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Massachusetts State Election
Tuesday, November 6, 2016

Race/Candidate Marion Mattapoisett Rochester
Senator in Congress
ELIZABETH A. WARREN 1486 1867 1110
GEOFF DIEHL 1176 1750 1594
SHIVA AYYADURAI 77 112 63
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Governor/Lieutenant Governor
BAKER and POLITO, REPUBLICAN 2036 2816 2106
GONZALEZ and PALFREY, DEMOCRATIC 664 849 580
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Attorney General
MAURA HEALEY 1702 2227 1306
JAMES R. McMAHON, III 1013 1479 1450
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Treasurer
DEBORAH B. GOLDBERG 1584 1974 1194
KEIKO M. ORRALL 1033 1594 1445
JAMIE M. GUERIN 70 69 58
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Secretary of State
WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN 1733 2434 1481
ANTHONY M. AMORE 852 1256 1179
JUAN G. SANCHEZ, JR. 79 80 61
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Auditor
SUZANNE M. BUMP 1466 1939 1182
HELEN BRADY 981 512 1342
DANIEL FISHMAN 115 122 92
EDWARD J. STAMAS 50 44
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Representative in Congress
BILL KEATING 1630 2173 1350
PETER D. TEDESCHI 1083 1518 1390
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Councillor
JOSEPH C. FERREIRA 1541 2-59 1237
THOMAS F. KEYES 1051 1487 1397
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Senator in General Court
MARC R. PACHECO (Marion only) 1999 NA NA
MARK C. MONTIGNY (Mattapoisett only) NA 2693 NA
MICHAEL J. RODRIGUES (Rochester only) NA NA 1790
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Representatve in General Court
WILLIAM M. STRAUS 2006 2761 1871
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District Attorney
TIMOTHY J. CRUZ 1335 1933 1666
JOHN E. BRADLEY, JR 1313 1685 1033
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Clerk Of Courts
ROBERT S. CREEDON, JR. 1929 2579 1765
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Register Of Deeds
JOHN R. BUCKLEY, JR. 1944 2599 1802
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County Commissioner
SANDRA M. WRIGHT 1766 2520 1957
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Question 1 - Law Proposed By Initiative Petition
Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives on or before May 2, 2018?
SUMMARY: This proposed law would limit how many patients could be assigned to each registered nurse in Massachusetts hospitals and certain other health care facilities. The maximum number of patients per registered nurse would vary by type of unit and level of care, as follows: In units with step-down/intermediate care patients: 3 patients per nurse; In units with post-anesthesia care or operating room patients: 1 patient under anesthesia per nurse; 2 patients post-anesthesia per nurse; In the emergency services department: 1 critical or intensive care patient per nurse (or 2 if the nurse has assessed each patient's condition as stable); 2 urgent non-stable patients per nurse; 3 urgent stable patients per nurse; or 5 non-urgent stable patients per nurse; In units with maternity patients: (a) active labor patients: 1 patient per nurse; (b) during birth and for up to two hours immediately postpartum: 1 mother per nurse and 1 baby per nurse; (c) when the condition of the mother and baby are determined to be stable: 1 mother and her baby or babies per nurse; (d) postpartum: 6 patients per nurse; (e) intermediate care or continuing care babies: 2 babies per nurse; (f) well-babies: 6 babies per nurse; In units with pediatric, medical, surgical, telemetry, or observational/outpatient treatment patients, or any other unit: 4 patients per nurse; and In units with psychiatric or rehabilitation patients: 5 patients per nurse. The proposed law would require a covered facility to comply with the patient assignment limits without reducing its level of nursing, service, maintenance, clerical, professional, and other staff. The proposed law would also require every covered facility to develop a written patient acuity tool for each unit to evaluate the condition of each patient. This tool would be used by nurses in deciding whether patient limits should be lower than the limits of the proposed law at any given time. The proposed law would not override any contract in effect on January 1, 2019 that set higher patient limits. The proposed law's limits would take effect after any such contract expired. The state Health Policy Commission would be required to promulgate regulations to implement the proposed law. The Commission could conduct inspections to ensure compliance with the law. Any facility receiving written notice from the Commission of a complaint or a violation would be required to submit a written compliance plan to the Commission. The Commission could report violations to the state Attorney General, who could file suit to obtain a civil penalty of up to $25,000 per violation as well as up to $25,000 for each day a violation continued after the Commission notified the covered facility of the violation. The Health Policy Commission would be required to establish a toll-free telephone number for complaints and a website where complaints, compliance plans, and violations would appear. The proposed law would prohibit discipline or retaliation against any employee for complying with the patient assignment limits of the law. The proposed law would require every covered facility to post within each unit, patient room, and waiting area a notice explaining the patient limits and how to report violations. Each day of a facility's non-compliance with the posting requirement would be punishable by a civil penalty between $250 and $2,500. The proposed law's requirements would be suspended during a state or nationally declared public health emergency. The proposed law states that, if any of its parts were declared invalid, the other parts would stay in effect. The proposed law would take effect on January 1, 2019.
