AMHERST Human Rights Day was marked with events in downtown Amherst on Friday and Saturday.The commemorations began at 6 p.m. Friday with the reading of a proclamation adopted by the Town Council this week. The candlelight vigil is held on the North.
AMHERST Human Rights Day is being marked with events in downtown Amherst on Friday and Saturday.The commemorations begin at 6 p.m. Friday with the reading of a proclamation adopted by the Town Council this week. The candlelight vigil is held on the.
Should mail-in voting be made permanent in Massachusetts?
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By John Laidler Globe Correspondent,Updated January 7, 2021, 6:34 p.m.
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Alex Psilakis
Policy and Communications Manager at MassVOTE, a non-partisan nonprofit dedicated to voting rights and social justice; Franklin resident
Alex Psilakis
Massachusetts adopted voting by mail as an option in the 2020 elections due to concerns about the safety of voting in person during a pandemic. Our experience with mail-in balloting this year best explains why it is time to make the system a permanent feature of all our elections.