Walpole 2012 Election Guide

With election day tomorrow, Walpole Patch is devoted to bring you the information you need about every race in the town and region. Make sure to bookmark this page for updates.

Voting Info

• Sample Ballot: To see your sample ballot, go to the Secretary of State's website and enter your address in the Election Information Page.
• Polling locations:

PRECINCT 1 - OLD POST ROAD SCHOOL, 99 OLD POST ROAD

PRECINCT 2 - OLD POST ROAD SCHOOL, 99 OLD POST ROAD

PRECINCT 3 - SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, 275 COMMON STREET

PRECINCT 4 - SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, 275 COMMON STREET

PRECINCT 5 - SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, 275 COMMON STREET

PRECINCT 6 - FISHER SCHOOL, 65 GOULD STREET

PRECINCT 7 - FISHER SCHOOL, 65 GOULD STREET

PRECINCT 8 - FISHER SCHOOL, 65 GOULD STREET

Polls are open from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM.

• Absentee ballots: If you need to vote absentee, you need to first fill out an Absentee Ballot Application and return it to the Town Clerk's office at Walpole Town Hall. For more infromation, see the town's Election and Voting page. The deadline to apply for absentee ballots is 12 p.m. the day before the election.

Races

Local

• Norfolk Clerk of Courts - Walter Timilty, who was running unopposed in the primaries.  
• Norfolk County Commissioners - Francis O'Brien, who will be running unopposed.
• Register of Deeds, Norfolk - William O'Donnell, who will be running unopposed.

State

• State Senator – James Timilty will be running against Jeffrey Bailey.

• State Representatives

-John Rogers (representing the 12th Norfolk District) will be running against James Stanton.

-Louis Kafka (8th Dist.) will be running unopposed. Dan Winslow (9th Dist.) will be running unopposed.

-Paul McMurtry (11th Dist.) will be running unopposed.

• Governor's Council - District 2 - Bart Timilty will face Earl Sholley.

National

• U.S. Congress - Eighth District - Stephen Lynch will be running against Joe Selvaggi.
• U.S. Senate - It started out as a race with many candidates, but the U.S. Senate race has come down to just two names: Republican incumbent Scott Brown and Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren.
• U.S. President - Incumbent Barack Obama, a Democrat, faces Republican challenger Mitt Romney and Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson.

Ballot Issues

Question 1: Availability of Motor Vehicle Repair Information : This law would require all car manufacturers to provide — on an equitable fair-market value subscription basis — all diagnostic and repair information for model years beginning in 2015 to owners or an owner’s designated in-state independent repair facility (not affiliated with a manufacturer or its authorized dealers). The law would also make available for purchase information for model years 2002 through 2014.

Question 2: Prescribing Medication to End Life: This law "would allow a physician licensed in Massachusetts to prescribe medication, at a terminally ill patient’s request, to end that patient’s life." The act would require that patients are mentally capable of making this decision and orally communicate it to a doctor on two occasions 15 days apart. Participation by a doctor or health care facility would be voluntary.

Question 3: Medical Use of Marijuana: This law "would eliminate state criminal and civil penalties for the medical use of marijuana by qualifying patients." It would also allow patients to possess a 60-day supply of marijuana and would establish at least one in each county but no more than 35 "treatment centers" throughout the state in 2013.