VOTE411 Voter Guide

Ben Kaufman has served as the Town Clerk since he was first elected in May of 2021. The Town Clerk is the Elections Administrator for the Town, responsible for administering all of Brookline's elections. The Town Clerk is also the record keeper for the Town, maintaining custody of Birth, Death, and Marriage certificates, as well as dog licenses, business licenses, and other Town records. As Town Clerk, Ben has focused on expanding voter access by implementing universal vote by mail and expanding Early Voting options. Ben has also focused on modernizing the Town Clerk's office, digitizing records, and make services available online. Prior to being elected Clerk, Ben worked in the State Legislature as a legislative staffer.

The Town Clerk's office has focused on expanding voter access during my time as Clerk. We have implemented the VOTES Act, which allows any voter to cast their ballot by mail. We have worked with the Select Board to ensure mailed voting is available for local elections, including paying for postcards to be sent to voters that can be used to ask for a mailed ballot. We have gone beyond State requirements for Early Voting, offering more hours at more locations throughout Brookline. We have installed ballot drop boxes throughout Brookline so voters can return their ballot from their neighborhood. I plan to continue to expand these offerings, and to continue a robust community engagement program, where we host voter information tables throughout the community to meet voters where they are, and make sure they know all the options they have to make their voices heard in our democracy.