Massachusetts Question 1: Public access to legislative and governor records
Massachusetts · Statutory initiative · Government · Statewide decision
Explanation reviewed 2026-10-27. AI-written and checked against linked official evidence; not an election-office summary.
AI-written summary
Would apply the public-records law to most records held by the Legislature and governor’s office. Exceptions would cover policy-development records and certain constituent requests for help with government services.
What applies now
The Legislature and governor’s office are outside the public-records law’s general disclosure requirements.
If yes / for
Extend public-records access with the stated exceptions.
If no / against
Retain existing public-records coverage.
Costs and funding
The official fiscal statement identifies no material effect on state or municipal finances that can be discerned from the proposal.
Timing
Implementation date not independently established in this baseline.
Passage rule
Yes votes must be a majority of votes on the question and equal at least 30% of all ballots cast in the state election.
The latest automated source check failed. This remains the previously reviewed explanation.