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52Nov 3 election

Question 1: Public Records Requirements for Legislature and Governor’s Office Initiative

Massachusetts votes on it on November 3, 2026, in 4 days.

Question 1 · Initiative · Massachusetts, November 3, 2026

  1. Qualified (Done)

    By voters’ signatures

  2. On the ballot (Done)

    Question 1, one of 9 measures

  3. Election day (Current step)

    November 3, 2026

  4. Result (Not started)

    Counted after the polls close

What a yes vote does

Make records held by the state legislature and the governor's office subject to the state's public records law, with the exceptions of documents related to the development of policy positions of legislators or the governor and communications between a legislator's office and their constituents concerning a constituent's access to government services.

What moved

How it got on the ballot

By petition. Voters’ signatures put it on the ballot.

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