Westford Patch Election Guide 2012
The candidates, voting information and issues that will be affecting Westford.
Also, please make sure to check out our attached sample ballots as well as our precinct map above.
Races (Incumbents in Italics)
Sherriff (Koutoujian appointed, election to fill vacancy)
Peter Koutoujian (D-Waltham) vs. Ernesto Petrone (I-Everett)
Clerk of Courts
Michael Sullivan (D-Cambridge)
Registrar of Deeds
Richard Howe Jr. (D-Lowell)
State House of Representatives
Second Middlesex: Jim Arciero (D-Westford) vs. Val Wormell (R-Westford)
State Senate
First Middlesex: Eileen Donoghue (D-Lowell) vs. James Buba (R-Lowell)
Governor's Council
Fifth District: Maura Ciardello (R-Haverhill) vs. Eileen Duff (D-Gloucester)
U.S. House of Representatives
Third District: Niki Tsongas (D-Lowell) vs. Jon Golnik (R-Carlisle)
U.S Senate
Scott Brown (R-Wrentham) vs. Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge)
U.S. President and Vice President
- Barack Obama (D-Illinois) and Joe Biden (D-Delaware)
- Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts) and Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin)
- Gary Johnson (Libertarian-New Mexico) and (Libertarian-California)
- Jill Stein (Rainbow/Green-Massachusetts) and Cheri Honkala (Rainbow/Green-Pennsylvania)
Ballot Issues
Ballot Question 1: Right to Repair Initiative
Jody Hensley
10:14 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