Hey You, VOTE!

Submitted by thedecentshepherd t3_ypx5jx in WorcesterMA

Polls are open until 8p.m. You can find your polling location HERE.

The Deets:

Statewide:

Governor/Lt. Governor (They Run the Commonwealth): Essentially Maura Healey (Democrat & Current AG) vs Diehl (Republican & former State Senator/State GOP Pres.) There is a libertarian candidate, Reed, but not sure where that will go.

Attorney General (Upholder of laws and rights of citizens): Andrea Campbell (Dem & Boston City Council Member) vs McMahon III (Republican)

Secretary of State (Do way too much tbh, from Elections, to Business records, etc.): William Galvin (Democratic incumbent) vs. Rayla Campbell (Republican/homophobe)

Treasurer (Keeps track of the money): Goldberg (Democrat) vs Crawford (A Libertarian which is another story)

Auditor (Makes sure the money is used correctly): There are a number of candidates for auditor with DiZoglio (Dem) vs Amore (Repub & Endorsed by Baker)

Congress: McGovern(Dem) vs Sossa-Paguette(Repub)

Councilor - depends on what district you're in

State Senator: Both seats are running unopposed, But congrats to Kennedy.

District Attorney: Early(Dem) vs. Blank (Early's history of Civil Forfeiture is something to consider)

Sheriff: Evangelidis(Repub & Incumbent with some more issues of his own) vs Fontaine (Dem and no idea who he is.

Question 1: Millionaires Tax

Question 2: Dentist Insurance paying out premiums

Question 3: Alcohol?

Question 4: Keep the law on the books that Undocumented Immigrants can attain licenses. Yes = law remains, No = repeal

Questions 5 Guide: Yes to improve Worcester, No to allow deterioration to continue.

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CatumEntanglement t1_ivm18e8 wrote

Finished up volunteering as a poll worker at the worcester tech precinct for most of the day! Good amount of people, especially younger ones! Good amount of first time voters who just turned 18 and really wanted to do it in person.

If you need to bring your kids along, that's totally fine! In fact all the little kids I saw loved seeing the process of voting. In fact right now the average time is less than 10min to check in a fill out those ballot bubbles! So go now!

Democracy dies in darkness....so vote!!

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thedecentshepherd OP t1_ivm26zj wrote

Thanks for helping out! It's a lot of work to run an election, even if it's "just" the midterms

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CatumEntanglement t1_ivm3hy1 wrote

SO many questions from people too...even though the whole process is straight forward...people are in a hurry and stressed! Especially since many online sites that give you your ballot... didn't have question 5 on it. Lots of people were like "what is this one" and we said it's totally fine to take out your phone and look up ballot questions. A lot of people thought phones were not allowed. They aren't...if you're using them to record people and be harassing about it.

It was fun. I was the youngest volunteer there by at least 30yrs. Got to hear funny stories from the old ladies. Our security officer had a K9, who was a very sweet German shepard. Highly recommend volunteering to be a poll worker. I got into it because covid in 2020, as older workers were hesitant to volunteer because they were at higher risk. Kept at it since. More volunteering means more precincts can be open... so it increases voting access.

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NativeSon508 t1_ivnhe9x wrote

I always made it a point to bring my kids to vote with me. I let them fill out the ballot. It’ll be their turn someday. Maybe someday your kid’s bane will be in the ballot… maybe that’s not such a good thing though. I dunno

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CatumEntanglement t1_ivnhh2d wrote

>Maybe someday your kid’s bane will be in the ballot… maybe that’s not such a good thing though. I dunno

What does this mean?

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NativeSon508 t1_ivqnab0 wrote

Means it could be a good thing or a bad thing

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CatumEntanglement t1_ivqnqrp wrote

Do you think you're talking about my kids? You are super weird in your assumptions.

Hate to break it to you, but there are none. And will never be any. So you can rest easy.

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GreatStrengthOfFeet t1_ivmeqkw wrote

I am a little late in posting this, but Kennedy's opponent in the general is Lisa Mair (independent), who seems to be an anti-vaxxer from what I've read.

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lunarsight t1_ivn6oi5 wrote

Yeah - that seems to be a fair analysis.

From her talking points, she doesn't womp you over the head with the anti-vaccination thing, but tries to carefully soften the language to diffuse it a bit.

Somebody had posted this from her Ballotpedia responses :

"Our public health agencies have been narrowly focused on infectious disease and the pharmaceutical model. A broader approach that includes supporting true health will benefit both the physical and mental health crises, reduce costs, improve productivity, and make us more resilient in the face of another pandemic. It also improves quality of life. Public health should be supportive, not coercive. Medical mandates erode trust in our public health institutions, create worker shortages, financially hurt hard-working families, and have negative physical and psychological impacts."

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NativeSon508 t1_ivloypu wrote

HEY YOU! I already did! Mailed it in last Monday. So much easier and no lines or traffic. Really should be a Saturday holiday.

If you don’t vote, don’t participate in our electoral system, can spare two hours every two years, you don’t get to bitch and complain. GET OUT AND VOTE!

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thedecentshepherd OP t1_ivm2fqp wrote

Thanks for voting!

And it would be great if Mass could make turn it into something like the Blue Law holidays. Though with early voting and access to mail in ballots it does take away a bit of pressure.

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AreYouNobody_Too t1_ivm9cnz wrote

District 2 ward 4 still has no line. Go vote if you haven't and are in district!

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Karen1968a t1_ivly2wi wrote

Done. 5 questions 5 no’s 🤷‍♀️

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thedecentshepherd OP t1_ivm23v9 wrote

Thanks for voting! (And while I disagree with all no's, I am happy you did the thing)

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Karen1968a t1_ivma3t4 wrote

Thanks And I agree, I’ve never missed one in 30+ years. For those who disagree and haven’t voted, it’s 7:10. There’s still time😊

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