Voter registration closes Oct. 24, and the state's guide to the nine ballot questions is online

If you are not yet registered to vote in the Nov. 3 state election, the deadline is Saturday, Oct. 24. Early voting runs Oct. 17 to 30, and polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day, according to the Secretary of the Commonwealth.

The state's voter booklet

Every household in Massachusetts should have received a printed Information for Voters booklet in mid-September, the Secretary's office says. The City of Gloucester posted a link to the other versions on Oct. 8:

• Online, as an easy-to-read web page.
• Audio, as an mp3.
• Accessible, for screen readers, in five languages.
• Printable PDF, in English, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese and Khmer.
• American Sign Language, expected before early voting starts.

For extra printed copies, large print or Braille, call the state Elections Division at 617-727-2828 or email [email protected].

The nine statewide questions

The booklet has the official summary, the full text and arguments for and against each question. In brief, from the Attorney General's summaries:

1. Make most records of the Legislature and the Governor's office public records under the state Public Records Law.
2. Allow employees of the Committee for Public Counsel Services to bargain collectively with their employer.
3. End party primaries for state elections and replace them with a single all-party primary.
4. Allow eligible people to register to vote, or update their address, on Election Day.
5. Change the limit on how much revenue the state can collect each year.
6. Create a Nature for All Fund that, subject to the Legislature's approval, would get half of the state sales tax collected on sporting goods.
7. Allow single-family homes on residentially zoned lots of at least 5,000 square feet that meet other conditions.
8. Repeal the laws that legalize, regulate and tax retail marijuana sales to adults, and change what amounts may legally be possessed.
9. A referendum on an existing state law that makes a number of changes to firearms laws. A yes vote keeps the law; a no vote repeals it.

Questions 1 through 8 are proposed laws that reached the ballot by petition. Read the full booklet online.

For Cape Ann voters

Our free Cape Ann Votes guide has more on the Nov. 3 election, including each side's statement on the questions.

Earlier coverage: Cape Ann Votes: Your guide to the Nov. 3 election is live (Oct. 5), and Gloucester sets early voting hours for the Nov. 3 election (Sept. 30).