League of Women Voters to hold ballot questions info session Tuesday
The League of Women Voters in Somerville will conduct an information session Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Holland Street Senior Center to help residents decipher four additional ballot questions city residents will face on Election Day. In addition to the three statewide questions covering car repair laws, legalizing life-ending medication for terminally ill residents who request it, and legalizing the medical use of marijuana, Somerville voters will decide on one legally binding effort and three resolutions. The binding question is a vote on the Community Preservation Act, which would increase property taxes to fund parks, open space, and affordable housing. The most sweeping resolution would urge lawmakers to call on Congress to preserve the social safety net, fund education and job creation, increase taxes on top earners, and bring home troops. Another would urge Congress to vote to tax and regulate marijuana like the state does alcohol. The final resolution would urge Congress to amend the Constitution to explicitly state that corporations are not entitled to the same rights as human beings, and that limits should be placed on political contributions and spending.
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