Election & Census

Responsibilities


The City of Lowell's Election and Census Commission manages and conducts all aspects of the voting process for municipal, state, and federal elections within the City of Lowell. Throughout the year, the Election Office registers voters and provides voter lists and other public information, and maintains a list of trained temporary poll workers and wardens to staff each polling location.
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Learn more about the Election and Census Office by visiting our pages located in the left hand column of this page.


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 New Election System

Beginning in 2021, a new system, referred to as a district and at-large “hybrid” system, will be in place for the election of members of the Lowell City Council and School Committee. The new system, created under the terms of a federal consent decree, replaces the City’s prior “at-large” system. The City Council voted to adopt the “hybrid” system in November 2019 after Lowell voters expressed a preference for the system on the November 5, 2019 municipal election ballot.

Under the new system, the City Council will be expanded from nine to eleven members. The City has been divided into eight districts, and each district will elect one member to the Council. Three City Councilors will be elected at-large by voters from the whole City. For School Committee elections, there will be four districts created by combining the eight City Council districts into groups of two. Each School Committee district will elect one member, and two School Committee members will be elected at-large by voters from the whole City.

The City retained voting rights expert Dr. Nathaniel Persily to draw district boundaries in accordance with the terms of the federal consent decree. Districts were required to contain approximately the same number of registered voters, and two districts were required to be majority minority, where Asian-Americans and Hispanics/Latinos together comprise a majority of the citizen voting age population.

To view a searchable version of the new district map, visit Lowell's New Election Districts Map page.

For more information on the new election system, visit Your Lowell Your Vote. 


Voter Registration Status


You may check your voter information by calling the Election & Census Office at (978) 674-4046 or online at the Secretary of State's Elections and Voting page.