Massachusetts ballot measures

November 3, 2026 statewide ballot guide for Massachusetts. 9 statewide measures.

9 statewide measures.

All November statewide questions listed in the official election guide are included. Local and earlier-election measures are excluded.

• Question 1 — Public access to legislative and governor records

  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.

• Question 2 — Collective bargaining for public counsel staff

  Would authorize CPCS employees to organize and bargain collectively. After reaching an agreement, CPCS would have to request the appropriation needed to fund it from the governor.

• Question 3 — All-party top-two primaries

  Would put all candidates on one state-primary ballot, open to every voter. Only the two highest vote-getters would advance. Governor and lieutenant governor candidates would run together in the primary; party recognition would use a 3% statewide-primary vote test.

• Question 4 — Election Day voter registration

  Would let eligible residents register or update their address at their precinct on Election Day with residency evidence and a sworn eligibility statement. Those missing residency evidence could cast a provisional ballot and supply it by the applicable deadline. Existing registrants could not switch party affiliation that day.

• Question 5 — State revenue limit and taxpayer refunds

  Would instead start with actual net revenue collected the previous year and adjust it by average Massachusetts wage and salary growth over three years. It would include the high-income surtax in the calculation and refund revenue above the resulting limit the next year.

• Question 6 — Nature for All conservation fund

  Would establish a conservation fund and 15-member board. Subject to legislative appropriation and specified transit and school-fund exclusions, it would receive half of eligible sporting-goods, recreational-vehicle and golf-course taxes in its first year and all afterward. Eligible uses include land, water, parks and outdoor access.

• Question 7 — Single-family homes on smaller lots

  Would allow a single-family home on a residentially zoned lot of at least 5,000 square feet with 50 feet of frontage and access to public water and sewer. Municipalities could still impose reasonable rules on height, setbacks, open space, parking and short-term rentals.

• Question 8 — Recreational marijuana retail repeal

  Would repeal adult recreational retail legalization, regulation and taxation while retaining medical marijuana regulation. Limited adult possession and gifting would remain permitted, with revised possession penalties. Licensed recreational businesses could seek expedited medical licenses and transfer inventory to medical dispensaries.

• Question 9 — Keep or repeal the 2024 firearms law

  Asks whether to retain the 2024 law. A yes vote keeps its expanded firearm rules; a no vote repeals that law. Repeal would not eliminate all Massachusetts firearms regulation.

Roster evidence

• Massachusetts official voter guide: Question 1
• Massachusetts Constitution: initiative and referendum thresholds
• Massachusetts official voter guide: Question 2
• Massachusetts official voter guide: Question 3
• Massachusetts official voter guide: Question 4
• Massachusetts official voter guide: Question 5
• Massachusetts official voter guide: Question 6
• Massachusetts official voter guide: Question 7
• Massachusetts official voter guide: Question 8
• Massachusetts official voter guide: Question 9
• Massachusetts final nine-question statewide roster

The latest automated roster check failed. This remains the previously reviewed coverage.