The questions cover topics such as public records, election laws, state revenue, and housing.
Proposals also include changes to collective bargaining rights, marijuana sales, and firearm restrictions.
Question's 1-3 outlined in this post
This question asks voters whether they are in favor of expanding the state's public records law to include the legislature and the governor's office. At present, the law only includes state agencies and local cities and towns.
A "yes" vote on this question would change the public records law, and a "no" vote would mean no changes to the public records law.
There are no arguments against this proposal in the booklet.
This proposed law seeks to unionize employees of the Committee for Public Counsel Services. These include public defenders, both private and state-appointed, that provide representation to people who cannot afford their own attorneys in civil or criminal cases.
A "yes" vote would give these employees collective bargaining rights and a "no" vote would make no changes to their work situations.
Currently, Massachusetts operates party-based primaries, where voters registered as Democrats or Republicans can vote in their respective primaries. Independents, too, can vote in a primary of their choosing since Massachusetts has a semi-closed primary system. However, the new system proposed in the ballot question aims to eliminate party-based primaries and proposes that all candidates, irrespective of their parties, be listed on the same ballot.
The two candidates with the most votes will then be on the ballot for the general election, even if they are from the same party.
A "yes" vote would be in favor of bringing in this new system and a "no" vote would keep the existing primary system in place.
to be continued after I get some coffee
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