The report submitted by the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth details voter registration activity in Massachusetts for the calendar year 2025, as mandated by the budget item 0521-0001. The Voter Registration Information System (VRIS) serves as the statewide database for registered voters, which has been updated to comply with federal and state laws. The report outlines the number of registered voters, categorized as active and inactive, with a total of 5,133,694 voters, including 4,255,030 active voters and 878,664 inactive voters. It also provides a breakdown of applications received and accepted through various registration modes, including mail, in-person, online, and Automatic Voter Registration (AVR), which accounted for a significant portion of new registrations.

Additionally, the report highlights the process of managing voter registrations, including the sending of confirmation notices to inactive voters and the deletion of registrations under specific circumstances. In 2025, local election officials sent out 926,437 confirmation notices, with 149,208 returned. The report also details the reasons for deletions from the voter registration lists, with a total of 359,445 registrations deleted for various reasons, including moving, death, disqualification, and inactivity. Furthermore, it notes that 69,941 citizens aged 16 or 17 pre-registered to vote, with 60,669 becoming registered voters upon turning 18.