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 7:00 a.m., 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:
• Question
1 seeks to eliminate the indexing of the gas tax;
• Question
2 expands the state’s bottle deposit law;
• Question
3 sets out to repeal the casino law; and
• 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.
