As the masses grow increasingly impatient, one Massachusetts community is challenging others to join in demanding that state leaders fulfill the people’s wishes and allow an audit of the Massachusetts Legislature‘s books.
Hoodline.com reported, “On Wednesday, March 18, 2026, Reading’s Select Board voted to fire off a strongly worded letter to House Speaker Ronald Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka, urging them to enforce the voter-approved audit of the state Legislature.”
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What Massachusetts Voters Approved in Question 1
Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly (72 percent) approved Question 1 on the November 2024 statewide ballot, authorizing State Auditor Diana DiZoglio to conduct the audit.
Sixty-six percent of Reading voters voted in favor of the audit question.
Lawmakers Have Not Allowed the Audit
To date, Mariano and Spilka have refused to comply with the law. WCVB-TV 5 reported the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will consider DiZoglio’s suit to force the audit…