50 Waltham Teens Just Registered To Vote: Here's How You Can, Too

WALTHAM, MA — Waltham has 50 new voters. Every year, officials from City Clerk's office head over to the high school to talk with students about civics. Monday, City Clerk Robert Waddick and Assistant City Clerk Joe Vizard chatted about the merits of voting locally to a room full of students and then helped them register to vote.

There were 34,198 people registered to vote in the city in 2018, up from 34,073 the year before, according to city data.

About 20 percent of registered voters in Waltham cast a ballot in the 2018 primary election and nearly 64 percent of registered voters cast ballots in last year's midterm election, Patch reported at the time.

And if you're wondering if each vote counts — it's not unusual in the city for city council members or school committee members to win or lose by fewer than 100 votes.

If you haven't registered to vote yet, the last day to register for the general vote is Oct. 16. Election Day is Nov. 5. If you're interested in voting in the preliminary election — where if more than two people are running for office voters winnow it down to two — you have to register by August 28.

Not sure if you're registered? That's easy: Head to the Secretary Of State's Voter Registration Website to check. If you are, great. If not, here's what to do if you're a US citizen and are at least 18 years old, or will be by voting day.

• Head to this website and register online.
• Or Download a voter registration form and either take it in person or mail it to Waltham City Clerk, Waltham City Hall, 610 Main St., Waltham, MA, 02452.

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Patch reporter Jenna Fisher can be reached at Jenna.Fisher@patch.com or by calling 617-942-0474. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram (@ReporterJenna).