Ballot Questions

Every Massachusetts voter decides these 9. Each page has the official ballot title word for word, what a yes or no vote does, and links to the full text.

• Q 1 Public records for the Legislature and Governor's officemajority plus 30% to pass

  Biggest change: Legislature and Governor's office covered by the Public Records Law.

• Q 2 Union rights for public defender agency workersmajority plus 30% to pass

  Biggest change: CPCS named as the employer for its workers under state labor law (Chapter 150E).

• Q 3 One all-party primary, top two advancemajority plus 30% to pass

  Biggest change: One all-candidate primary for state offices.

• Q 4 Register to vote on Election Daymajority plus 30% to pass

  Biggest change: Registration or address update at the polls on Election Day.

• Q 5 Limit on state tax revenue, with rebatesmajority plus 30% to pass

  Biggest change: Cap = prior-year net revenue plus 3-year average wage and salary growth.

• Q 6 Conservation fund from sporting goods sales taxmajority plus 30% to pass

  Biggest change: New Nature for All Fund, subject to legislative appropriation.

• Q 7 Allow single-family homes on 5,000 sq ft lotsmajority plus 30% to pass

  Biggest change: Single-family homes allowed on lots of 5,000 sq ft or more.

• Q 8 End retail sales of recreational marijuanamajority plus 30% to pass

  Biggest change: Repeals retail sale, regulation, and tax of adult-use marijuana.

• Q 9 Keep or repeal the 2024 gun lawmajority plus 30% to pass

  Biggest change: Ghost gun penalties and serial numbers for all firearms.

Eight questions are new laws proposed by voters who signed petitions. Question 9 asks whether to keep a 2024 gun law. A question passes with more YES than NO votes, as long as the YES votes also equal at least 30% of everyone who casts a ballot. Source: Secretary of the Commonwealth: 2026 Information for Voters ↗.