New Braintree, Massachusetts Public Records

The bureau offers an online portal for accessing statewide criminal records, ensuring that Worcester County residents have access to necessary information for employment, housing, and personal safety decisions.

Law enforcement records for New Braintree are handled by the local police department. This includes incident reports, arrest logs, and dispatch logs. Records requests can be submitted to the New Braintree Police Department at 20 Memorial Dr, New Braintree, MA 01531. Information on the department and its public records is available at https://www.newbraintree.org/police-department.

New Braintree voters are served by the Elections Division of the Worcester County Board of Registrars, with local election administration handled by the New Braintree Town Clerk at 20 Memorial Drive, New Braintree, MA 01531 (phone: 508-867-7729). The Town Clerk serves as the local election official responsible for voter registration, maintaining voter rolls, conducting town elections, and serving as the polling location manager. Massachusetts residents can register to vote online at www.sec.state.ma.us/ovr (Online Voter Registration system operated by the Secretary of the Commonwealth), by mail, or in person at the Town Clerk's office. The registration deadline is 20 days before any election. Massachusetts does not require voter ID for those already registered, though first-time voters who registered by mail may need to show identification. New Braintree holds annual town elections in May for local offices including Board of Selectmen, School Committee, Board of Assessors, and various other town positions, along with annual town meeting to approve budgets and bylaws. The next local election will be in May 2025 and May 2026. New Braintree residents vote at the New Braintree Town Hall, 20 Memorial Drive. To confirm polling location or check registration status, voters can use the Massachusetts Voter Registration Search at www.sec.state.ma.us/VoterRegistrationSearch or contact the Town Clerk. In the November 2024 presidential election, Worcester County saw approximately 69% voter turnout with roughly 530,000 ballots cast across the county; New Braintree typically achieves higher turnout rates of 75-80% in presidential elections given its engaged civic culture. For the November 3, 2026 general election, Massachusetts voters including New Braintree residents will decide several significant races: the Governor and Lieutenant Governor (midterm election), all nine U.S. House seats (Massachusetts is not scheduled for U.S. Senate in 2026 as both Warren and Markey were elected in 2018 and 2020 respectively), all 160 State Representative seats, 40 State Senate seats (serving Worcester & Hampshire district), statewide constitutional officers including Attorney General, Secretary of the Commonwealth, State Treasurer, and State Auditor, plus the Governor's Council representative for District 7. County government was largely abolished in Massachusetts in 1997-2000, so there are no Worcester County executive offices on the ballot. Absentee/mail-in voting in Massachusetts is available for any voter; applications can be requested through the Town Clerk or online at www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleabsentee/absidx.htm with applications due by noon the day before the election and ballots due by 8 PM on election day. Public election records in Massachusetts include voter registration lists (available for political purposes), campaign finance reports filed with the Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF) at www.ocpf.us, candidate filings maintained by the Secretary of the Commonwealth and local clerks, and precinct-by-precinct election results published by the Elections Division at www.electionstats.state.ma.us showing turnout and vote totals for New Braintree and all Massachusetts municipalities.