State officials, high school students and advocates for new voting laws in Massachusetts urged the state Election Laws Committee to consider a bill that would change the landscape of voter registration for teenagers under the age of 18, yesterday at the State House.
As part of the Massachusetts Freedom to Vote Act, the proposed [...]

A recent survey shows, not necessarily surprisingly, that 10 percent of voters went to the polls Tuesday with the recent political parodies from Saturday Night Live on their minds.

Hello there. Welcome to Blast Magazine’s election coverage. I am happy to say that my friend and colleague, John Guilfoil, has asked me to help out with today’s election coverage.
I have long been deeply interested in public affairs, and this election is no exception. I have previously been published in The Boston Globe, The Nation, [...]

SHARON, Mass. — I voted today, and so should you.
It was busy in the little town of Sharon, 25 miles south of Boston and 25 miles north of Providence. Everyone in town voted at the high school, adding to the parking and crowding fun.
It’s best to escape from work early or to try to go [...]