Vote Tuesday, November 6 – See What’s on the Ballot in Hopkinton

There is no school on Tuesday, November 6 due to a Teacher Professional Day timed as usual to coincide with election day. Because the polls are located at the Middle School, this reduces parking & traffic congestion and increases student safety on this busy day. There are three statewide ballot questions this year, in addition to the state midterm election. All Hopkinton precincts vote at the Hopkinton Middle School Brown Gym, 88 Hayden Rowe St, Hopkinton, enter by Grove Street. Polls are open 6:30am-8:00pm.

On the November 6 Ballot for Hopkinton residents:

SENATOR IN CONGRESS, Vote for not more than 1

• ELIZABETH A. WARREN 24 Linnaean St., Cambridge Candidate for Re-election DEMOCRATIC
• GEOFF DIEHL 10 Village Way, Whitman REPUBLICAN
• SHIVA AYYADURAI 69 Snake Hill Rd., Belmont INDEPENDENT

GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, Vote for not more than 1

• BAKER AND POLITO REPUBLICAN
• GONZALEZ AND PALFREY DEMOCRATIC

ATTORNEY GENERAL, Vote for not more than 1

• MAURA HEALEY 40 Winthrop St., Boston Candidate for Re-election DEMOCRATIC
• JAMES R. McMAHON, III 14 Canal View Rd., Bourne REPUBLICAN

SECRETARY OF STATE, Vote for not more than 1

• WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN 46 Lake St., Boston Candidate for Re-election DEMOCRATIC
• ANTHONY M. AMORE 182 Norfolk Ave., Swampscott REPUBLICAN
• JUAN G. SANCHEZ, JR. 362 High St., Holyoke GREEN-RAINBOW

TREASURER, Vote for not more than 1

• DEBORAH B. GOLDBERG 37 Hyslop Rd., Brookline Candidate for Re-election DEMOCRATIC
• KEIKO M. ORRALL 120 Crooked Ln., Lakeville REPUBLICAN
• JAMIE M. GUERIN 386 Pleasant St., Northampton GREEN-RAINBOW

AUDITOR, Vote for not more than 1

• SUZANNE M. BUMP 6 Hoe Shop St., Easton Candidate for Re-election DEMOCRATIC
• HELEN BRADY 1630 Monument St., Concord REPUBLICAN
• DANIEL FISHMAN 36 Colgate Rd., Beverly LIBERTARIAN
• EDWARD J. STAMAS 42 Laurel Park, Northampton GREEN-RAINBOW

REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FOURTH DISTRICT, Vote for not more than 1

• JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, III 106 Waban Hill Rd., Newton Candidate for Re-election DEMOCRATIC

COUNCILLOR SECOND DISTRICT, Vote for not more than 1

• ROBERT L. JUBINVILLE 487 Adams St., Milton Candidate for Re-election DEMOCRATIC

SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT SECOND MIDDLESEX & NORFOLK DISTRICT, Vote for not more than 1

• KAREN E. SPILKA 18 Rome Way, Ashland Candidate for Re-election DEMOCRATIC

REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT EIGHTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT, Vote for not more than 1

• CAROLYN C. DYKEMA 429 Marshall St., Holliston Candidate for Re-election DEMOCRATIC

DISTRICT ATTORNEY NORTHERN DISTRICT, Vote for not more than 1

• MARIAN T. RYAN 8 Bradford Rd., Belmont Candidate for Re-election DEMOCRATIC

CLERK OF COURTS MIDDLESEX COUNTY, Vote for not more than 1

• MICHAEL A. SULLIVAN 42 Huron Ave., Cambridge Candidate for Re-election DEMOCRATIC

REGISTER OF DEEDS MIDDLESEX SOUTHERN DISTRICT, Vote for not more than 1

• MARIA C. CURTATONE 37 Munroe St., Somerville Candidate for Re-election DEMOCRATIC

Question 1: Patient-to-Nurse Limits

Question 1 would place a limit on the number of patients a single nurse can be assigned at a time and impose a $25,000 fine on hospitals that violate those ratios.

• A YES VOTE would limit the number of patients that could be assigned to one registered nurse in hospitals and certain other health care facilities. https://safepatientlimits.org
• A NO VOTE would make no change in current laws relative to patient-to-nurse limits. https://www.protectpatientsafety.com/

Question 2: Commission on Limiting Election Spending and Corporate Rights

Question 2 would create a citizen commission to push a constitutional amendment to overturn the Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court decision on campaign finance.

• A YES VOTE would create a citizens commission to advance an amendment to the United States Constitution to limit the influence of money in elections and establish that corporations do not have the same rights as human beings. http://www.americanpromise.net/massachusetts https://peoplegovernnotmoney.org/
• A NO VOTE would not create this commission. (Ballotpedia has not identified committees, organizations, or individuals opposing Question 2.)

Question 3: Transgender Anti-Discrimination

Question 3 proposes to repeal the 2016 state law that banned discrimination against transgender people in places of public accommodation, such as restaurants, malls, and restrooms.

• A YES VOTE would keep in place the current law, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity in places of public accommodation. https://www.freedommassachusetts.org
• A NO VOTE would repeal this provision of the public accommodation law. https://www.keepmasafe.org/