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.

Q3: N
Question 3: Primary Elections.
Eliminate political party primaries for state elections and create a single primary where candidates are listed regardless of their political party.

Q4: Y
Question 4: Same Day Voter Registration.
Provide for same-day voter registration.

Q5: N
Question 5: Revenue and spending limits.
Change the limit of how much revenue the state can collect in a given year

Q6: Y
Question 6: Restricted-use funds; Parks and conservation; Spending.
Create a fund for state money, titled the Nature for All Fund, that would be used to further efforts of nature conservation

Q7: Y
Question 7: Reduce Lot Size Requirements.
Require cities and towns to allow single-family homes on residentially zoned lots that meet minimum standards of at least 5,000 square feet in area

Q8: N
Question 8: Recriminalize Marijuana.
Repeal laws that permit the sale of recreational marijuana and the personal cultivation of cannabis in homes

Q9: Y
Question 9: Gun Safety.
Uphold the legislation, An Act Modernizing Firearm Laws (H. 4885), passed in 2024.

For further information see the Secretary of State’s website:
https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/research-and-statistics/2026-ballot-questions.htm

Mass Democratic Party resolution report:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1abygHnAqhWHk_uj90JdMNKftbB1Asef9/view?usp=sharing