Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Remember to Vote today!
Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country. -Franklin D. Roosevelt
With the polls opening today at 7:00am, Massachusetts voters will get
the opportunity to cast their vote for several candidates and ballot questions.
Several important elected officials will to be chosen today, including Governor,
Lt. Governor, Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, U.S.
Representatives, State Senators, State Representatives, and Executive Council
Members.
We will also be voting on four statewide ballot questions. Those ballot
questions are:
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Question 1 seeks to eliminate the indexing of
the gas tax;
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Question 2 expands the state’s bottle deposit
law;
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Question 3 sets out to repeal the casino law;
and
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Question 4 allows workers to earn paid or unpaid
sick time.
Polls close at 8:00pm tonight, and it is essential that everyone
exercises their right to vote.