Your Guide to the 9 Massachusetts Ballot Questions

On Nov. 3, Massachusetts voters will decide on nine statewide ballot questions covering everything from government transparency and public defenders’ unionization to election rules, housing, marijuana, and gun laws. The Crimson breaks down what each proposal would do, the arguments for and against it, and what your vote could mean.

Nine Questions Are on Tuesday’s Midterm Ballot. Here’s What Your Vote Will Do.

By Samuel Ruiz-Macias  • 

Ballot Question 1 Tests Legislative Transparency, Again

By Tess E. Sumner and Kevin Zhong  • 

Ballot Question 2 Could Give Public Defenders the Long-Sought Right to Unionize

By Uy B. Pham and Risha Sinha  • 

Ballot Question 3 Seeks to End Single-Party Primaries

By Samuel Ruiz-Macias and Mirei S. Saneyoshi  • 

Ballot Question 4 Leaves Voters to Rule on Same-Day Voter Registration on Election Day

By Uy B. Pham  • 

Ballot Question 5 Looks to Reformulate State’s Tax Revenue Cap

By Julia A. Karabolli  • 

Ballot Question 6 Will Let Voters Decide on Dedicated Environmental Conservation Fund

By Caroline G. Hennigan  • 

‘Cambridge Can’t Solve It Alone’: Question 7 Pushes to Lower Required Lot Sizes Across the State

By Theresa F. Bartelme  • 

Ballot Question 8 Could Turn Back the Clock on Recreational Marijuana Sales

By Samuel Ruiz-Macias and Tess E. Sumner  • 

Ballot Question 9 to Test 2024 Landmark Gun Reform

By Shawn A. Boehmer and Claire A. Michal  •