Annual City Census
Annual Census Forms for 2015 have been mailed.

Please return your Annual Census Form at your earliest convenience.  Massachusetts Law requires an annual street listing of residents as of January 1st each year (M.G.L. Ch. 51 § 4).  

Responding to the Annual Census keeps your voting status active.  Even if you are not a registered voter, responding to the census will ensure that the City Clerk’s Office can provide you with proof of residency.  Responding to the Census does not register you to vote. 

An accurate count of residents in Newton assists in providing better municipal services.

Please mail your form to the Election Commission using the envelope included with the form or hand deliver your form to the City Clerk’s Office at Newton City Hall.

If you did not receive a form, you can download a form by clicking on the link below and dropping it off at the City Clerk’s office or mail it to:

Newton Election Commission
c/o Newton City Clerk
1000 Commonwealth Avenue
Newton, MA  02459

If you did not receive a pre-printed census form, please click here.


Verify Your Voter Registration Status 

Verify Your Precinct Here

Precinct Locations Here

If you are interested in Working at the Polls, please call the City Clerk's Office at 617-796-1350 for an application and more information.

Applying for an Absentee Ballot:

Criteria:
    Voter must be absent from the City during normal polling hours.
     Voter with physical disability preventing them from going to the polling place.
     Voter's religious belief.

* It should be noted that the criteria for absentee voting in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts does not include legal provisions for Mail-In Voting or Early Voting.

Absentee ballots must be requested in writing and require an original signature. E-mail requests or faxes are not acceptable. For further information regarding absentee ballots click here.

Absentee ballots can be voted over-the-counter at the Election Commission, Room 106 of City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue, during regular office hours.

Absentee ballots can also be obtained, and voted, through the mail: to request an absentee ballot, send a written request to the Election Commission.

Please include in your request your Newton address, the address of where you would like the ballot sent, and the election(s) for which you require absentee ballots.<

Requests for absentee ballots may be made up until noon of the day before the election. (However, as a practical matter, if you want the ballot sent outside of Newton, you may want to request the ballot further in advance, so as to allow time for delivery)

It is possible to have a standing order so that absentee ballots for all the elections that you are eligible to vote in are sent are sent to you for up to one year.

Download an Absentee Ballot Application
Absentee Ballot Application (PDF)
Peticion de Voto en Ausencia (PDF)

Note: A family member of a person qualified to vote by absentee ballot may apply in the same manner for you. Download and use the application below.
Absentee Ballot Application by a Family Member(PDF)
Peticion de Voto en Ausencia para un Familiar (PDF)

Registering to Vote
You must be registered in order to vote.  To register in Newton you must:

• be a citizen of the United States,
• be a legal resident of Newton, and
• be 18 years old on or before election day.

You must be registered to vote 20 days prior to an election in order to vote in that election.

Download a Mail in Voter Registration Form here.
You may also register to vote in person at the City Clerk's Office in Newton City Hall.


For Further information contact: Newton Election Commission at (617) 796-1350.

Most Recent Elections

Massachusetts State Election
Tuesday, November 4, 2014

See the Unofficial Elections Results Here

Specimen Ballot for the 10th Middlesex District. (Ward 1, Precincts 1 & 4). Click Here

Specimen Ballot for the 11th Middlesex District. (Ward 1, Precincts 2 & 3; Wards 2, 3 & 4; and Ward 7, Precinct 2). Click Here

Specimen Ballot for the 12th Middlesex District. (Wards 5, 6 & 8; and Ward 7, Precincts 1, 3 & 4). Click Here

Massachusetts State Primaries
Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Massachusetts State Primary - Official Results: Click Here


Newton Ward 3 Ward Alderman, (Ward 3 Only),
Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Ward 3 Alderman - Official Results: Click Here



2013 Municipal Election Information
General Municipal Election for Mayor, Aldermen and School Committee
Held on November 5, 2013
View the Official Election Results HERE

Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area Council Election
Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 7:00 am to 8:00 pm at the Hyde Community Center

View the Sample Ballot HERE
View a map of the Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area HERE

Polls closed at 8:00 pm on November 5, 2013
235 ballots cast.
The results are:

RODNEY BARKER	199
ROBERT L. BURKE	185
BARBARA A. DARNELL	181
G. GROOT GREGORY	177
SRDJAN S. NEDELJKOVIC	174
ROBERT M. SOLOMON	169
RONALD A. MAURI	167

Newton Upper Falls Neighborhood Area Council Election
Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 7:00 am to 8:00 pm at the Emerson Community Center

View the Sample Ballot HERE
View a map of the Newton Upper Falls Neighborhood Area HERE

Polls closed at 8:00 pm on November 5, 2013
204 ballots were cast.
The results are:

JOHN F. NEVILLE, JR.	154
ANIL ADYANTHAYA	120
SUSAN HUFFMAN	118
MARK BRIDGER	117
NINA KOCHS	117
JEFFREY R. RIKLIN	113
MARIE T. JACKSON	112
J. DAVID OHANIAN	105
MAXINE BRIDGER	34

Waban Neighborhood Area Council Election
Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 7:00 am to 8:00 pm at the Zervas School

Early Voting on:
Thursday, October 31, 2013, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm at the City Clerk's Office at Newton City Hall.
Friday, November 1, 2013, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm at the City Clerk's Office at Newton City Hall.
Monday, November 4, 2013, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm at the City Clerk's Office at Newton City Hall.

View the Sample Ballot HERE
View a map of the Waban Area Council Boundaries HERE