By james art 
WILMINGTON, Mass. – Election Day is upon us, and there are several key items on the ballot. All eyes, of course, are on the presidential race between the major party candidates, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump.
Outside of the presidential race, voters weigh in on U.S. Senator, Congress, Governor’s Office and other offices.
The residents’ ballot will ask five questions on the following topics:
- Whether the Auditor General has the power to audit the legislature.
- Whether students should be required to take the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam to earn a high school diploma.
- Whether drivers for transportation networks like Uber and Lyft should have the right to form unions for collective bargaining.
- Whether people 21 and over should be allowed to “cultivate, possess and use certain natural psychedelic substances under certain circumstances.”
- Should the state raise the minimum hourly wage for tipped workers?
The full text of each ballot question and more information about the questions can be found on the Commonwealth Secretary’s website.
For president, the candidates are: Kamala Harris and Tim Waltz, Democrat, Donald J. Trump and JD Vance, Republican, Jill Stein and Gloria Caballero-Rocca, Green Party, Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat, Libertarian, Claudia De la Cruz and Karina Garcia, Socialism and Liberation, and Shiva Ayadurai and Crystal Ellis, Independent.
For the United States Senate, the candidates are Elizabeth Warren, Democrat, and John Deaton, Republican.
For US Congress, Seth Moulton, a Democrat, is running unopposed.
For the Board of Governors, the candidates are Ann M. Manning Martin, Republican, Eunice Delis Zeigler, Democrat, and Jody A. Elliott, Independent.
For Senator on the General Court, Barry R. Feingold, a Democrat, ran unopposed.
For Representative to the General Court, the candidates are David Allen Robertson, a Democrat, Paul Sarnowski, a Republican, and George Hugh Ferdinand, an Independent.
For Clerk of Courts, Michael A. Sullivan, a Democrat, ran unopposed.
For Register of Deeds, Karen M. Casella, a Democrat, ran unopposed.
You can also search for a sample ballot by entering your address on the Commonwealth Secretary’s website.
Voting details
Groups in Massachusetts are open on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. You can use the Commonwealth Secretary’s website to find your polling place.
The Commonwealth Secretary has also provided useful information in this guide: When, where, how to vote?