List of Massachusetts ballot measures

This page provides a list of ballot measures that have appeared on the statewide ballot in Massachusetts.

List of ballot measures by year

Measures are listed in reverse-chronological order, with the most recent and upcoming elections appearing first. Tables include brief summaries, relevant topics, and the election results for each measure.

2026

See also: Massachusetts 2026 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Firearm Regulations Referendum	Firearms policy	Uphold the legislation, An Act Modernizing Firearm Laws (H. 4885), passed in 2024

2024

See also: Massachusetts 2024 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Open meetings and public information; State legislative processes and sessions; State executive powers and duties	Authorize the state auditor to audit the state legislature, and remove some existing regulations regarding the auditing process	a	2,326,932 (72%)	924,294 (28%)
IndISS	Question 2	Public education governance	Eliminate the requirement that students must pass the standards-based (MCAS) exam to graduate high school	a	2,004,216 (59%)	1,388,560 (41%)
IndISS	Question 3	Business regulations; Collective bargaining	Provide for unionization and collective bargaining for transportation network drivers	a	1,771,770 (54%)	1,504,681 (46%)
IndISS	Question 4	Drug crime policy; Psychedelic substances laws	Allow persons 21 years of age or older to grow, possess, and use natural psychedelic substances, as well as establish a commission to regulate the licensing of psychedelic substances and services	d	1,444,812 (43%)	1,902,527 (57%)
IndISS	Question 5	Minimum wage laws	Increase the minimum wage for tipped employees to meet the state's standard minimum wage	d	1,200,980 (36%)	2,147,245 (64%)

2022

See also: Massachusetts 2022 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Public transportation; Income taxes; Highways and bridges; Public education funding	Create a 4% tax on income above $1 million and allocate revenue for education and transportation purposes	a	1,265,815 (52%)	1,156,323 (48%)
IndISS	Question 2	Insurance policy; Healthcare governance; Private health insurance	Enact a medical loss ratio of 83% for dental insurance plans	a	1,717,895 (72%)	681,238 (28%)
IndISS	Question 3	Alcohol laws; Business regulations	Increase the number of alcohol licenses per establishment and prohibit in-store automated and self-checkout sales of alcohol	d	1,069,921 (45%)	1,312,906 (55%)
VR	Question 4	Vehicle and driver regulations; Immigration policy	Uphold law allowing applicants who cannot verify citizenship or immigration status to submit certain forms of identification to obtain a driver’s license	a	1,298,399 (54%)	1,108,985 (46%)

2020

See also: Massachusetts 2020 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Vehicle and driver regulations; Business regulations	Concerns access to mechanical data in a vehicle's on-board diagnostics or telematics system	a	2,599,182 (75%)	867,674 (25%)
IndISS	Question 2	Ranked-choice voting	Enacts a ranked-choice voting system for elections in Massachusetts	d	1,549,919 (45%)	1,877,447 (55%)

2018

See also: Massachusetts 2018 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Administrative powers and rulemaking; Healthcare governance	Establish patient assignment limits for registered nurses working in hospitals	d	787,511 (30%)	1,858,483 (70%)
IndISS	Question 2	Federal government issues; Campaign finance	Establish a Massachusetts Advisory Commission to Advocate for Amending the U.S. Constitution about Regulation of Political Spending and Corporate Personhood	a	1,871,989 (71%)	751,447 (29%)
VR	Question 3	LGBTQ issues	Uphold Senate Bill 2407, a bill to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity in public places—such as hotels, restaurants, and stores	a	1,806,742 (68%)	857,401 (32%)

2016

See also: Massachusetts 2016 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Gambling policy	Grant the Massachusetts Gaming Commission the ability to issue an additional slots license	d	1,240,877 (39%)	1,919,893 (61%)
IndISS	Question 2	School choice policy	Allow the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to approve up to 12 new charter schools or enrollment expansions in existing charter schools each year	d	1,243,665 (38%)	2,025,840 (62%)
IndISS	Question 3	Agriculture policy; Animal treatment laws	Prohibit the sale of eggs, veal, or pork of a farm animal confined in spaces	a	2,530,143 (78%)	728,654 (22%)
IndISS	Question 4	Marijuana laws	Legalize marijuana and regulate it in ways similar to alcoholic beverages	a	1,769,328 (54%)	1,528,219 (46%)

