Massachusetts Ballot Questions 2026, Explained
Nine questions. Your answers. One card to take with you.
Massachusetts hasn't had this many ballot questions since 1994.
Yes, the state mailed you a red book. I read the whole thing. This is it in plain English, plus who's funding each side and a cheat sheet you can take to the polls. Read the red book
Start anywhere. Your answers save as you go.
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Expanding the Public Records Law
Government transparency -
Union Rights for Public Defenders
Labor -
State Primary Elections
Elections -
Election Day Registration
Elections -
State Revenue Limit & Rebate
Taxes -
Natural Resource Conservation Fund
Environment -
Single-Family Homes on Smaller Lots
Housing -
Ban on Retail Marijuana Sales
Cannabis -
Firearms Law Referendum
Public safety
See your ballot cardEvery answer you've made, in ballot order, ready to save or print.
Your city or town's actual ballot may also include local questions not covered here.
What's on the Massachusetts ballot on November 3
There are nine statewide questions this year, on everything from public records and public defender unions to primaries, taxes, housing, marijuana sales and firearms law. Each one gets its own page: what a Yes vote does, what a No vote does, who's for it, who's against it, and who's paying for each side.
I don't tell you how to vote. Mark your picks as you read and they turn into a one-page ballot card you can save to your phone or print for the booth. The how-to-vote page has every deadline, and the party positions page shows where the Democratic and Republican parties land.