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05/18/1631 |
Right to vote as “freemen” is limited to church members. |
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03/31/1636 |
Right to vote is restricted in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. |
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03/03/1676 |
Rev. Increase Mather delivers the Election Day sermon. |
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1676 |
Voting eligibility is limited. |
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08/29/1679 |
Boston is divided into four quarters, each with two wards. |
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1687 |
Only 24 “freemen” cast votes in the annual town election. |
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1690 |
Right to vote is expanded. |
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08/11/1713 |
Boston is divided into wards and precincts. |
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1760 |
Of Boston’s estimated 1,500 white, adult, male residents, only 3,750 qualify for the right to vote. |
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04/01/1799 |
First election is held in Boston in which votes are counted by wards. |
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