2014

See also: Massachusetts 2014 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Tax and revenue administration; Fuel taxes	Repeal a 2013 law that automatically adjusted gas taxes according to inflation, allowing for automatic annual increases in the state's gas tax	a	1,095,229 (53%)	972,271 (47%)
IndISS	Question 2	Business regulations; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy	Expand the state’s beverage container deposit law to require deposits on all containers of nonalcoholic drinks, except beverages derived from dairy, infant formula or medications	d	564,381 (27%)	1,561,591 (73%)
IndISS	Question 3	Gambling policy	Repeal a law that would have facilitated the licensing of up to three resort-style casino	d	845,880 (40%)	1,271,404 (60%)
IndISS	Question 4	Paid sick leave laws	Enable employees who work for employers with eleven or more employees to earn and use up to 40 hours of paid sick time per year	a	1,256,841 (59%)	859,621 (41%)

2012

See also: Massachusetts 2012 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Vehicle and driver regulations; Business regulations	Require automobile manufacturers to provide non-proprietary diagnostic and the safety information needed to repair their cars directly to consumers	a	2,353,603 (86%)	392,562 (14%)
IndISS	Question 2	Assisted death policy	Allow for a terminally ill patient to be given lethal drugs	d	1,466,866 (49%)	1,534,757 (51%)
IndISS	Question 3	Marijuana laws	Legalize the use of medical marijuana in the state	a	1,914,747 (63%)	1,108,904 (37%)

2010

See also: Massachusetts 2010 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Alcohol laws; Sales taxes	Remove the state sales tax on alcoholic beverages and alcohol	a	1,147,374 (52%)	1,061,406 (48%)
IndISS	Question 2	Eminent domain policy	Repeal the law that allows organizations to receive a single comprehensive permit for low- or moderate-income units	d	900,405 (42%)	1,254,759 (58%)
IndISS	Question 3	Sales taxes	Reduce the state sales tax from 6.25% to 3%	d	966,973 (43%)	1,271,532 (57%)

2008

See also: Massachusetts 2008 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Income taxes	Eliminate the state income tax	d	914,420 (31%)	2,070,699 (69%)
IndISS	Question 2	Marijuana laws; Drug crime policy	Replace the criminal penalties for possessing of one ounce or less of marijuana with a civil penalty system	a	1,949,704 (65%)	1,038,523 (35%)
IndISS	Question 3	Animal treatment laws; Gambling policy	Prohibit forms of dog racing where on the speed or ability of dogs occurs	a	1,662,352 (56%)	1,303,708 (44%)

2006

See also: Massachusetts 2006 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Alcohol laws	Allow licenses to be issued to allow food stores to sell wine	d	917,467 (44%)	1,185,714 (56%)
IndISS	Question 2	Election administration and governance; Primary election systems	Allow candidates to run for public office for more than one political party, to have their names appear on the ballot once for each party, and to have their votes counted separately but then added together to determine the result of the election	d	688,259 (35%)	1,302,199 (65%)
IndISS	Question 3	Collective bargaining	Allow authorized in-home child care providers to collectively bargain with relevant state agencies	d	951,517 (48%)	1,042,253 (52%)

2002

See also: Massachusetts 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Income taxes	Prohibit a state personal income tax	d	885,683 (45%)	1,070,668 (55%)
IndISS	Question 2	Public education governance; English language policy	Replace the transitional bilingual education system in public schools with a sheltered English immersion program	a	1,359,935 (68%)	640,525 (32%)
LRAQ	Question 3	Campaign finance	Provide public funding for political campaigns	d	517,285 (26%)	1,462,435 (74%)

