House aligning with Healey for Sept. 1 primary

Mass. lawmakers move to change 2026 primary date to Sept. 1. Critics say it won’t help turnout. - The Boston Globe

While Massachusetts lawmakers are moving to push up the 2026 primary election to Tuesday, Sept. 1, a move endorsed by Governor Maura Healey.

House aligning with Healey for Sept. 1 primary

BOSTON (SHNS) - The House moved Tuesday to pencil next year's statewide primary election day in for Tuesday, Sept. 1, nine weeks before November's general election. Gov. Maura Healey proposed that date for the primary last month when she filed a $2.45 billion supplemental fiscal year 2025 budget. The House Ways and Means Committee polled its members Tuesday morning on a tiny piece of that bill, just four pages that deal with setting the primary …