Dartmouth voters: nine polling places, nine state questions on Nov. 3 ballot

The dates, from the Town Clerk and the state

Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3: polls open	7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Early voting at Town Hall	Oct. 17 to 30
Last day to register to vote	Oct. 24
Mail ballot application due at the clerk's office, 5 p.m.	Oct. 27

DARTMOUTH Dartmouth will open nine polling places from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, according to the town's warrant for the state election.

Voters go to the place for their precinct:

Polling places by precinct

Precinct	Polling place
1	North Branch Library, 211 Cross Road
2	Smith Mills Church Hall, 11 Anderson Way
3	UMass Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road
4	Dartmouth Bible Church, 52 Morton Ave.
5	Town Hall, 400 Slocum Road
6	Council on Aging, 628 Dartmouth St.
7	DYAA, Crapo Field, 225 Russells Mills Road
8	Southworth Library, 732 Dartmouth St.
9	DYSA Soccer Field House, 580 Russells Mills Road

The Select Board's warrant is dated Sept. 28. The town posted it Oct. 1.

Early voting at Town Hall

In-person early voting runs Saturday, Oct. 17, through Friday, Oct. 30, at Town Hall, 400 Slocum Road, Room 103, according to the Town Clerk's schedule. Hours vary by day:

• Saturdays and Sundays (Oct. 17, 18, 24 and 25): 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Mondays (Oct. 19 and 26): 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• Tuesdays through Thursdays (Oct. 20 to 22 and Oct. 27 to 29): 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Fridays (Oct. 23 and 30): 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

What is on the ballot

Dartmouth voters will pick candidates for U.S. Senate, governor and lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer and auditor. Locally, the warrant lists the 9th Congressional District, the first district of the Governor's Council, the Second Bristol and Plymouth state Senate district and the Ninth Bristol state House district. Voters also choose a district attorney for the Bristol district and Bristol County's register of probate, treasurer and county commissioner.

There are nine statewide questions. Eight are citizen-initiated laws; Question 9 is a referendum on the 2024 firearms law. As the warrant summarizes them:

• Question 1: public records. A yes vote would make most records held by the Legislature and the governor's office public records.
• Question 2: public defenders. A yes vote would let employees of the Committee for Public Counsel Services form a union and bargain collectively.
• Question 3: primaries. A yes vote would replace party primaries for state elections with one all-party primary. The top two candidates would advance to the general election.
• Question 4: Election Day registration. A yes vote would let eligible people register or update their address at the polls on Election Day. The law would take effect Jan. 1, 2028.
• Question 5: state revenue limit. A yes vote would tie the amount the state can collect each year to the prior year's revenue plus average wage growth, with a refund of any excess.
• Question 6: Nature for All Fund. A yes vote would create a conservation fund that receives some state sales and use taxes on sporting goods, recreational vehicles and golf courses.
• Question 7: single-family homes. A yes vote would allow single-family homes on residential lots of at least 5,000 square feet, subject to local rules on height, spacing, open space, parking and short-term rentals.
• Question 8: marijuana. A yes vote would prohibit the legal retail sale of adult-use marijuana and change the penalties for possession.
• Question 9: firearms. A yes vote would keep in place the state's 2024 firearms law. A no vote would repeal it.

On every question, a no vote means no change to current law, except Question 9, where a no vote repeals the law.

Dates before Election Day

• Register to vote: by Saturday, Oct. 24. Online until 11:59 p.m., by mail with a form postmarked that day, or in person by 5 p.m. The clerk's schedule lists in-person registration that day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Town Clerk's office, Room 203.
• Vote by mail: the application must reach the Town Clerk by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27. The state recommends applying online at VoteInMA.com by Oct. 20; its suggested date for mailing a paper application, Oct. 13, has passed. Apply earlier if you plan to return your ballot by mail.

Dartmouth Town Clerk Sarah Haskell Arruda attested the warrant. The clerk's office is in Town Hall at 400 Slocum Road; the phone number is 508-910-1800.

Quick answers

Where do I vote in Dartmouth on Nov. 3?

Dartmouth has nine polling places, one per precinct, open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Voters go to the place for their precinct.

When and where is early voting in Dartmouth?

Early voting runs Saturday, Oct. 17, through Friday, Oct. 30, at Town Hall, 400 Slocum Road, Room 103. Hours vary by day.

What is the deadline to register to vote?

Register by Saturday, Oct. 24: online until 11:59 p.m., by mail with a form postmarked that day, or in person by 5 p.m.

How many statewide ballot questions are there?

There are nine statewide questions: eight citizen-initiated laws and Question 9, a referendum on the 2024 firearms law.

Label: Explainer, from the town's posted documents and the state's voter guide.