2000

See also: Massachusetts 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Redistricting policy	Establish that the district boundaries for state representatives, state senators, and governor's councillors go in effect two years after the federal census	a	1,776,278 (71%)	742,768 (29%)
LRCA	Question 2	Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions	Prohibit those incarcerated for a felony from voting for certain offices while incarcerated	a	1,648,447 (64%)	926,737 (36%)
IndISS	Question 3	Gambling policy; Animal treatment laws	Prohibit dog racing where gambling on the performance of the dogs occurs	d	1,276,708 (49%)	1,328,374 (51%)
IndISS	Question 4	Income taxes	Establish a plan to lower the income tax on wages and salaries to 5% by tax year 2003	a	1,541,771 (59%)	1,055,181 (41%)
IndISS	Question 5	Administrative organization; Public health insurance; Private health insurance; Healthcare governance	Create a state Health Care Council to review and recommend legislation for a healthcare system providing comprehensive coverage to residents	d	1,229,652 (48%)	1,325,915 (52%)
IndISS	Question 6	Toll roads; Business taxes; Transportation taxes and fees; Income taxes	Establish a state personal income tax and corporate excise tax credit for equal to their amount spent on tolls and motor vehicle excise taxes	d	1,090,449 (42%)	1,477,731 (58%)
IndISS	Question 7	Income taxes	Establish a state personal income tax deduction for taxpayers who make charitable donations	a	1,834,305 (72%)	714,884 (28%)
IndISS	Question 8	Drug crime policy; Criminal sentencing; Restricted-use funds	Create a state Drug Treatment Trust Fund	d	1,215,806 (48%)	1,329,899 (52%)

1998

See also: Massachusetts 1998 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Salaries of government officials	Revise provisions for legislative salaries	a	1,170,031 (68%)	538,729 (32%)
IndISS	Question 2	Campaign finance	Make amendments to the state's campaign finance laws and public funding of campaigns laws	a	1,129,934 (66%)	572,476 (34%)
IndISS	Question 3	Income taxes	Establish that the state income tax rate on interest and dividend income is the same as the state income tax rate on wages and salaries	a	1,395,599 (82%)	309,416 (18%)
VR	Question 4	Energy market regulations; Utility policy	Revise the state's electric utility industry	a	1,251,540 (71%)	509,807 (29%)

1996

See also: Massachusetts 1996 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Hunting regulations	Prohibit certain forms of animal hunting and trapping and revise requirements for serving on the state Fisheries and Wildlife Board	a	1,422,106 (64%)	790,435 (36%)

1994

See also: Massachusetts 1994 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Campaign finance; Ballot measure process	Revise laws relating to contributions to ballot measure campaigns	d	822,065 (40%)	1,225,725 (60%)
VR	Question 2	Vehicle and driver regulations	Require drivers and passengers in certain motor vehicles wear proper seat belts	a	1,240,271 (59%)	844,755 (41%)
VR	Question 3	Higher education governance	Eliminate one of the two ways in which students may authorize fees to be assessed on tuition bills at state-operated colleges and universities to support nonpartisan student organizations that attempt to influence state legislation	d	964,871 (49%)	1,011,474 (51%)
IndISS	Question 4	Congressional term limits; Executive official term limits; State legislative term limits	Establish term limits for state executive, legislative, and congressional offices	a	1,047,927 (52%)	984,571 (48%)
IndISS	Question 5	Sunday regulations; Working hours regulations; Business regulations	Allow retail stores to be open any time on Sundays, Memorial Day, July Fourth, and Labor Day and establish regulations on work on these days	a	1,100,994 (53%)	990,057 (47%)
IndICA	Question 6	Income taxes	Establish a graduated income tax	d	630,694 (30%)	1,442,404 (70%)
IndISS	Question 7	Income taxes	Establish graduated tax rates from 5.5% to 9.8%	d	599,917 (29%)	1,461,950 (71%)
IndISS	Question 8	Highways and bridges; Fuel taxes; Restricted-use funds; Public transportation	Redirect more gasoline tax revenue into the state Highway Fund	a	1,500,238 (74%)	526,809 (26%)
IndISS	Question 9	Rent control and regulations	Prohibit and repeal rent control laws	a	1,034,599 (51%)	980,736 (49%)

