Presidential Election is Tuesday, November 6

Nov 1, 2012

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After more than year of campaigning, on Tuesday, November 6, voters will choose either Barack Obama or Republican challenger Mitt Romney as America's president, fill a handful of other seats, and weigh in on three ballot questions.

Polls are open in Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The polls will be open at the Benjamin D. Cushing VFW Post 2425 on Route 6 in Marion, at the Old Hammondtown School in Mattapoisett, and at the Senior Center on Dexter Lane in Rochester.

The following is what you can expect to see on the ballot. Click the candidates' names to head to their websites to learn more about them.

Democratic President Barack Obama is challenged by former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, a Republican, Libertarian Gary Johnson, and Green Party candidate Jill Stein.

Incumbent Republican Senator Scott Brown is challenged by Democrat Elizabeth Warren.

Current Congressman Bill Keating is running for the new 9th District seat. He is challenged by Republican Christopher Sheldon and Independent Daniel Botelho.

Running for Governor's Council is Democrat Oliver P. Cipollini Jr., and his brother, Republican Charles Cipollini.

Marc Pacheco, a Democrat, is running unopposed for another term in the state Senate.

Democrat William M. Straus is running uncontested for another term in the State House of Representatives.

Democrat Robert S. Creedon Jr. is running uncontested for Plymouth County Clerk of Courts.

Incumbent John R. Buckley Jr., a Democrat, is challenged by Republican Anthony Thomas O'Brien Sr. for Register of Deeds.

Democrat Greg Hanley, Independent Maryanne Lewis, and Republican Daniel A. Pallotta are in the running for Plymouth County Commissioner.

Question 1: Availability of motor vehicle repair information

Voting "yes" means you're in favor of enacting a law that would prohibit any motor vehicle manufacturer, starting with model year 2015, from selling or leasing a new vehicle without allowing the owner to have access to the same diagnostic and repair information made available to the manufacturer’s dealers and in-state authorized repair facilities, according to the Secretary of State's office. For more information, click here.

Question 2: Prescribing medication to end life

A proposed law would allow a physician licensed in Massachusetts to prescribe medication, at a terminally ill patient’s request, to end the patient’s life.

To qualify, a patient would have to be an adult resident who is medically determined to be mentally capable of making health care decisions; has been diagnosed by physicians as having an incurable disease that will, "within reasonable medical judgment," cause death within six months; voluntarily expresses a wish to die and has made an informed decision. The proposal states that the patient would ingest the medicine "in order to cause death in a humane and dignified manner," according to the Secretary of State's office. Click here to learn more.

Question 3: Medical use of marijuana

According to the Secretary of State's office, this proposed law would eliminate state criminal and civil penalties for the medical use of marijuana by qualifying patients. To qualify, a patient must have been diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition, such as cancer, glaucoma, HIV-positive status or AIDS, hepatitis C, Crohn’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, or multiple sclerosis. For more, click here.

 

Download a pdf of Mattapoisett's ballot below.