Massachusetts ballot measures
12 statewide ballot measures tracked in Massachusetts, across 1 election.
For certified ballot text, deadlines, and official results, contact the Massachusetts state election authority. This site is an independent tracker and is not an election authority.
November 2026 general election
12 measures
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Did not qualify
This initiative would have lowered the Massachusetts personal income tax rate in stages, from 5 percent to 4.67 percent for tax year 2027, 4.33 percent for 2028, and 4 percent for 2029 and…
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Did not qualify
This initiative would have written into state law the limits on stipends Massachusetts legislators receive on top of their base salary, which is about $82,000. The Senate president and…
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On the ballot
Question 1 would apply the Massachusetts public records law to records held by the state Legislature and the governor's office, which are exempt from that law today. Papers, correspondence…
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On the ballot
Question 2 would add employees of the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the state agency that employs Massachusetts public defenders, to the list of public employees allowed to bargain…
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On the ballot
Question 3 would end party primaries for state and county offices in Massachusetts and replace them with a single primary in which every candidate appears on one ballot regardless of party…
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On the ballot
Question 4 would let eligible Massachusetts residents register to vote and cast a ballot on Election Day at their polling place. A person would show proof of residency, such as a driver’s…
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On the ballot
Question 5 would change how Massachusetts calculates the annual cap on state tax collections set by Chapter 62F, the 1986 voter-approved law that requires collections above the cap to be…
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On the ballot
Question 6 would create a Nature for All Fund in the state treasury for natural resource conservation, administered by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs with a…
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On the ballot
Question 7 would require Massachusetts cities and towns to allow single-family homes on residentially zoned lots of at least 5,000 square feet that have at least 50 feet of frontage on a…
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On the ballot
Question 8 would repeal the Massachusetts laws that license and tax recreational marijuana sales, ending the regulated adult-use market, the state marijuana tax and the local option tax…
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On the ballot
Question 9 is a veto referendum on Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024, An Act Modernizing Firearm Laws, which the Legislature passed and Governor Maura Healey signed in July 2024. A yes vote…
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Did not qualify
This initiative would have capped annual rent increases for residential units across Massachusetts at the change in the Consumer Price Index or 5 percent, whichever was lower, using the…
About Massachusetts ballot measures
A statewide question reaches voters in Massachusetts by one of a few well-defined routes, and the route explains much about the measure. A legislature may refer a proposed constitutional amendment, a bond authorization, or an advisory question directly to the ballot. Citizens may qualify an initiative by gathering signatures. A referendum may place a law the legislature has already passed before voters for approval or repeal. Each route carries its own signature thresholds, filing deadlines, single-subject and title requirements, and review by a state officer or court — and those requirements are set by each state's own constitution and statutes, not by any national standard.
That is why the measures above are grouped by election and labelled with their type and current status. A question still gathering signatures may never appear on a ballot at all; one that has been certified will appear in the wording printed on the sample ballot, which can differ from the wording its sponsors first circulated. Question numbers are assigned by the state, often late in the cycle, and in some states a measure that appears in more than one election is not a rerun but a required second step.
Everything summarised here is built from cited records, and every measure page lists them as working links — the state election authority's own postings and fiscal analysis where those exist, the measure text, and the committees named on each side. Wording, numbering, and status can change up to the printing of the ballot; where a record disagrees with this page, the record governs. Confirm final ballot text, registration rules, and deadlines with the Massachusetts state or county election authority. This site is an independent tracker and is not an election authority.