1992

See also: Massachusetts 1992 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Tobacco and cigarette taxes; Restricted-use funds; Tobacco laws	Provide for a new excise tax on cigarettes and smokeless tobacco to fund the Health Protection Fund	a	1,429,642 (54%)	1,200,438 (46%)
IndISS	Question 2	Open meetings and public information; Business taxes; Business regulations	Require publicly traded corporations to publicly report information from their state tax returns	a	1,372,192 (56%)	1,099,585 (44%)
IndISS	Question 3	Business regulations; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy	Require packaging to meet specific environmental standards	d	1,071,219 (41%)	1,556,298 (59%)
IndISS	Question 4	Restricted-use funds; Tax and revenue administration; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy	Establish an excise tax on oil, toxic chemicals, and other hazardous substances and use the funds to assess and clean up contaminated sites	d	1,051,046 (41%)	1,485,451 (59%)

1990

See also: Massachusetts 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Census policy; Redistricting policy	Provide that the federal census be used for redistricting	a	1,731,341 (78%)	479,999 (22%)
IndISS	Question 2	Administrative organization	Enact limits on the state's use of consultants	d	1,038,174 (45%)	1,246,739 (55%)
IndISS	Question 3	Tax and revenue administration; Fees, licenses, and charges; Income taxes	Reduce income tax rates, require legislative approval for new or increased fees, and revert certain tax laws	d	935,337 (40%)	1,397,542 (60%)
IndISS	Question 4	Voter registration; Election administration and governance	Expand political designation options, lower the threshold for groups to qualify as political parties, and reduce signature requirements for candidate nominations	a	1,134,535 (52%)	1,027,966 (48%)
IndISS	Question 5	Revenue allocation; Restricted-use funds; Local government finance and taxes	Change how the state distributes the Local Aid Fund to cities and towns	a	1,242,270 (57%)	949,561 (43%)
LRAQ	Question 6	Election administration and governance; Telecommunications infrastructure	Require all radio and television broadcast outlets give equal time to all certified candidates for public office	a	1,141,706 (54%)	973,933 (46%)

1988

See also: Massachusetts 1988 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Question 1	Salaries of government officials	Provide for the salaries of certain government officials	d	429,008 (17%)	2,065,532 (83%)
IndISS	Question 2	Public works labor and contracting	Repeal the state’s prevailing wage law for public works construction	d	1,063,324 (42%)	1,479,319 (58%)
IndISS	Question 3	Animal treatment laws	Require the Commissioner of the Department of Food and Agriculture issue regulations regarding the treatment and care of farm animals	d	713,999 (29%)	1,781,172 (71%)
IndISS	Question 4	Nuclear energy	Prohibit the generation of nuclear energy that produces nuclear waste	d	770,800 (32%)	1,626,402 (68%)

1986

See also: Massachusetts 1986 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State legislative authority; Abortion policy	Provide that nothing in the Massachusetts Constitution prevents the General Court from regulating or banning abortion nor require public or private funding of abortion	d	689,908 (42%)	959,311 (58%)
LRCA	Question 2	School choice policy	Allow public funds, materials, or services to be provided to private schools and their students	d	502,170 (30%)	1,154,069 (70%)
IndISS	Question 3	Tax and revenue administration; Revenue and spending limits; Income taxes	Reduce and then repeal the surtax on state income taxes and limit state tax revenue growth	a	863,130 (54%)	724,925 (46%)
IndISS	Question 4	Pollution, waste, and recycling policy	Establish procedures for the identification and clean up of sites where oil or hazardous materials have been disposed of	a	1,174,676 (74%)	404,521 (26%)
VR	Question 5	Vehicle and driver regulations	Require drivers and passengers to wear properly adjusted and fastened seat belts, with certain exceptions	d	769,806 (46%)	892,580 (54%)
IndISS	Question 6	Absentee and mail voting	Establish a mail-in voting process for all qualified voters	d	603,370 (38%)	966,229 (62%)
LRAQ	Question 7	Healthcare governance; Public health insurance; Private health insurance	Urge the US Congress to adopt a national healthcare program	a	1,045,975 (67%)	510,161 (33%)
LRAQ	Question 8	Pollution, waste, and recycling policy; Federal government issues	Urge the President and US Congress to adopt a national acid rain control program	a	1,262,362 (82%)	280,379 (18%)