YES 661 1034 722
NO 2070 2868 2027
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Question 2 - Law Proposed By Initiative Petition
Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives on or before May 2, 2018?
SUMMARY: This proposed law would create a citizens commission to consider and recommend potential amendments to the United States Constitution to establish that corporations do not have the same Constitutional rights as human beings and that campaign contributions and expenditures may be regulated. Any resident of Massachusetts who is a United States citizen would be able to apply for appointment to the 15-member commission, and members would serve without compensation. The Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth, the state Attorney General, the Speaker of the state House of Representatives, and the President of the state Senate would each appoint three members of the commission and, in making these appointments, would seek to ensure that the commission reflects a range of geographic, political, and demographic backgrounds. The commission would be required to research and take testimony, and then issue a report regarding (1) the impact of political spending in Massachusetts; (2) any limitations on the state's ability to regulate corporations and other entities in light of Supreme Court decisions that allow corporations to assert certain constitutional rights; (3) recommendations for constitutional amendments; (4) an analysis of constitutional amendments introduced to Congress; and (5) recommendations for advancing proposed amendments to the United States Constitution. The commission would be subject to the state Open Meeting Law and Public Records Law. The commission's first report would be due December 31, 2019, and the Secretary of the Commonwealth would be required to deliver the commission's report to the state Legislature, the United States Congress, and the President of the United States. The proposed law states that, if any of its parts were declared invalid, the other parts would stay in effect. The proposed law would take effect on January 1, 2019.
YES 1820 2410 1697
NO 851 1241 1022
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Question 3 - Referendum On An Existing Law
Do you approve of a law summarized below, which was approved by the House of Representatives and the Senate on July 7, 2016?
SUMMARY: This law adds gender identity to the list of prohibited grounds for discrimination in places of public accommodation, resort, or amusement. Such grounds also include race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, disability, and ancestry. A 'place of public accommodation, resort or amusement' is defined in existing law as any place that is open to and accepts or solicits the patronage of the general public, such as hotels, stores, restaurants, theaters, sports facilities, and hospitals. 'Gender identity' is defined as a person's sincerely held gender-related identity, appearance, or behavior, whether or not it is different from that traditionally associated with the person's physiology or assigned sex at birth. This law prohibits discrimination based on gender identity in a person's admission to or treatment in any place of public accommodation. The law requires any such place that has separate areas for males and females (such as restrooms) to allow access to and full use of those areas consistent with a person's gender identity. The law also prohibits the owner or manager of a place of public accommodation from using advertising or signage that discriminates on the basis of gender identity. This law directs the state Commission Against Discrimination to adopt rules or policies and make recommendations to carry out this law. The law also directs the state Attorney General to issue regulations or guidance on referring for legal action any person who asserts gender identity for an improper purpose. The provisions of this law governing access to places of public accommodation are effective as of October 1, 2016. The remaining provisions are effective as of July 8, 2016.
YES 1790 2465 1466
NO 912 1238 1268
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