Record Number of Measures Remain in Play for 2026 Ballot

44 proposed Mass. ballot questions, including rent control, move to next step — and 3 don't make the cut

Rent control and over 40 other proposed initiatives are one step closer to making it on the ballot in November 2026.

An early look at Massachusetts' potential 2026 ballot questions

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell certified a record number of proposed 2026 ballot questions — ranging from rent control to income tax rates — as eligible to move forward to the signature-gathering phase of the initiative process.

AG certifies record number of ballot questions

BOSTON — Plans to bring back rent control to Massachusetts, roll back the state’s personal income tax, repeal the MBTA Communities Act, ditch the state’s gas tax and require voters to show ID to cast ballots are among a record…

Record number of measures remain in play for 2026 ballot

BOSTON (SHNS) - Proposals to slash the state income tax, reverse a decades-old ban on rent control, and force the Legislature and governor to open their records took another step toward the 2026 ballot Wednesday. Attorney General Andrea Campbell's office certified a record 40 proposed laws and four proposed constitutional amendments as eligible to advance, kicking off the next -- and arguably steepest -- segment of the effort to put some of the …

In ‘record-breaking’ year, Mass. attorney general approves 44 ballot proposals, including one restoring rent control - The Boston Globe

The petitions include ones that would subject the governor and Legislature to the public records law and overturn the state law legalizing recreational marijuana.

Tax relief, rent control, Beacon Hill transparency: 2026 ballot Qs clear a key hurdle

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell gave a key green light to a battery of proposed ballot questions that could reshape the state’s political topography if voters approve even a handful of them in the 2026 midterm elections.