1982

See also: Massachusetts 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Public education governance	Allow public funds to be spent on students attending private primary and secondary schools in the form of aid, materials, or services	d	708,034 (38%)	1,160,130 (62%)
LRCA	Question 2	Death penalty	Allow for the death penalty for certain crimes	a	1,131,668 (60%)	748,549 (40%)
IndISS	Question 3	Nuclear energy	Require specific research be done and require voter approval before the construction and operation of new nuclear power plants or radioactive waste storage or disposal facilities	a	1,249,462 (67%)	602,955 (33%)
VR	Question 4	Business regulations; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy	Require a refundable deposit on certain beverage containers	a	1,143,956 (59%)	791,846 (41%)

1980

See also: Massachusetts 1980 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Constitutional rights	Prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability	a	1,503,771 (66%)	758,978 (34%)
IndISS	Question 2	Local government finance and taxes; Public education funding; Vehicle and driver regulations; Revenue and spending limits; Property taxes; Income taxes	Limit property taxes to 2.5% of the value of the property	a	1,438,768 (59%)	998,839 (41%)
IndISS	Question 3	Revenue and spending limits; Property taxes; Public education funding	Limit increases in local property taxes and state taxes, while requiring increases in state aid for local education	d	816,805 (36%)	1,473,804 (64%)
VR	Question 4	Salaries of government officials	Increase for an increase in the salaries of members of the legislature and constitutional officers	d	265,675 (12%)	2,014,261 (88%)
LRCA	Question 5	Local government finance and taxes; State legislative vote requirements	Require local approval before state laws that increase municipal employment costs, such as wages, hours, or benefits, can take effect	a	1,401,897 (66%)	722,425 (34%)
LRCA	Question 6	State legislative processes and sessions	Allow the Legislature to declare a measure an emergency law by voice vote	d	610,138 (29%)	1,479,110 (71%)

1978

See also: Massachusetts 1978 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Property taxes	Allow the legislature to create up to four classes of real property for taxation	a	1,285,865 (66%)	649,400 (34%)
LRCA	Question 2	State executive powers and duties	Allow a new governor up to eight weeks after the legislative session begins to submit their budget to the legislature	a	1,223,502 (73%)	460,452 (27%)
LRCA	Question 3	Ballot measure process	Require the Secretary of the Commonwealth to send information regarding ballot questions to each person eligible to vote or to every residence where one or more eligible voters live	a	1,213,413 (72%)	480,065 (28%)
LRCA	Question 4	Census policy	Establish that the standards for taking the state census are the same as the standards used for the federal census	a	1,142,050 (70%)	501,077 (30%)
LRCA	Question 5	Local government organization; Ballot measure process	Provide local charter commissions 18 months, instead of 10, to prepare a proposed charter or charter revision for voter approval	a	812,263 (52%)	764,800 (48%)
LRCA	Question 6	Public education governance; Race and ethnicity issues	Prohibit public schools from assigning or denying admission to students based on race, color, national origin, or creed	a	1,199,856 (70%)	512,667 (30%)
LRCA	Question 7	Property taxes; Land use and development policy; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Allow land used for recreational purposes and land preserved in its natural state to be taxed at a separate rate	a	1,031,194 (62%)	636,471 (38%)

