Voting & Civil Rights

Were your voting rights violated?

Did a poll worker demand your ID?

In Massachusetts, voters do not need to present an ID in order to vote.

You have the option to offer your ID, if you choose to do so, but this is optional. If a poll worker demands your ID and you choose not to present it, you can demand an provisional ballot at the poll.

Learn more about voter ID laws in Massachusetts here.

Were you able to vote in your own language?

Under federal law, if a town or city has over 10,000 residents speaking a non-English language — or more than 5% of voters — election materials and ballots must be translated into that language.

Multilingual ballots are provided in the following places (source)

Chinese: Boston, Malden, Quincy
Vietnamese: Boston, Randolph
Khmer: Lowell

Vote by Mail Applications are available in Chinese, Vietnamese, and Khmer.

Have questions or need help voting? Call  866-OUR-VOTE or 1-888-API-VOTE

Bilingual assistance is available in English, Mandarin (普通話), Cantonese (廣東話), Korean (한국어), Vietnamese (tiếng Việt), Tagalog, Urdu (اردو), Hindi (हिंदी), Bengali/Bangla (বাংলা) and Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ).

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