马萨诸塞州选票9项公投追平纪录：州长希利寻求连任
11月3日，马萨诸塞州投票站从上午7时开放至晚上8时，布里斯托尔县汤顿市选民将面对该州历来最长的选票之一，除州长、联邦参议员和联邦众议员外，还要对9项全州公投议题投票，数量追平1994年创下的纪录。
州长选举中，民主党现任州长莫拉·希利与副州长金·德里斯科尔寻求连任，对手是共和党人迈克尔·米诺格和肖恩·奥利弗，以及无党派候选人安德莉亚·詹姆斯；联邦参议员选举中，民主党现任参议员埃德·马基对阵共和党人约翰·迪顿。9项公投议题涵盖公共记录法、取消大麻合法化等多个议题，也使汤顿市选票变为两页，选举部门警告，高投票率加上两页选票将使计票和公布非官方结果的时间比往常更长。
选举主任马克·帕切科表示，首批非官方结果预计在选举夜至11月4日公布，但首批结果并不包括全部选票，美国境内邮寄选票截止时间为11月6日下午5时，境外联邦写入缺席选票截止时间为11月13日下午5时。汤顿市选举将于11月18日完成认证，选举部门提醒，非官方结果只是初步统计，最终结果以认证为准，选民应以官方公布为准。
（来源：汤顿公报）
Massachusetts Ballot Carries a Record-Tying Nine Questions as Gov. Healey Seeks Re-election
Massachusetts polls were open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on November 3, and Taunton voters in Bristol County faced one of the longest ballots in state history: beyond governor, U.S. senator and U.S. House races, they decided nine statewide ballot questions, tying the record set in 1994. Democratic Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll sought re-election against Republicans Michael Minogue and Shawn Oliver and unenrolled candidate Andrea James. In the Senate race, Democratic Sen. Ed Markey faced Republican John Deaton. The nine questions covered topics including the public records law and repealing marijuana legalization, and they pushed Taunton's ballot to two pages. Election officials warned that high turnout plus a two-page ballot would make counting and releasing unofficial results slower than usual. Election Director Mark Pacheco said the first unofficial results were expected on election night into November 4 but would not include all ballots: domestic mail ballots were due by 5 p.m. on November 6 and overseas federal write-in absentee ballots by 5 p.m. on November 13. Taunton's election will be certified on November 18, and officials reminded voters that unofficial results are preliminary until certification.
(Source: Taunton Daily Gazette)
来源：汤顿公报
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