Ballot Questions

YES vote:

Supports making records held by the state legislature and the governor's office subject to the state's public records law, with the following exceptions:

• documents related to the development of policy positions of legislators or the governor; and

• communications between a legislator's office and their constituents concerning a constituent's access to government services.

NO vote:

 Opposes making records held by the state legislature and the governor's office subject to the state's public records law.

YES vote:

Supports permitting employees of the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) to participate in collective bargaining practices, and requiring the CPCS to request funding from the governor for agreements within 30 days after entering into a collective bargaining contract.

NO vote:

Opposes permitting employees of the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) to participate in collective bargaining practices.

YES vote:

Supports creating a single primary election in which all candidates would be listed on the same ballot for state elections, regardless of their political affiliation, and the two candidates that receive the most votes would advance to the general election.

NO vote:

Opposes creating a single primary election in which all candidates would be listed on the same ballot, regardless of their political affiliation, thus maintaining separate political party primaries for state elections.

YES vote:

Supports permitting same-day voter registration in the state.

NO vote:

Opposes permitting same-day voter registration in the state, thus maintaining that Massachusetts voters must register to vote 10 days before an election.

YES vote:

Supports changing the method of calculating the state's tax revenue limit so that it is equal to the sum of the net amount of state revenue from the year prior and the average growth of wages and salaries in Massachusetts over the past three years, and adding income tax revenue collected under Section 2BBBBBB of Chapter 29 of Massachusetts law to the state's definition of state tax revenue.

NO vote:

Opposes changing the method of calculating the state's tax revenue limit, thus maintaining that the state's tax revenue limit is equal to the sum of the state tax revenue limit for the prior tax year and the average growth of wages and salaries in Massachusetts over the past three years, and continuing to exclude income tax revenue collected under Section 2BBBBBB of Chapter 29 of Massachusetts law from the state's definition of state tax revenue.

YES vote:

Supports creating a fund for state money, titled the Nature for All Fund, to be used to fund nature conservation efforts, and requiring:

• that before July 1, 2028, 50% of the tax revenue from the sale and use of sporting goods, recreational vehicles, and golf courses be placed in the fund; and

• that after July 1, 2028, 100% of such tax revenue be placed in the fund.

NO vote:

Opposes creating a fund for state money, titled the Nature for All Fund, to be used to fund nature conservation efforts.

YES vote:

Supports requiring that cities and towns allow single-family homes on residentially zoned lots that meet minimum standards of at least 5,000 square feet in area, at least 50 feet of frontage on a street or public way, and access to public sewer and water services.

NO vote:

Opposes requiring that cities and towns allow single-family homes on residentially zoned lots that meet minimum standards of at least 5,000 square feet in area, at least 50 feet of frontage on a street or public way, and access to public sewer and water services.

YES vote:

Supports making changes to marijuana laws, including:

• repeal laws that allow the sale, regulation, and taxation of recreational marijuana;

• repeal laws permitting the personal cultivation of cannabis in homes;

• for people aged 21 or older, permit possession of up to one ounce of marijuana without penalties, and possession of up to two ounces of marijuana with civil penalties only; and

• for people aged under 21, make possession of up to two ounces of marijuana a civil offense.

NO vote:

Opposes making changes to marijuana laws, including:

• repeal laws that allow the sale, regulation, and taxation of recreational marijuana;

• repeal laws permitting the personal cultivation of cannabis in homes;

• for people aged 21 or older, permit possession of up to one ounce of marijuana without penalties, and possession of up to two ounces of marijuana with civil penalties only; and

• for people aged under 21, make possession of up to two ounces of marijuana a civil offense.

YES vote:  

Upholds House Bill 4885, which enacted several changes to the state's firearm regulations:

• developing an electronic registration system to track firearm ownership; 

• prohibiting assault-style firearms (as defined in law); 

• requiring safety certificates to obtain firearm permits; 

• mandating serial numbers for firearms; 

• allowing school administrators and licensed healthcare providers to request that a court issue an Extreme Risk Protection Order; and 

• permitting courts to order firearm surrender when issuing Harassment Prevention Orders.

NO vote: 

Would repeal House Bill 4885.