Massachusetts voters decide nine 2026 ballot questions

Nine separate decisions

Massachusetts voters are deciding nine ballot questions in the 2026 election. Together, the measures could change state laws governing how government works, taxes, marijuana sales and gun rules. The questions are separate votes rather than one combined proposal, so voters can choose a different answer on each subject.

Each result determines whether voters accepted or rejected the legal change presented in that question. Approval would enact the change addressed by that measure; rejection would prevent that proposed change from taking effect. Because the nine questions span several policy areas, the full result will be a question-by-question set of decisions rather than one statewide verdict on a single topic.

Economy, jobs and regulation

Tax policy places economic questions directly before voters. The results will determine whether the tax changes on the ballot become state law, while the remaining decisions will settle proposed changes involving government operations, marijuana sales and gun rules. Each policy area must be considered independently.

The marijuana-related vote concerns state law covering sales. Other questions address the workings of government and state rules involving guns. Results in one category will not decide the questions in another, and these issue votes are not directly tied to a candidate race.

A complete statewide picture requires an outcome for all nine questions. The central points are which proposals pass, which fail and how the resulting combination changes Massachusetts law across the four broad policy areas.