Last Chance to Register to Vote in the June 25 Special Election

Democracy rarely waits for dust to settle, let alone the dissipation of "pond scum." Fact is: In a politically hyperactive year like this one, special elections and registration deadlines come fast and furious.

So, as the sparring heats up between US Senate candidates US Rep. Ed Markey and Gabriel Gomez, the GOP candidate from Cohasset, let's pause to sort out the details.

Check out the PDF to your right for information provided by the Concord Town Clerk's Office.

The special state election to name the next US Senator is scheduled for June 25. And so, for unregistered resdients who will be 18 on or before June 25, the deadline to register to vote in the special election is 8 p.m. tonight, June 5. (Voter registration deadline is 20 days prior to all local, state and national elections.)

Here in Concord, mail-in voter registration affidavit forms are available at the Town Clerk’s Office and online. Forms are also available from other city or town clerk offices, as well.

The Clerk's Office will remain open until 8 p.m. tonight, to sign up those last-minute prospective Concord voters.

Residents already registered to vote in Concord do not need to register again. If you're a registered voter who recently moved to Concord and wish to verify your registration status, contact the Town Clerk’s office at (978) 318-3080.

Markey and Gomez are vying to fill the U.S. Senate seat that opened with John Kerry’s appointment as Secretary of State and is being kept warm by the .