When is the Deadline to Register to Vote in the Special State Primary?

Are you registered to vote in the upcoming Special State Primary to fill Edward Markey's former seat? 

According to the Board of Registrars, all resident citizens who will be 18 years of age on or before October 15, 2013, and are not currently registered to vote in Lexington, have until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25 to register to vote for the October 15 Special State Primary.

According to a notice, mail-in voter registration affidavit forms are available at the Town Clerk’s Office and online at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleifv/howreg.htm.  Forms are also available from other City or Town Clerk offices.  Registrations filed out-of-town will be forwarded to Lexington.

All newly registered voters submitting mail-in voter registrations must submit a photocopy of personal identification, including such identification as driver’s license, utility bill, etc.,

before voting at the next election.  Voter registration forms also require the voter to provide his/her driver license number or last four digits of his/her social security number.

Although voter registration is on-going throughout the year, special walk-in voter registrations will be conducted at the Lexington Town Clerk’s Office on September 25, from 8:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.  The voter registration deadline is 20 days prior to all local, state and national elections.

Voter Registration forms postmarked on or before the respective deadline, and Registry of Motor Vehicle registrations completed on or before the respective deadline, will be accepted for voting in the upcoming election.

Residents already registered to vote in Lexington need not register again for any election.

Registered voters who have recently moved within Lexington, who wish to confirm political party in which registered, or who have not responded to the annual town census, should contact the Town Clerk’s office at 781-862-0500 ext 270 or townclerk@lexingtonma.gov to verify registration status.