Voting In Framingham: Polls Now Open

FRAMINGHAM, MA — The 2020 November election will be a big one for Framingham. Not only will voters be picking a president, there are also key U.S. Senate and U.S. House races on the ballot, a state House race — and a local ballot question on whether to adopt the Community Preservation Act.

Framingham voters will also help decide the 5th Congressional District race between incumbent U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark and Republican challenger Caroline Colarusso. And a select few voters in Precinct 3 will help decide the race between incumbent state Rep. Carmine Gentile and Republican challenger Ingrid Centurion.

Framingham residents will have a few options for voting in 2020:

Mail-In Voting

Ballots can be returned by mail, emailed, faxed or returned by hand to the clerk’s office. They can also be returned to the drop boxes located at Memorial Hall and at the McAuliffe Branch Library, 746 Water St.

Mail-in ballots need to be postmarked by Nov. 3 and returned to the local election office no later than Nov. 6.

Regular voting

Polls in Massachusetts are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. You can also use the Secretary of State’s website to find your polling place.

The following are the key contested races that will be on the ballot for Framingham voters:

President/Vice President

• Joe Biden/Kamala Harris (D)
• (i) Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)

5th Congressional District

• (i) U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark (D)
• Caroline Colarusso (R)

U.S. Senate

• (i) Edward Markey (D)
• Kevin O'Connor (R)
• Andre Gray (Green)
• Frederick Mayock (I)

Ballot Questions

Question 1: "Right To Repair" Vehicle Access Requirement Initiative
Yes: A yes vote would require carmakers to expand access to mechanical data for all cars sold in Massachusetts beginning with model year 2022.
No: A no vote leaves the 2013 right-to-repair law unchanged.

Question 2: Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative
Yes: A yes vote favors adopting a system gives voters the option of ranking candidates on their ballot in order of preference, as opposed to selecting just one. And if no candidate gets more than 50 percent of first-choice votes, the candidate with the least first-choice votes is eliminated, and the voters who preferred that candidate have their votes reallocated based on their second choices. Then the ballots are recounted and the process is repeated until one candidate breaks the 50 percent threshold.
No: A no vote keeps the current system in place.

Question 3: Community Preservation Act adoption (CPA)
Yes: Adopts the CPA
No: Does not adopt CPA

Read about the CPA: Framingham CPA Ballot Question: Pro Vs. Con

Massachusetts State Senate

2nd Middlesex and Norfolk District

• Karen Spilka (D)

Massachusetts House of Representatives

6th Middlesex District (only voters in precincts 1, 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 12 and 15)

• (i) Maria Robinson (D)

7th Middlesex District (only voters in precincts 8, 13, 14 and 16 to 18)

• (i) Jack Patrick Lewis (D)

13th Middlesex District (precinct 3 only)

• (i) Carmine Gentile (D)
• Ingrid Centurion (R)