Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Stoughton backed Barack Obama for President and Elizabeth Warren for U.S. Senate as 77 percent of voters in town went to the polls on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - Election Day. After months (or has it been years?) of campaigning, countless debates and stump speeches, and hours of analyzing the electoral college map, Americans went to the polls for the Presidential Election. There were also plenty of local races and questions on the ballot. Polls were open in Stoughton from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Take a look at Stoughton's results below and in the media gallery of this article. LIVE 2012 STOUGHTON ELECTION RESULTS Voter Turnout Percentage = 77% (13,986 of 18,149) These are not the final results; still awaiting 2 overseas ballots and researching 37 provisional ballots. Obama-Biden Elizabeth Warren Stephen Lynch * Gary Johnson/Jim Gray (Libertarian) and Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala…
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Stoughton's Organizing Against Substances in Stoughton (OASIS) Coalition has announced its opposition to Question 3, which would eliminate state criminal and civil penalties for the medical use of marijuana by qualifying patients.
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Saturday, November 3, 2012
Editor's Note: Massachusetts voters will be asked to vote for or against three ballot measures (questions) this election cycle. The Organizing Against Substances in Stoughton (OASIS) Coalition has announced its opposition to Question 3: Medical Use of Marijuana. This proposed law would eliminate state criminal and civil penalties for the medical use of marijuana by qualifying patients. The following is the OASIS position paper explaining its stance. A PDF version which includes footnote citations is posted in the media gallery of this article. Read more about question 3, including arguments for and against, by clicking here. *** The OASIS coalition is opposed to Question 3. As a community coalition working to prevent youth substance abuse…
Stoughton Democrat Louis L. Kafka announces his support of Ballot Question 2, which would allow a physician licensed in Massachusetts to prescribe medication, at a terminally ill patient’s request, to end that patient’s life.
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Saturday, November 3, 2012
Editor's Note: Massachusetts voters will be asked to vote for or against three ballot measures (questions) this election cycle. State Representative Louis L. Kafka (D-Stoughton) has announced support of Question 2: Prescribing Medication to End Life, a.k.a. "death with dignity." This proposed 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 following is a press release from the office of Rep. Kafka explaining his position. Read more about Question 2, including arguments for and against, by clicking here. *** Friday, State Representative Louis L. Kafka (D-Stoughton) announced that he supports Question 2 on the November ballot, Death with …
Thursday, November 1, 2012
The candidates and issues that will be affecting Stoughton in the Presidential Election, which takes place Tuesday, November 6.
CONTENTS: Voting Hours, Election Preview Articles, List of Candidates, List of Ballot Questions, Polling Locations, Absentee Voting Info, & Kids Voting Info *** When is the 2012 Presidential Election? The election is on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. *** Election Preview Articles Check back in the days leading up the election for links to election preview articles. *** Who is on the ballot? The presidential race between incumbent Democratic president Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden and Republican nominees Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, as well as the U.S. Senate showdown between incumbent Republican Scott Brown and Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren headline this November's election, but …
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8:44 am on Sunday, November 11, 2012
poor weeping repubs,maybe they long for those BUSH years and all the faux patriotism more ›