卡米尔·贝克、罗伯特·尹 华盛顿 —— 马萨诸塞州选民将于周二决定是否让一整套民主党现任者连任全州性职务，包括联邦参议员和州长。选票上还包括联邦众议员、州议会及其他州和地方职位的竞选。
CAMILLE BAKER, ROBERT YOON WASHINGTON — Massachusetts voters decide Tuesday whether to reelect a full slate of Democratic incumbents for statewide office, including U.S. senator and governor. Also on the ballot are races for U.S. House, state Legislature and other state and local offices.
以下是关于此次选举的一些关键事实，以及美联社决策团队在计票过程中将监测的数据点：投票于美国东部时间晚上8点结束。
Here are some of the key facts about the election and data points the AP Decision Team will monitor as the votes are tallied: Polls close at 8 p.m.
美联社将提供投票结果，并在联邦参议员、联邦众议员、州长、州检察长、州务卿、州财政部长、州审计长、州长委员会、州参议院、州众议院、布里斯托尔和诺福克地区检察官，以及九项全州性投票提案的竞争性选战中宣布获胜者。2022年马萨诸塞州州长选举共投出约240万张选票。
ET. The Associated Press will provide vote results and declare winners in contested races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state treasurer, state auditor, Governor’s Council, state Senate, state House, district attorney for Bristol and Norfolk, and nine statewide ballot measures. About 2.4 million votes were cast in the 2022 election for Massachusetts governor.
2022年州长选举中，约45%的选票是通过提前现场投票或邮寄投票投出的。
About 45% of the vote in the 2022 gubernatorial election was cast early in-person or by mail.
马萨诸塞州最新的提前投票总数可在美联社的提前投票追踪器中找到。
The latest advance vote totals for Massachusetts can be found in the AP’s advance vote tracker .
马萨诸塞州在镇和城市层面组织选举。共有351个独立的司法管辖区负责管理地方选举，它们在发布结果的方式和时间上各不相同。在许多较大的司法管辖区，混合多种投票方式的结果会在整个夜间一起陆续发布。
Massachusetts runs elections at the town and city level. There are 351 separate jurisdictions administering local elections, and they vary in terms of how and when they release results. In many of the larger jurisdictions, results from a mix of voting methods are released together throughout the night.
在2024年大选中，美联社于美国东部时间晚上8点15分首次发布结果，即投票结束后15分钟。计票进度于东部时间晚上11点06分达到半途，次日凌晨3点56分达到总票数的90%。
In the 2024 general election, the AP first reported results at 8:15 p.m. ET, or 15 minutes after polls closed. The vote count reached the half-way mark at 11:06 p.m. ET and 90% of total votes counted at 3:56 a.m.
美联社不做预测，只有在确定落后候选人不存在任何反超情形时，才会宣布获胜者。如果某场竞选尚未宣布结果，美联社将继续报道任何具有新闻价值的进展，例如候选人认输或宣布胜利。在此过程中，美联社将明确表明尚未宣布获胜者，并解释原因。
ET the following morning. The AP does not make projections and will declare a winner only when it’s determined there is no scenario that would allow a trailing candidate to close the gap. If a race has not been called, the AP will continue to cover any newsworthy developments, such as candidate concessions or declarations of victory. In doing so, the AP will make clear that it has not yet declared a winner and explain why.
马萨诸塞州没有自动重新计票制度。如果得票差距不超过总票数的 0.5%，竞选全州范围和选区范围职位的候选人可以请求重新计票。竞选镇级或选区级职位的候选人可以通过签名请愿书请求重新计票。如果美联社认定领先优势大到足以使重新计票或法律挑战无法改变结果，它可能会在可能面临重新计票的竞选中宣布获胜者。
Massachusetts does not have automatic recounts. Candidates for statewide and districtwide offices may request a recount if the vote margin is not more than 0.5% of the total vote. Candidates at the town or ward level may request a recount through a signature petition. The AP may declare a winner in a race that is subject to a recount if it can determine the lead is too large for a recount or legal challenge to change the outcome.