Aug 17 2012
Can you vote in this year’s primary?
Posted by: Kevin B. Gilnack, Campaign Manager
Your vote is your voice -- and the source of our collective power.
None of the great accomplishments you helped secure this year would have been possible if you weren't voters who paid attention and held your elected official accountable. And now it's time to build on that power.
Today is the deadline to register to vote in the Massachusetts Primary Elections, which will take place on Thursday, Sept. 6.
If you are 18 or older and have never registered before, have moved since the last time you voted, recently gained citizenship, or want to change parties, you must complete and mail in a voter registration form today.
The Caring Force is a proud supporter of CareVote, an initiative to encourage human service and nonprofit supporters to get registered and get to the polls. Check out the message from CareVote below for even more details on voter registration.
Elections have consequences, and no matter who you vote for, it's critical that you have a voice in the process. There are more important fights to come, and we need to show our legislators that we go to the polls.
Make sure your voter registration is current today: www.thecaringforce.org/register
The Caring Force has already been out registering voters as part of our support for CareVote. Check out photos from our voter registration drive on our Facebook page -- and be sure to give us a Like!
Register to vote in state primary elections by Friday's deadline!
Registration must be postmarked by Aug. 17 to vote in Sept. 6 election
Dear Friends:
As we continue to prepare for the General Election on November 6, CareVote would like to remind you and your colleagues that there is an important voter registration deadline this week. 
This Friday, August 17, is the deadline to register to vote in the State Primary Election being held on Thursday, September 6.
This is a great opportunity to encourage your staff members to register to vote.
If they register on or before Friday, they will be eligible to vote both in the State Primary Election in September and the General Election in November. It is important to register if:
- You have recently turned 18 or became a citizen
- You have moved since the last election
- You wish to change parties.
Please forward this message to your colleagues, family members and friends and encourage them to register to vote this week.
To register, please use our co-branded automated web form on Rock the Vote or visit the Secretary of the Commonwealth's website to use the state's new automated web form. In both cases, please fill out the form online, print it and send it in. While you can fill out the forms online, you MUST mail them in -- the Commonwealth does not have online voter registration.
As a reminder, here are upcoming important dates to remember (a comprehensive list of dates is available at the Secretary of the Commonwealth's website):
- Friday, August 17: Deadline to register to vote in the State Primary Election
- Thursday, September 6: State Primary Election
- Wednesday, October 17: Deadline to register to vote in the General Election
- Tuesday, November 6: General Election