Information About Voting in Brockton

Do you have questions like these?

  • I have forgotten where I go to vote. Where do I find out?
  • Do I still have time to register to vote?
  • I am a U.S. citizen now. Do I need my Certificate to register to vote?
  • I just became a U.S. citizen. If the voter registration deadline has past, how can I vote?
  • I am still waiting to find out where I vote. When will I know?
  • I will be in the hospital on election day. How do I get an Absentee Ballot?
  • I am bilingual. How can I help some voters on election day.
  • I registered to vote as Unenrolled. How can I change my party?

For answers:

  • In person: Go to the Elections Commissions office in City Hall. It is on the 1st floor, next to the elevator.
    Open 8:30 - 4:30, Monday - Friday
    Note: On the last day of voter registration for an election, the Elections Commission office is open until 8:00 PM.
  • By phone: Call 508-580-7117. This is the Elections Commission in City Hall. The office has all the lists of where everyone votes.
    Open 8:30 - 4:30, Monday - Friday
  • Online:
    • Go to City of Brockton web site: www.brockton.ma.us
      Look on the right for "Where do I vote?" Click on that link.
  • For general voting information, go to:
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Is it easy to register to vote?

Yes, it is.

Find out if there is still time to register. The Elections Commission will tell you. The candidates who are running for office can also tell you. There may also be some signs around the city that tell the last day to register for an election.

These are 4 of the ways you can register:

1. Go in person to the Elections Commission office in City Hall.

It is on the 1st floor, next to the elevator. Mon. - Fri., 8:30 - 4:30.

Fill out a registration card form. Write your name, address, birthday, and your driver's license or the last 4 numbers on your Social Security card. Check the political party you want, or check “Unenrolled.” Unenrolled means that you do not want to be with any political party.

You will be asked to swear that:

  1. You are a U.S. citizen.
  2. You live in Massachusetts.
  3. You are 18 years or older (or you will be 18 by election day).

If you are a new citizen, you do not need to show your Certificate. You register like everyone else.

The Elections Commission will tell you which polling place to go to vote. Your name will be on the voting list only at that polling place.

2. Go in person to any high school in Brockton or to Massasoit Community College.

Fill out a registration card form. Write just “Brockton” and “02301” into the address on the card. Be sure to put a stamp on the card. Mail the card to the Elections Commission.

In a few weeks, the Elections Commission will mail a card to you. The card will tell you where to go to vote. That will be your polling place.

3. Fill out a registration card form if you get one at a meeting or at a voter registration event. You or someone else can mail the card to the Elections Commission.

In a few weeks, the Elections Commission will mail a card to you. The card will tell you where to go to vote. That will be your polling place.

4. Go in person to an elections office in any city or town in Massachusetts.
(Maybe you are away visiting someone in another town on the last day of registration.)

The town or city will mail your registration card form to the Elections Commission in Brockton. In a few weeks, Brockton will mail a card to you. The card will tell you where your polling place is.

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About Brockton's city elections

  • Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - Preliminary
    Names of the winners for mayor will be on the November ballot.
  • Tuesday, November 6, 2007 - General Election
    Vote for: Mayor; City Council; School Committee

Every Polling Place
Is Open From 7:00 AM Until 8:00 PM.
It's the law.

  • WHEN: Every 2 years in the odd years, e.g.: 2005, 2007, 2009.
  • WHEN: On the first Tuesday in November,
    AND
    in September if there is a “Preliminary”
  • WHO:
    • Mayor
    • School Committee - 7 members (1 from each ward)
    • City Council - 11 members:
      4 Councilors-at-Large, and
      7 Ward Councilors (also spelled “Councillors”)

Phone number of the Mayor's office: 508-580-7123
Phone numbers of City Council members
Phone numbers of School Committee members

Telephone numbers for the Mayor, and all members of the School Committee and the City Council are also on TV, Channel 12: “Brockton Government Access.”

Debates of the candidates are shown on TV, Channel 9: “Brockton Community Access.”

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Brockton's Accu-Vote Voting Machines are Ballot Boxes

All 28 polling places in Brockton have an Accu-Vote voting machine. These voting machines are ballot boxes.

“Accu” is short for “Accurate.” It is the same as ‘100% correct.’ The Accu-Vote ballot boxes give the city a paper record AND an electronic record of all the votes all day at all 28 polling places.

First, a voter votes on a paper ballot. Then the voter slides his or her ballot into the Accu-Vote machine. The machine immediately counts all the votes on the voter's ballot and keeps the ballot safely in the box.

When the polls close at 8:00PM, the Accu-Vote machine prints out a list of all of the votes for all of the candidates. All votes for all elections are always all correct.

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