WILMINGTON — Massachusetts has just become the 22nd state to allow its residents to register to vote at their polling location on the same day as the general election. Over a million people cast their ballot in support of Question 4, or roughly 57% of voters as of the time of this article’s writing.
A measure aimed at banning the sale of recreational marijuana received more “no” votes than any other question. More than three-quarters of voters chose to keep the industry alive in a huge rebuke to Question 8 supporters.
Democrats across the country had an enormous election night, with unexpected Senate pickups in the former red havens of Texas, Kansas, South Carolina, and more. Here in Massachusetts, of course, Dems did just as well, if not better…