STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, Dec. 30, 2025…..Four more proposed ballot questions have officially cleared the necessary signatures to move forward on the path to the 2026 ballot, leaving two left to be processed, the state Elections Division announced Tuesday.
With the latest round of certifications, the secretary of state’s office has now cleared nine initiative petitions to advance toward the 2026 statewide ballot, encompassing proposals to expand public access to records held by the Legislature and governor, restructure legislative stipends, allow collective bargaining for employees of the Committee for Public Counsel Services, and impose a new cap on annual state revenue growth with excess funds returned to taxpayers. Petitions needed to file 74,574 certified signatures this fall to proceed in the process.
The office certified 89,013 signatures for an initiative petition backed by Auditor Diana DiZoglio that would subject most records held by the Legislature and the governor’s office to the Massachusetts public records law…