Massachusetts and Rhode Island Prepare for Upcoming Elections
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People in Massachusetts can read a new election guide.
The guide has information about races, ballot questions, and how to vote.
It also has news for voters on the South Shore.
The South Shore is a part of Massachusetts.
In Rhode Island, there is election news too.
The Rhode Island Board of Elections wants people to use drop boxes.
A drop box is a safe place to put your ballot.
A ballot is the paper you use to vote.
The board says drop boxes are secure.
Secure means safe.
Many people want to vote in the next election.
An election is when people choose leaders.
These guides help people learn before they vote.
Voters can also learn about ballot questions.
A ballot question is a question people vote yes or no on.
Vocabulary7 words
- race
- a contest between people for a job
- ballot question
- a question on the voting paper that people answer yes or no
- Board of Elections
- a group that manages voting
- drop box
- a safe box for putting your voting paper
- ballot
- the paper you use to vote
- secure
- safe; protected
- election
- a time when people choose leaders by voting
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1. Races and ballot questions 2. Secure drop boxes 3. A voting paper
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People in Massachusetts can read a new election _____.
The guide has information about _____, ballot questions, and how to vote.
It also has news for voters on the _____ Shore.
In Rhode Island, there is election news too.
The Rhode Island Board of _____ wants people to use drop boxes.
A drop box is a safe place to put your _____.
A ballot is the paper you use to _____.
The board says drop boxes are _____.
Many people want to vote in the next _____.
These guides help people learn before they _____.
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