Election season is in full swing in Wareham.

As of Nov. 1, 4,619 Wareham residents have taken advantage of early and mail-in voting, said Town Clerk Michele Bissonnette. She has not seen this many early and mail-in votes since the “historic” 2020 presidential election. 

According to Bissonnette, 4,000 is the typical number of early and mail-in votes that Wareham sees in an entire election cycle. The town has already crossed that milestone, which Bissonnette attributes to the convenience of early and mail-in voting.

“It’s easy,” she said. “It’s quick. Doesn’t cost [voters] anything. They just mail it back.”

Early voting began on Oct. 22 in the Town Hall Auditorium and is still open there on Thursday, Oct. 27, Saturday, Oct. 29 and Monday, Oct.31 through Thursday, Nov. 3 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

The polls will be open on Tuesday, Nov. 8 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Whether the people of Wareham vote early, in-person or by mail, they will help decide four ballot measures, a U.S. House seat and a host of statewide offices.

What is on the ballot:

If approved, Question 1 would amend the state constitution to create an additional 4% income tax on people making more than $1 million, on top of the current 5% flat-rate income tax. The money from this tax increase would go to funding education and transportation.

If approved, Question 2 would require a medical loss ratio of 83% for dental insurance carriers. An 83% medical loss ratio means that 83 cents of each premium dollar go to paying customers’ medical claims, while the other 13 cents go to overhead expenses. This measure would also require any excess premium to be refunded to covered individuals and groups.

If approved, Question 3 would allow establishments to have a total of up to 18 beer and wine licenses and full liquor licenses in 2031. Currently, establishments are only allowed to have nine. An establishment would only be allowed to have seven full liquor licenses. Currently, an establishment can have nine. Under this measure, automated or self-checkout alcohol sales would be prohibited, and fines for selling alcohol to underage customers would be tallied from gross profits on all retail sales, not just sales for alcoholic beverages. The measure would also make driver’s licenses from other states an acceptable identification for buying alcohol.

If approved, Question 4 would uphold House Bill 4805, which would allow undocumented immigrants to apply for driver’s licenses. 

Who is on the ballot:

U.S. House Massachusetts, District 9: Incumbent Bill Keating (D) vs. Jesse Brown (R)

Governor of Massachusetts: Maura Healey (D) vs. Geoff Diehl (R)

Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts:  Kim Driscoll (D) vs. Leah Cole Allen (R)

Massachusetts Secretary of State: Incumbent William Galvin (D) vs. Rayla Campbell (R)

Massachusetts Attorney General: Andrea Campbell (D) vs. James McMahon (R)

Massachusetts Treasurer: Incumbent Deb Goldberg (D) vs. Cristina Crawford (L)

Massachusetts Auditor of the Commonwealth: Diana DiZoglio (D) vs. Anthony Amore (R)

Incumbent Joseph Ferreira (D) is running unpossed for Massachusetts Governor’s Council, 1st District

Massachusetts State Senate, 3rd Bristol and Plymouth District: Incumbent Marc Pacheco (D) vs. Maria Collins (R)

Incumbent Susan Gifford (R) is running unopposed for Massachusetts House of Representatives, 2nd Plymouth District

Plymouth County District Attorney: Rahsaan Hall (D) vs. Incumbent Timothy J. Cruz (R)

Incumbent Joseph Daniel McDonald, Jr. (R) is running unopposed for Plymouth County Sheriff

Plymouth County Commissioner: Alex Bezanson (D) vs. Incumbent Sandra Wright ®

Incumbent Dominic Cammarano is running unopposed for Regional School Committee of the Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School