1976

See also: Massachusetts 1976 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Sex and gender issues; Race and ethnicity issues; Religion-related policy; Constitutional rights	Prohibit the denial or abridgment of rights on the basis of sex, race, color, creed or national origin	a	1,445,066 (60%)	945,789 (40%)
LRCA	Question 2	Income taxes	Allow for a graduated income tax rate	d	645,483 (27%)	1,787,302 (73%)
LRCA	Question 3	Religion-related policy; Absentee and mail voting	Allow those with religious conflicts to voting on the election date to vote absentee	a	1,274,302 (55%)	1,047,929 (45%)
IndISS	Question 4	Energy market regulations; Eminent domain policy; Utility policy	Create the Massachusetts Power Authority to create a bulk power supply system to supply wholesale electric power	d	346,727 (15%)	1,983,318 (85%)
IndISS	Question 5	Firearms policy	Prohibit the possession, ownership, and sale of handguns	d	743,014 (31%)	1,669,945 (69%)
IndISS	Question 6	Business regulations; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy	Create a beverage container refund program	d	1,207,162 (50%)	1,228,185 (50%)
IndISS	Question 7	Business regulations; Utility policy; Energy market regulations	Require electric utility companies to charge a uniform rate per kilowatt hour	d	608,691 (25%)	1,793,022 (75%)
LRAQ	Question 8	Fossil fuel energy; Ports and harbors	Allow for the construction of an oil refinery and deep water port	a	1,513,165 (65%)	803,322 (35%)
LRAQ	Question 9	Sunday regulations; Business regulations	Allow certain retail stores to be open on Sundays	a	1,299,144 (55%)	1,079,045 (45%)

1974

See also: Massachusetts 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State legislative processes and sessions	Allow the Legislature to take recesses totaling up to 30 days at any point during the session	a	952,007 (67%)	471,087 (33%)
LRCA	Question 2	State legislative structure; Redistricting policy; Census policy	Reduce the number of state representatives and change the process for drawing legislative districts	a	1,128,315 (79%)	302,008 (21%)
LRCA	Question 3	Higher education funding	Repeal section 2 of Article 46 of the Articles of Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth so that aid for private higher educational institutions can be provided	a	829,465 (59%)	580,298 (41%)
IndICA	Question 4	Restricted-use funds; Revenue allocation; Public transportation	Allow the use of money from the highway fund for systems of mass transportation	a	824,077 (58%)	586,558 (42%)
IndISS	Question 5	Ethics rules and commissions; Campaign finance; Administrative organization	Create an Independent Corrupt Practices Commission to oversee compliance with state and federal campaign finance laws	a	898,547 (65%)	475,694 (35%)
LRAQ	Question 6	Healthcare governance	Create the Department of Health Systems Regulation	a	1,065,279 (75%)	353,854 (25%)

1972

See also: Massachusetts 1972 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Agriculture policy; Property taxes	Allow the legislature to require that agricultural and horticultural land be taxed based on its use rather than market value	a	1,440,093 (73%)	534,143 (27%)
LRCA	Question 2	Voting age policy	Set the minimum voting age as 18	a	1,664,998 (81%)	399,624 (19%)
LRCA	Question 3	Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements; Constitutional wording changes	Repeal language in the state constitution that prohibits individuals classified as paupers from voting	a	1,562,886 (79%)	426,510 (21%)
LRCA	Question 4	Higher education funding	Allow for state-funded loans for tuition and board to residents attending colleges	a	1,407,690 (68%)	666,276 (32%)
LRCA	Question 5	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy; Eminent domain policy	Provide for a state constitutional right to clean air and water, freedom from excessive noise, and the protection of environmental and natural resource qualities	a	1,634,674 (82%)	359,864 (18%)
LRCA	Question 6	Income taxes	Allow for the use of a graduated income tax scheme	d	712,030 (33%)	1,455,639 (67%)
LRCA	Question 7	Age limits for officials	Require all judges to retire at age 70	a	1,608,282 (76%)	502,743 (24%)
LRAQ	Question 8	Alcohol laws	Lower the age for purchasing or selling alcohol to 18	a	1,067,458 (51%)	1,027,914 (49%)
LRAQ	Question 9	Religion in public schools; Religion-related policy	Advise officials to allow voluntary recitation of prayer in public schools	a	1,766,980 (82%)	383,496 (18%)

