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Massachusetts General Election
Nov 3, 2026
Statewide general election with nine ballot questions (the most since 1994) spanning primary reform, Election Day registration, and repeals of the marijuana-retail and 2024 firearms laws.
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On the ballot
- Question 1: Public Records ExpansionMakes most records of the Legislature and the governor's office subject to the state's public records law.
- Question 2: Collective Bargaining for Public DefendersAllows public defenders and other Committee for Public Counsel Services employees to unionize.
- Question 3: Unified State PrimaryReplaces separate party primaries with a single primary ballot; the top two vote-getters advance to the general election.
- Question 4: Election Day RegistrationLets eligible residents register to vote and cast a ballot on Election Day itself.
- Question 5: State Revenue Cap & RebateLimits how much revenue the state can collect in a year, refunding any excess to taxpayers.
- Question 6: Conservation FundDirects sales tax revenue from sporting goods, recreational vehicles, and golf toward natural resource conservation.
- Question 7: Single-Family ZoningAllows single-family homes on residentially zoned lots of at least 5,000 square feet.
- Question 8: Repeal Retail Marijuana SalesRepeals the 2016 legalization of retail sales of adult recreational-use marijuana.
- Question 9: Repeal 2024 Firearms LawRepeals the state's 2024 gun reform law.