Make Your Election Plan

 WHO & WHAT

In the upcoming Presidential and State election, the candidates on the ballot will be for:

ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT, SENATOR IN CONGRESS, REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, COUNCILLOR, SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT, REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT, CLERK OF SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT,CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT (CIVIL BUSINESS), CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT (CRIMINAL BUSINESS),REGISTER OF DEEDS and REGISTER OF PROBATE (VACANCY)

View Sample Ballot for candidates to elective office plus five Ballot Questions:

QUESTION 1: State Auditor's Authority to Audit the Legislature.

QUESTION 2: Elimination of  Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) Graduation Requirement 

QUESTION 3:Unionization for Transportation Network Drivers 

QUESTION 4: Limited Legalization and Regulation of Certain Natural Psychedelic Substances

QUESTION 5: Minimum Wage for Tipped Workers 

WHEN & WHERE

Voter Registration

Last day to register to vote or update your address for the November election is Saturday, October 26th.

Early In-person Voting (full location list) October 19th - November 1st 

In the neighborhood:

October 22: ICA (25 Harborside Drive) Theater from 12pm - 8pm 
October 26 - October 27: Condon School (200 D St) from 11am - 7pm

October 29: ICA Theater from 12pm - 8pm

At City Hall, Haymarket Room, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9am - 5pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am to 8pm. 

Vote by Mail

Application must be received at City Hall by October 29

All ballots must reach the Boston Election office by the close of polls on Election Day to be counted. 

The closest drop box is at the South Boston Library.

In Person Voting on November 5th

Precinct 6-11 and 6-12 vote at 1 BOSTON WHARF ROAD

Polls open at 7AM and close at 8PM

Friday Fireworks, A Bookstore, Fort Point Block Party & Early Voting Starts Saturday

The neighborhood is alive and bustling this September. The Boston  Convention & Exhibition  Center re-opened and is hosting the annual FanExpo, a Comics, Sci-Fi, Horror, Anime, and Gaming experience, this weekend. Fireworks will be illuminating the Boston Harbor Friday night. 

First Neighborhood Bookstore
We are thrilled to welcome Porter Square Books.to the neighborhood. Their second location will be within Seaport's brand new literary center, home to creative writing non-profit GrubStreet and poetry non-profit Mass Poetry. Porter Square Books cordially invites neighbors to come by and share your hopes for your neighborhood bookstore at Open Houses on September 9th from 2pm - 4pm or September 11th from 12 pm - 2pm at 50 Liberty Drive. Refreshments will be served.
The literary center is Seaport's newest MA Public Waterfront Act (Chapter 91) ground floor community space.

Fort Point Rock The Block, a Celebration of Arts, Culture, & Collaboration​
Artists for Humanity (AFH) is celebrating 30 years of empowering Boston's youth through paid employment in art and design  Starting at 4pm on September 12th, we are all invited to a first of its kind, indoor-outdoor, day-to-night, free to all Rock The Block Party. The AFH EpiCenter and adjacent A Street Park will come alive with a showcase of teen expression and collaborations with partners: The Boston Children's Chorus, Boston Lyric Opera, Midway Artist Studios, Urbanity Dance and more! There will be food and drink from loved local vendors, immersive art and music all day and night, and amazing video projections after dark on the surrounding buildings and a afterparty at Midway Artist Studios. Please register to attend.

Preliminary Boston Mayoral & City Council Election
Early voting starts Saturday, September 4 through Friday, September 10.
Voting by mail? Application is due by September 8
Election day is Tuesday, September 14. Polls open 7am - 8pm.

In addition to choosing a Mayor from the seven candidates running, there are seventeen candidates vying for four City Councilor-At-Large seats. The top two Mayoral candidates and the top eight At-Large candidates will advance to the General Election on November 2, 2021.
The closest early voting location is District Hall (75 Northern Ave) on on Thursday, September 9 from 12pm to 8pm.
Click here for more information on the candidates and voting.

This Weekend

• Friday, Sept. 3: Last day to apply for Community Preservation Act Funds eligible toward increasing affordable housing, historic preservation, and parks, open space and outdoor recreation capital projects in South Boston. 
  
  
• Friday, Sept. 3: Boston Harbor Now's 9th Annual Illuminate the Harbor Fireworks Celebration Tickets, Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 8:00 PM | Eventbrite Please note new date. 
  
  
• Saturday, Sept. 4: Medal of Honor Park Playground Ribbon Cutting & Opening at 10am hosted by Boston Parks and in conjunction with Colin's Joy Project. The playground is for children aged two years old to five years old.  East Broadway.