First Step in Ballot Question Approval Process Complete in Massachusetts

Wednesday marked the deadline to file ballot petitions. Here’s what reforms Mass. voters want to see in 2026. - The Boston Globe

A flurry of ballot petitions filed with Attorney General Andrea Campbell points to a mounting interest in challenging the status quo in the Massachusetts Legislature.

First step in ballot question approval process complete in Massachusetts

BOSTON (WWLP) - The Massachusetts Constitution allows any citizen or interested group to file a ballot question, as long as they follow all regulations, and Wednesday marks the first deadline in the 2026 process. The first step of filing a ballot question requires a petition signed by 10 registered voters to be submitted to the attorney general, a path some campaigns take to enact proposals that failed to pass in the state legislature. Texa…

Dozens of proposed ballot questions filed in Massachusetts: Here’s a look at a few

Wednesday was initiative petition deadline day in the Bay State, and the Attorney General’s office received petitions for more than 40 potential ballot questions — with subjects ranging from rent control and building affordable housing to new rules surrounding voting and conservation. Several of the petitions sent to AG Andrea Campbell’s office deal with the same issue, and in total there are about two-and-a-half dozen sets of proposed changes t…

Housing groups hope to put a law limiting rent increases on the ballot in 2026

Members of Homes for All Mass, a coalition of housing groups across the state, plan to file an initiative petition with Attorney General Andrea Campbell's office Wednesday, marking the deadline for ballot question backers to submit signatures and proposed language needed to start of a lengthy process.

Remove restrictions that limit more housing? Rein in rents? Voters may face dueling ballot questions advancing competing ideas.  - CommonWealth Beacon

THERE IS LITTLE disagreement that Massachusetts faces a housing affordability crisis, with costs soaring amid a limited supply.   But when it comes to what to do about it, housing advocates often fall into two camps, offering very different solutions: those who say the key is boosting supply by eliminating restrictions that make it hard to build more housing – especially more affordable, modest-sized homes – and others who say we can’t build our…