Empowering
Voters Project:
A Force for Change
Why EVP?
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Massachusetts ranks #17 in voter turnout while Maine is #2 and New Hampshire is #4
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9% of Massachusetts voters were denied a ballot in 2004 due to registration problems
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Only 23% of provisional ballots were counted in Massachusetts in 2004
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24 states allow anyone to vote absentee for any reason, while in Massachusetts absentee voting is strictly limited
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58% of those registered nationwide wished to vote in 2000 but could not because the process was too difficult and inconvenient
EVP Presentation
A project of the
League of Women Voters
of Massachusetts
