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CITY OF BOSTON ANNOUNCES PREPARATIONS FOR BOSTON'S PRELIMINARY
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
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BOSTON
- Friday, September 4, 2015 - Today, the Boston Election Department
released plans for the Preliminary Municipal Election in City Council
Districts 4 and 7, taking place on Tuesday, September 8. The polls in
Boston will open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m.
This year's
Preliminary Municipal Election also coincides with the opening of Boston
Public Schools. To help guide voter traffic, the Election Department will
provide additional staff at Boston Public School locations that are voting
sites. In addition, the Boston Police Department will deploy additional staff
at school voting sites to help alleviate traffic congestion and to ensure
that handicap spaces are not improperly blocked. Voters who will cast their
ballot in schools are asked in advance for their patience and cooperation.
Boston's ballots are
printed in English/Spanish across the City, and in English/Chinese and
English/Vietnamese ballots where there is a need. Nearly 95 election
officers speak one or more languages in addition to English, including
Chinese (both Mandarin and Cantonese dialects), Vietnamese, Haitian Creole,
Cape Verdean Creole and Russian. Each precinct will also be provided
with an automark machine which increases accessibility to residents with
sensory and physical limitations, as well as linguistic limitations.
These two Council
Districts include more than 78,000 registered voters eligible to participate
in this election. There will be approximately 405 election officers assigned
to 59 voting precincts in Boston, which are housed at 40 locations. For more
information about Tuesday's election, please visit boston.gov/elections.
Media Guidelines
Members of the media
are reminded that certain rules must be followed in order to ensure a smooth
voting process for voters.
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Interviews of
voters are not allowed inside polling locations and must be done at least 150
feet away.
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Interviews
with election officers at the polling locations are not allowed. Interview
requests for the Election Commissioner must be directed through the Press
Office at (617) 635-4461.
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Photos and
b-roll shots will be allowed under the supervision of each poll's warden.
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Photographers
are reminded that zooming in on voter ballots and shots over the
shoulders of voters will not be allowed - please respect every voter's
right to a private ballot.
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The City of
Boston Election Department will also be available for b-roll shots starting
at 7:30 a.m.
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Results will
be posted online at www.boston.gov after the polls close
at8:00 p.m. Please do not call the Election Department for results.
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Updates will
be provided periodically via our Facebook and Twitter account: @BostonElection
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