Massachusetts voters go to the polls Nov. 3 to decide a record-tying nine statewide ballot questions, the busiest slate in more than three decades. They will also choose a governor and a U.S. senator. Polls are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, and polls across Massachusetts are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Massachusetts voters will decide a record-tying nine statewide ballot questions, the busiest slate in more than three decades. The questions cover topics including government transparency, public defenders' unionization, election rules, housing, marijuana, and gun laws.

Elections and government questions

Question 3 would eliminate partisan state primaries and replace them with a single primary ballot in which the top two candidates advance to the general election. All candidates would be listed on one ballot regardless of party. Question 4 concerns same-day voter registration on Election Day. It asks about allowing eligible US citizens to register at their polling place on Election Day, while the current registration deadline is 10 days before the election.

Question 2 asks whether state public defenders and other Committee for Public Counsel Services employees should be able to form a union. Question 5 looks to reformulate the state's tax revenue cap.

Housing, environment, cannabis and guns

Question 7 would allow single-family homes to be built on all residential lots of 5,000 square feet or larger without special approval from a local zoning board. Question 6 would establish a Nature for All Fund paid for with a portion of state tax revenue from sales and use of sporting goods, recreational vehicles, and golf courses.

Question 8 would end recreational cannabis sales in Massachusetts, impose stricter possession limits and roll back home cultivation protections starting Jan. 1, 2028, while keeping the medical marijuana program. Question 9 is a referendum on the 2024 firearms law signed by Governor Healey. A yes vote would uphold the law and a no vote would repeal it.

Candidate races

Voters will decide a gubernatorial race between Democrat Maura Healey and Republican Mike Minogue. Four candidates are running for the U.S. Senate seat: incumbent Democrat Edward Markey, Republican John Deaton, Independent Shiva Ayyadurai, and Joe Tache under the Socialism and Liberation designation. Bill Keating, Nantucket's Democratic U.S. House representative, faces Republican challenger Tyler Macallister, a fisherman.