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The secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.Originally appointed under authority of the English Crown pursuant to the Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company, the office of secretary of the Commonwealth (equivalent to "secretaries of state" in other U.S. jurisdictions) became an elective one in 1780.
An investigation by the US Justice Department found that Galvin, as Massachusetts Secretary of State, had violated the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. The Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth was found to have failed to collect and report data on absentee ballots sent, returned, and cast by overseas citizens and ...
The 2022 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Incumbent Democrat William Galvin won re-election to an eighth term. [2] Galvin has been Secretary since January 1, 1995. The last Republican to be elected to the position was Frederic Cook, in ...
Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin explains early voting procedures, hopes there is more voter interest closer to Election Day.
The state has an open-meeting law enforced by the attorney general, and a public-records law enforced by the Secretary of the Commonwealth. [24] A 2008 report by the Better Government Association and National Freedom of Information Coalition ranked Massachusetts 43rd out of the 50 US states in government transparency.
Massachusetts has the lowest rate of gun deaths in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In an average year, 257 people die by guns in this state. In an average ...
To be recognized as a political designation in Massachusetts, fifty registered voters must file a document with the state seeking this status. To be recognized as a political party, a designation must either have obtained at least 3% of the vote for any state-wide office at the preceding biennial state election, or have enrolled at least 1% of ...
Apr. 22—CONCORD — The Massachusetts secretary of transportation said she's seriously considering a plan to erect toll booths along the state borders to deal with a revenue crunch, but Gov ...