Concert Table Tallies

List Of Topics Selected As Priorities

FDC member Norma Shulman conducted a poll during the 2026 Framingham Friday concerts where the Framingham Democratic Committee operates a voter information table.

For 2026 a questionnaire was presented to participants where they would prioritize what areas need to be addressed as “WHAT SHOULD WE FIX FIRST?”

Here are the results:

Top 8 items:

  1. Universal health coverage/lower drug prices/Medicare/vaccines IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
  2. Abolish (and prosecute) ICE IIIIIIIIIIIII
  3. Abolish electoral college/Natl Pop Vote compact IIIIIIIIII
  4. Universal Pre-K, Free K-13 and higher ed (incl medical school), cancel student debt IIIIIIIII
  5. Expand the supreme Court, term limits IIIIIII
  6. Rejoin Paris accord/climate change action IIIIII
  7. Tax the wealthy/raise the cap SS IIIIII
  8. Pass the ERA/women’s rights IIIII

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Mass Dems Ballot Question Positions

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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