Election 2026
Top stories
Question 3 debate highlights disagreements over fixing the lack of competition in Mass. elections
Danielle Allen, a Harvard University professor who founded the group advancing Question 3, and Jordan Berg Powers, chair of Voter Rights MA, which is opposing the ballot initiative, faced off in a debate about all-party primaries, which is shaping up to be perhaps the most controversial of the nine ballot questions that will appear before Massachusetts voters in November.
Baker joins Patrick in bipartisan all-party primary support
Political Notebook: Teachers vs. Smith & Wesson
Galvin defends ballot questions as a ‘safety valve’ amid reform push
Deep-pocketed donors flood the ballot-question field with cash
The tricky calculus of designing a ballot with nine questions
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Races & candidates
Minogue says he’ll govern without a lieutenant governor after Oliver’s arrest
Affordability and accountability dominate Healey-Minogue finale
Dionne would use ‘bully pulpit’ to press for more local aid
Election 2026 · Ballot Questions
The Massachusetts ballot questions, explained
Nine statewide questions. Get briefed on what each one does, who’s funding both sides, and how each question got to the ballot in the first place.
POLLING & DATA
Republican voters split with party on gun law; Dems want more access to public records from Democrat-dominated offices
Healey cruising in reelection bid with Trump high on voters’ mind, survey shows
Poll shows voters on track to retain legal cannabis and 2024 gun law
The CommonWealth Beacon survey asked voters to name their top issues at the ballot box in their own words. When the polling group reviewed those answers, guns and marijuana were the only ballot questions people cited as reasons to get out and vote.
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Videos
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Mass. voters: Pay attentions to Questions 8 and 9
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Do all-party primaries boost competition?
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What happened to the rent control ballot question?
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How does Mass. design the ballot?
Voter services
Oct 17
Register to vote
Deadline to register or update your address.
Oct 24
Early voting begins
In-person early voting opens statewide.
Oct 28
Request a mail ballot
Last day to request a vote-by-mail ballot.
