Andover 2024 Election Guide: What You Need To Know

ANDOVER, MA— Election Day is upon us and there are several key positions on the ballot. All eyes, of course, are on the presidential race between main party candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump.

Beyond the presidential race, voters are weighing in on U.S. senator, Congress, Governor's Council, and other offices.

On the ballot, residents will be asked five questions on the following topics:

1. Whether the state auditor has the authority to audit the legislature.
2. Whether students should be required to pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam to receive a high school diploma.
3. Whether drivers for transportation networks like Uber and Lyft should have the right to form unions for collective bargaining.
4. Whether people 21 years and older should be allowed to "grow, possess, and use certain natural psychedelic substances, in certain circumstances."
5. Whether the state should increase the minimum hourly wage for tipped workers.

Full text of each ballot question and more information on the questions is available at the Secretary of the Commonwealth's website.

For President, the candidates are: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, Democrat, Donald J. Trump and J.D. Vance, Republican, Jill Stein and Gloria Caballero-Roca, Green Party, Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat, Libertarian, Claudia De la Cruz and Karina Garcia, Socialism and Liberation, and Shiva Ayyadurai and Crystal Ellis, Independent.

For United States Senate, the candidates are Elizabeth Warren, Democrat, and John Deaton, Republican.

For U.S. Congress, Seth Moulton, Democrat, is running unopposed.

For Governor's Council, the candidates are: Anne M. Manning-Martin, Republican, Eunice Delice Zeigler, Democrat, and Jody A. Elliott, Independent.

For Senator in General Court, Barry R. Finegold, Democrat, is running unopposed.

For Representative in General Court, in precincts 1, 4A, and 5 to 10, Tram T. Nguyen, Democrat, is running unopposed. In precincts 2 to 4, Frank A. Morgan, Democrat, is running unopposed.

For Clerk of Courts, the candidates are Thomas H. Driscoll, Jr., Democrat, Todd R. Angilly, Unenrolled, and Doris V. Rodriguez, Independent.

For Register of Deeds, M. Paul Iannuccillo, Democrat, is running unopposed.

Voting Details

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

In Andover, here is where each precinct votes:

• Precincts 1 and 3 will vote at the Youth Center on Whittier Court.
• Precincts 4, 4A, 5 and 6 will vote at the Wood Hill Middle School.
• Precincts 2, 7, 8, 9 and 10 will vote at the Andover High School Richard J. Collins Field House on Shawsheen Road.

The Secretary of the Commonwealth has also provided useful information in this guide: When, Where, How Do I Vote?