Somerville Election Guide 2012
The candidates, incumbents and issues that will be affecting Somerville.
After all the media attention, commercials, polls, conventions, debates and speculation from talking heads, election day is finally here.
Use this guide to learn more about the candidates, campaigns and ballot issues in Somerville.
Click on the links below to learn more.
Voting information
- Find out where to vote in Somerville here
- Find out how to cast an absentee ballot here
- See Somerville Patch's voter guide, including election 2012 articles
- Redistricting: Some voters in Somerville will be voting in different state House and Senate districts this year. Learn more here
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Races
STATE SENATE
- Patricia Jehlen (running unopposed)
STATE HOUSE
26th Middlesex
27th Middlesex
- Denise Provost (running unopposed in general election)
MIDDLESEX SHERIFF
- Scott Brown
- Elizabeth Warren
U.S. CONGRESS
- Michael Capuano
- Karla Romero (Independent)
- Barack Obama
- Mitt Romney
- Gary Johnson (Libertarian)
- Jill Stein (Green Rainbow)
Ballot issues
Read the full text of all ballot questions in Somerville: Somerville and Massachusetts Ballot Questions 2012
LOCAL
Question 4: Community Preservation Act
Questions 5, 6 and 7 are non-binding questions. (Here's a letter and a blog post in support of Question 5.)
STATE
Question 1: Availibility of Motor Vehicle Repair Information (Also, learn more from the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth)
Question 2: Prescribing Medication to End of Life (learn more from the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth)
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4:10 am on Monday, November 5, 2012
Make a special note to watch the Free and Equal Election Debate between third party candidates for the Presidency, Gov. Gary Johnson (Libertarian) and Dr. Jill Stein (Green) to be aired tonight on Monday evening, Nov. 5th from 9:00 - 10:30 pm Eastern Time. Perform a worthwhile civic duty, and be certain to listen in on this historic debate so that you can make an informed decision on voting day. Third party candidates who will be on the ballot in most states deserve to be heard.
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Jody Hensley
10:52 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012
Take 3 Minutes to Learn More about Question 3 at:
http://mavotenoonquestion3.com/question-3-in-3-minutes/
Question 3 is a "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" warn citizens in California and Colorado where pot stores have proliferated under a law similar to the one proposed here. The language in this 6-page law includes "other conditions" which allows virtually anyone to get a marijuana recommendation for any reason. There can be 35 pot stores in the first year, but there is no upper limit in the law. This is the LEAST RESTRICTIVE marijuana law in New England. With an undefined 60-day supply, amounting to hundreds of joints, allowed on a person or in a car, theft and diversion to black market sales are inevitable. Home grow sites are already subject to criminal break-ins in neighborhoods as close as Rhode Island. And even the Obama administration has called rising levels of youth use and addiction a legitimate public health issue. There has to be a better way to be compassionate.
Please get the details before you vote. To learn about Question 3 go to: www.MaVoteNoOnQuestion3.com