,
and Chinese-speaking voting communities in Allston
Brighton, and organized extensive poll coverage in
all 14 Allston Brighton polls for Election Day. |
Voter education and information resources online include
the following:
Please check back for updated information as the 2005
races draw near.
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