Massachusetts Election Administration
Chief Election Official(s): Secretary of the Commonwealth (View Website)Election/Appointment Process: Partisan Election
Responsibilities:
- Prescribes voter registration forms
- Determines ballot eligibility of parties
- Approves new voting systems/ devices
- Advertises statewide ballot questions
- Prepares election calendar
- Canvasses election returns
- Handles state recounts
Public Office Experience: Representative to the General Council, 1975-1994
Reelection/Reappointment Date: 2010
Primary Date: September 19, 2006
Contact Information:Hon. William Galvin
Sec. of the Commonwealth
State House, Room 337
Boston, MA 02133
(617) 727-7030
Fax (617) 742-4722
[email protected]
2006 Secretary of State candidates
Information on the state electoral situation