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Massachusetts

Questions voters decide statewide. Each page has the state’s write-up as published: the summary, what a yes and a no vote do, the fiscal consequences, the arguments for and against (each written by its side) and the full text.

On the ballot: November 3, 2026 state election

  1. Question 1 · Law Proposed by Initiative Petition

    Expanding the Public Records Law

    A YES VOTE would make most records held by the Legislature and the Office of the Governor public records under the Massachusetts Public Records Law.

  2. Question 2 · Law Proposed by Initiative Petition

    Collective Bargaining for CPCS Employees

    A YES VOTE would specify that Committee for Public Counsel Services employees may form a union to collectively bargain with their employer.

  3. Question 3 · Law Proposed by Initiative Petition

    State Primary Elections

    A YES VOTE would eliminate separate party primaries for state elections and require a single primary in which all candidates appear on one ballot, voters could vote for any candidate, and the top two candidates would advance to the general election.

  4. Question 4 · Law Proposed by Initiative Petition

    Election Day Registration

    A YES VOTE would permit eligible citizens to register to vote or to update their voter registration address at their polling place on Election Day.

  5. Question 5 · Law Proposed by Initiative Petition

    State Revenue Limit & Rebate

    A YES VOTE would change the limit on state revenue collection, tying it to prior year collections plus average wage and salary growth, and provide for a rebate of revenue exceeding that limit.

  6. Question 6 · Law Proposed by Initiative Petition

    Natural Resource Conservation Fund

    A YES VOTE would create a fund that could be utilized for natural resource conservation that would receive some state taxes collected on the sale and use of sporting goods and recreational vehicles, and the use of golf courses.

  7. Question 7 · Law Proposed by Initiative Petition

    Single Family Homes

    A YES VOTE would allow single-family homes to be built on lots of 5,000 square feet or more in residential areas, subject to reasonable local regulation of certain aspects of those homes.

  8. Question 8 · Law Proposed by Initiative Petition

    Prohibit Retail Sale of Adult Recreational Use Marijuana

    A YES VOTE would prohibit the legalization, regulation, and taxation of the retail sale of adult recreational use marijuana, and change the penalties for possession of marijuana.

  9. Question 9 · Referendum on an Existing Law

    Firearms Regulation

    A YES VOTE would keep in place the law, which increases the regulation of firearms, including ghost guns, machine guns, and assault-style weapons.

From the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Information for Voters 2026, which also has the guide in other languages.