Recommendations From State Democratic Party Regarding 2026 Ballot Questions

The Massachusetts Democratic Party is offering recommendations regarding the 9 ballot questions that will appear on state-wide ballots for Massachusetts voters in 2026.

Q1: Y
Question 1, Public Information.
Make records held by the state legislature and the governor’s office public records

Q2: Y
Question 2: Labor.
Permit employees of the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) to participate in collective bargaining practices.

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Business Meetings Moved To Thursday Night

The FDC monthly business meetings will be held on Thursday nights.

The next meeting will be on Thursday September 10, 2026 starting at 7pm.

Location is the meeting room at Loring Arena, 165 Fountain Street, Framingham.

For the next several months:

October 8
November 12
December 10
January 14

February 2027 will likely be the Democratic caucus which is subject to the caucus window established by the state party.

The September Saturday morning coffee meetup has been switched to Saturday September 26th.

Same location: B Sisters 680 Worcester Road, Framingham

Time: 10am

(September weekends are busy with Labor Day, a religious observance and a state committee meeting. Dates for Oct and Nov are unchanged.)

Scheduled For Thursday Night Aug 27

The FDC will not have any business meetings during July and August. The next business meeting will be in September.

There will continue to be informal coffee meetups one Saturday per month on July 11th and Aug 8th.

The FDC will have its summer barbeque event on Thursday August 27th hosted by Phil and Valerie Ottaviani at their home on Salem End Road.  Event begins at 5:00pm.

Help FDC Staff The Concert Info Table

The Framingham summer concert series On The Green resumes for 2026.

The schedule is reduced this year to six dates with one rain date, as follows:

JUL 10
JUL 17
JUL 24
JUL 31
AUG 7
AUG 14
AUG 21 (rain date)

Volunteers will be needed to staff the table for set up, registering voters, handing out information, answering questions and clean up.

Set up generally begins at 5pm the concerts run 6pm to 8pm.  Break down and clean up begins about a half hour before the concert ends.

If interested please contact Norma Shulman:  nbshulman@gmail.com