Boston 10K For Women

Saturday, October 10 at 9AM

Boston Common

The League of Women Voters of Massachusetts is proud to be part of the Boston 10K for Women, happening on October 10 at Boston Common. This year, on the 50th anniversary of the 10K, LWVMA is an official charity partner! Our multigenerational Team Civic Pacers is excited to walk, run, and jog their way to the finish line on October 10, but they need your help! Consider supporting one of our teammates with a donation to their 10K. 

Interested in volunteering for tabling, cheering, or networking on race day? Sign up HERE.

We encourage volunteers to arrive at the Boston Common early, as several roads surrounding the Common will be closed by 7:15 AM. Use of public transportation is strongly recommended. The race site is within easy walking distance of the Boylston or Arlington MBTA Stops (Green Line) or Park Street MBTA Stop (Red or Green Line). Parking on race day is limited. The Boston Common Garage will be open for entry until 8:00 AM. It will be closed for entry from 8:00 AM–11:00 AM. Reverse exiting (via the entry) begins at 9:00 AM.

Your support makes an impact not just on race day, but on sustaining our civic education, youth leadership, and internship programming – ensuring the League’s impact sustains us for another 106 years.

LWVMA Goes LIVE on Boston Public Radio

Friday, October 16 at 11AM

Boston Public Library (Main Branch)

Join us live and in person at the Boston Public Library on Friday, October 16 at 11:00 AM when our Executive Director Celia Canavan will be featured as the YES on Ballot Question 4 debate speaker on GBH’s Boston Public Radio (BPR) with Jim and Margery. Can’t make it into the city that day? Watch it live on the BPR YouTube channel or nepm.org, or listen live on the radio at 89.7 and NEPM radio 88.5 in Western Massachusetts. Attending in person? Boston Public Library directions and parking directions can be found HERE.

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League Leader Lunch

Saturday, November 14, 2026

Harvard Unitarian Universalist Church, Sutherland Hall

Harvard, MA

Calling all local League leaders! LWVMA is bringing together leaders from Leagues across Massachusetts for a day of networking, learning, and sharing resources.

Connect with fellow members from across the state, swap ideas about what's working in your community, and learn more about LWVMA's Field Services and the support available to local Leagues. New and newer leaders are especially encouraged to attend.

Lunch will be provided. Full agenda and registration details coming soon!

Election Update

Your Mail-In Ballot is safe and secure for the November 3 general election. Shoutout to our LWVMA v Trump lawsuit outcome that upholds the access to mail ballots. Vote by mail applications are being received now.

Important Deadlines

• October 24 - Deadline to register to vote
• October 27 - Last day to request a mail-in ballot
• October 17 through 30 - Early voting period
• Contact your local election office to learn about early voting options in your area
• November 3 - Polls open 7AM - 8PM on Election Day
• November 6 - Deadline for mail-in ballots to be received (must be postmarked on/before election day)

Elections 2026 Resources Webpage

Check out the LWVMA resource hub to help voters get ready with confidence: Election 2026 Resources.

The page brings together everything voters need in one place, including:

• Voter education tools like VOTE411.org for a personalized ballot, info on League-sponsored candidate forums, and the Red Book
• Voter registration links to register, update your address or party, update your name, or check your registration status
• Know-your-rights resources, including ACLU voting rights info and polling place accessibility guidance from REV UP Massachusetts
• Ways to get involved, from Election Protection volunteering to signing up as a poll worker
• Upcoming League-organized candidate forums; submit your upcoming forums HERE to add them to our candidate forum list and VOTE411
• Printable materials for local Leagues, including VOTE411 palm cards, posters, and more materials coming soon

Whether you're double-checking your registration or looking for ways to plug in as a volunteer, this page is designed to be your go-to source of information through Election Day.

Ballot Question Primer for Local League Leaders

Visit the LWVMA’s public-facing ballot questions hub and ballot question resources for local Leagues. Public information is readily available HERE, indicating the list of all nine questions, followed by the LWVMA stances. Find “Vote with the League” flyers and postcards for tabling and sharing HERE.

In addition, LWVMA is pleased to offer the following tools to help local League leaders educate their members and the public on ballot measures:

• Ballot Question Slideshow Template
• Ballot Question Sample Run of Show and Script
• LWVMA Ballot Question Stances One Pager (internal use)

View the materials in a Google drive folder HERE. 

READ MORE HERE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE.

What Democracy Means in Everyday Life – Taking the Mystery Out of Voting

Co-Produced by League of Women Voters, Massachusetts & NewTV

New video premieres on YouTube early October 2026.

