Here’s what’s on the ballot in Central Mass. on Election Day

Election Day is Tuesday.

More than a million voters in Massachusetts have already cast ballots, either by mail or using the early in-person option, which ended on Friday.

While non-traditional voting methods are becoming increasingly popular, most of the state’s 5,142,343 registered voters have not yet cast ballots.

Here’s what’s on the MetroWest ballot:

US Presidential and Senate races

In addition to Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump, voters across Massachusetts have a number of presidential choices to choose from. Also on the ballot in Massachusetts are independent candidate Shiva Ayyaduri, Claudia de la Cruz of the Socialism and Liberation Party, Oliver Chase of the Libertarian Party and Jill Stein of the Green Party. Ayyaduri (Belmont) and Stein (Lexington) are residents of Massachusetts.

The statewide electorate will also decide who will take one of two U.S. Senate seats: a two-term Democrat Elizabeth Warren or Republican challenger John Deaton.

Statewide voting initiatives

Voters across Massachusetts are also asked to consider five ballot initiatives:

Question 1 asks whether the state auditor should be able to audit both branches of the state legislature. Supporters say a “yes” vote would increase government transparency.

Question 2 is asking whether to eliminate the requirement that students pass a standardized test called MCAS before graduating from a public high school.

Question 3 asks whether drivers working for rideshare companies should be able to form unions and bargain collectively for better working conditions.

Question 4 would allow people 21 and older to grow and possess certain psychedelic substances: psilocybin and psilocin, both found in mushrooms; and dimethyltryptamine, mescaline and ibogaine, found in plants. It would also allow these substances to be sold in approved locations for use only under the supervision of a licensed dealer. It would also create a commission to oversee the use and distribution of these psychedelic substances and an advisory board that would make recommendations to the commission on the regulation and taxation of psychedelic substances.

Question 5 would raise the minimum wage for tipped service workers to the state standard for other workers, currently $15 an hour, while allowing tips to be collected and distributed to all workers, including those who do not interact with customers.

Congressional Races

In Massachusetts, MetroWest voters will also decide the race in the state’s 2nd Congressional District.

The second district includes all of Worcester and most of Worcester County, as well as parts of Franklin, Hampshire, Middlesex and Norfolk counties. Incumbent Democrat James McGovern is running for a fifteenth two-year term. Independent challenges him Cornelius Sheaa retired Worcester school teacher who describes himself as a “John F. Kennedy Democrat.”

Democratic Reps. Lori Trahan (3rd District) and Katherine Clark (5th District), who each represent part of Worcester County, are on the ballot unopposed.

State legislator

Several state legislators representing Middlesex County, Norfolk County and Worcester County, including three state senators, face challenges:

Democratic Sen. Rebecca Rausch of Needham is being challenged by Republican Franklin Dashe M. Videira in a lawsuit Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesexincluding Milford.
Republican Sen. Ryan Fattman of Sutton is being challenged by Anthony J.M. Allard, a Democrat from Monson, in Worcester and Hampden District. The district covers Blackstone, Charlton, Douglas, Dudley, Hopedale, Mendon, Millville, Northbridge, Oxford, Southbridge, Sturbridge, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge and Webster.
Democrat Jeffrey Roy faces a challenge from Republican Charles “Chuck” Bailey III in the general election Norfolk’s 10th district. The district covers the entire borough of Franklin and wards 1A, 2, 3 and 4 in Medway.

Two officials who serve parts of Worcester and Middlesex counties in the state House of Representatives also face challenges:

In Worcester’s 19th DistrictDemocratic Republican Kate Donaghue faces a challenge from another Westborough resident, Boyd Stewart Conklin, whose party affiliation appears on the ballot as Massachusetts Great Again. The district covers all of Southborough and parts of Northborough and Westborough.
In Middlesex 13th DistrictDemocrat Carmine L. Gentile faces a challenge from Republican Virginia Gardner. The district includes Sudbury and parts of Wayland, Marlborough, Concord and Lincoln.