MASSACHUSETTS VOTER REGISTRATION UNTIL MIDNIGHT 2/12/2020

Lakeville Democratic Town Committee announces dates of Caucus and Convention

On Saturday, March 14 at 10 am, the Lakeville Democratic Town committee will hold a caucus at the Lakeville Public Library to elect Delegates and Alternates to the 2020 Massachusetts Democratic State Convention.

This year’s state convention will be held May 30 at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, where thousands of Democrats from across the state will come together to discuss Party business and celebrate our successes as we prepare for upcoming elections.

The caucus is open to all registered and pre-registered Democrats in Lakeville. Pre-registered Democrats who will be sixteen years of age by February 15, 2020 will be allowed to participate and run as a Delegate or Alternate. Lakeville can elect four (4) Delegates and four (4) Alternates to the Convention.

Youth, minorities, people with disabilities, and LBGTQ individuals who are not elected as a Delegate or Alternate may apply to be an Add-on Delegate at the caucus or at by going to: www.massdems.org.

Those interested in getting involved with Lakeville Democratic Town committee should contact committee Chairman, Craig Duffy craigduffy3333@gmail.com

For more information visit the Lakeville Democratic Town Committee Face Book page: https://www.facebook.com/LakevilleDemocrats/.


Absentee voting will still be available for registered voters who qualify, only those who will be absent from their town on Election Day, or have a disability that prevents them from going to the polls, or have a religious belief preventing the same, are legally allowed to vote by absentee ballot.

Unlike absentee voting, early voting is for every registered voter. Registered voters do not need an excuse or reason to vote early. To be eligible to vote in the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary you must register to vote or make any necessary changes to your voter registration by Wednesday, February 12, 2020. To check to see if you are registered to vote you may visit the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s website: www.sec.state.ma.us/ele. If you need to register to vote you may do so online by visiting: www.RegisterToVoteMA.com.

Early voting may be done in person or by mail. In the Town of Middleborough, early voting may be done in person at the Annex Building, 20 Centre Street, Middleborough, MA during the following dates and times: February 24 to February 28, Monday through Friday from 8:45 AM to 5:00 PM.

Also, registered voters have the option to request an early voting ballot through the mail. Simply fill out an application and mail it to Middleborough Town Clerk’s Office, 20 Centre Street, 1st Floor, Middleborough, MA 02346. You may find the application on the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s website: http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele.

Once a voter has cast an early voting ballot the voter may no longer vote at the polls on Election Day.