The campaign behind a proposed 2026 ballot measure to establish rent control across the state says it has cleared the highest signature-gathering hurdle in the initiative petition process, submitting what organizers describe as a “surplus” of voter support ahead of Wednesday’s local filing deadline.
Two years ago, the signature-gathering requirement derailed an effort to place a local option rent control question on the 2024 ballot. Rent control supporters were bullish about their accomplishment Tuesday.
Homes for All Massachusetts, the coalition driving the latest “Keep Massachusetts Home” initiative, reported Tuesday that it collected more than 124,000 raw signatures — well above the 74,574 certified signatures required to advance the proposal to the next stage…