With the all-important election rapidly approaching, LWVMA wants to ensure everyone’s VOTE is protected. This program is divided into three segments, with each featuring a subject matter expert (SME):

• Getting Ready to Vote –This segment covers what voters need to do before they get their ballot or head to the polls in Massachusetts
• It’s Voting Day – This segment focuses on voting day
• Your Vote is Safe & Secure - Given the challenges being put forward by federal officials and other concerns that voters may have, we address those concerns and fears, whether voting by mail, voting early, or going to the polls

READ MORE HERE for information on the SMEs.

Update on Legislature

The MA Legislature's formal session ended July 31, 2026, and conference committees will continue their work through January 2027. Thanks to your advocacy, we're pleased to share our legislative wins so far, along with an update on bills still in play. Review our wins sheet HERE. READ MORE.

Sign Up for Election Protection

As we enter the general election season, it is important to remember the League of Women Voters has spent the last 106 years as the ultimate election experts in 155 communities across the Commonwealth. With 2.6 million voters served by a local League in 2025, our commitment to displaying courage, trust in our elections, and a commitment to protecting the vote for all Bay Staters is pivotal – which is why we need you to serve as an Election Protection worker!

The League is a long standing member of the Election Protection (“EP”) Coalition in Massachusetts. With less than 35 days until the midterm election, we are actively seeking volunteers to join the Massachusetts EP to serve as nonpartisan poll monitors on Election Day, Tuesday, NovembSer 3. Poll monitors are stationed at various polling locations throughout MA for three-hour shifts. Their role is to answer questions from voters about issues they may encounter while voting as well as observing what is taking place at the polls and report issues as discussed in the training.

What do I need to do if I want to help? Sign up for Election Protection through LWVMA’s unique link HERE and READ MORE.

Volunteer for Jail-Based Civic Education and Voting

Empowering Descendant Communities (EDC) to Unlock Democracy is recruiting volunteers to apply their successful Mobile Ballot Box Initiative in Boston to other parts of Massachusetts. Join them for their weekly meeting (Wednesdays at 6:00 PM) to learn more about their program and how you can get involved. Complete this Google Form to receive more information. 

Join the Weekly Call - Wednesdays at 6:00PM EST:

https://osu.zoom.us/j/98638936721?pwd=yOQe9Us8ExNqBOHeyjVGXj4bnN1nSe.1

Meeting ID: 986 3893 6721

Password: 888888

Volunteer with LWVMA Committees

Thank you for all you do to empower voters and defend democracy! LWV is successful because of people like you–volunteers who work to propel the organization forward.

Join our team! Submit interest HERE and find out which Committees are currently recruiting. READ MORE.

Send a Letter to the Editor on Questions 4 and 9

Please send a letter to the editor from your League urging a YES vote on ballot questions 4 and 9 for Election Day voter registration and to keep the gun controls passed in 2024. Send it soon, because people will get their mail ballots in early October.

Here’s a template you can use:

Dear Editor:

The League of Women Voters of (your League) urges a YES vote on ballot questions 4 and 9. 

Ballot question 4 will allow Election Day voter registration. It will eliminate the arbitrary deadline of 10 days before an election to register. And it will allow registered voters who encounter a problem at the polls to fix that problem and cast a vote that will count. Almost half the states in the country have Election Day voter registration. It’s time for Massachusetts to join them.

Ballot question 9 will keep in place the firearms law passed by the legislature in 2024. That law banned “ghost guns,” outlawed devices that turn semi-automatic weapons into machine guns, modernized red flag laws, and strengthened Massachusetts violence prevention programs. A YES vote will keep Massachusetts safer.

Remember: YES on ballot questions 4 and 9.

Submit Your Candidate Forums

Is your local League hosting a candidate forum ahead of the November 3 general election? Submit your upcoming forums HERE so that LWVMA can publicize them on our website and the VOTE411 website. Help us spread the word about your forums so that we can educate voters ahead of November 3.

Questions? Email LWVMA Special Projects Intern Gia Ghosh (gghosh@lwvma.org). 

Join Us for Witness Wednesdays

Join us for Witness Wednesdays every Wednesday from 1-2 PM at Plymouth County Correctional Facility, 26 Long Pond Road, Plymouth, where we peacefully protest against due process violations and show support for ICE detainees.

For more information on Witness Wednesdays, visit our website HERE. Cancellations due to weather conditions will be posted to the LWVMA Facebook page.

Attend Burlington ICE Actions

Are you closer to Burlington? Bearing Witness stands in solidarity outside the ICE Operations Office in Burlington every Wednesday from 11 AM - 1PM; and other organizations lead the charge every Thursday 11 AM - 1 PM. The League is not an official sponsor of this event but encourages attendance.