VOTERS IN MASSACHUSETTS could face a record 12 ballot questions in next year’s state election. But most of the questions still have to clear several hurdles before making it onto the ballot.
A major potential obstacle, one that has tripped up several would-be ballot referendums in recent years, is a court challenge that questions whether the measure, as crafted by proponents, can legally go before voters.
In 2024, Massachusetts stared down six potential ballot measures, four of which consumed the time of the Supreme Judicial Court for months and pushed a critical ruling on controversial state housing policy off to the next year…