1970

See also: Massachusetts 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Property taxes	Allow the legislature to classify real property by use	d	556,020 (36%)	1,008,168 (64%)
LRCA	Question 2	Residency voting requirements	Replace the one-year statewide residency requirement to vote with a six-month residency requirement	a	1,116,008 (72%)	438,363 (28%)
LRCA	Question 3	Voting age policy	Lower the voting age for stat elections to 19	a	903,895 (58%)	665,573 (42%)
LRCA	Question 4	Redistricting policy	Redivide state representative and senatorial districts	a	779,885 (59%)	552,878 (41%)
LRAQ	Question 5	Military-related advisory questions	Express voter's preference on US military action in Vietnam	a	838,469 (52%)	758,911 (48%)

1968

See also: Massachusetts 1968 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State legislative processes and sessions	Increase the time the Governor has to act on measures passed by the Legislature from five days to ten days	a	1,293,132 (73%)	466,560 (27%)
LRCA	Question 2	Income taxes	Allow for a graduated income tax	d	543,772 (30%)	1,290,303 (70%)
LRCA	Question 3	State executive branch structure; State executive elections	Establish the procedures for determining when circumstances arise that render the governor unable to fulfill their role	a	1,218,728 (73%)	455,020 (27%)
IndISS	Question 4	State constitutional conventions	Provide for the calling of a state constitutional convention	a	885,455 (59%)	619,392 (41%)
LRAQ	Question 6	Death penalty	Permit the death penalty as a punishment for a crime	a	1,159,348 (61%)	730,649 (39%)

1966

See also: Massachusetts 1966 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State executive elections	Provide that gubernatorial candidates are to run alongside their choice for lieutenant governor	a	1,133,796 (73%)	415,378 (27%)
LRCA	Question 2	State executive branch structure; State legislative authority	Allow the Governor to propose executive branch reorganization plans that take effect unless the Legislature disapproves them	a	1,160,773 (77%)	353,274 (23%)
LRCA	Question 3	Public economic investment policy	Allow the state and cities to engage in municipal industrial development	a	1,104,862 (74%)	380,222 (26%)
LRCA	Question 4	Local government organization	Expand the authority of municipalities to conduct municipal governance	a	1,186,608 (81%)	270,087 (19%)
VR	Question 5	Restricted-use funds; Local government finance and taxes; Sales taxes; Business taxes; Tobacco and cigarette taxes	Enact a temporary 3% sales and use tax, new taxes on various goods and industries, and creation of the Local Aid Fund.	a	1,391,100 (79%)	358,879 (21%)
LRAQ	Question 6	Sales taxes; Tobacco and cigarette taxes; Local government finance and taxes; Business taxes; Restricted-use funds	Advise the legislature of support for a law that revised taxes and established a Local Aid Fund	a	1,070,599 (71%)	446,460 (29%)

1964

See also: Massachusetts 1964 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State executive elections	Change the terms of the Governor and other statewide constitutional officers from two years to four years	a	1,391,922 (76%)	450,367 (24%)
LRCA	Question 2	Government continuity policy	Provide that the General Court provide for temporary replacements for holders of public office if their seat becomes vacant because of enemy attack	a	1,600,324 (90%)	180,244 (10%)
LRCA	Question 3	State legislative vote requirements	Prohibit the state from giving or loaning its credit to any individual or privately owned corporation	a	1,351,290 (79%)	356,271 (21%)
LRCA	Question 4	State judicial authority; State executive powers and duties	Allow the Governor and the Executive Council to independently request legal opinions from the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court	a	1,474,803 (86%)	232,701 (14%)
IndISS	Question 5	State executive powers and duties	Revise the role of the Governor's Council with regard to certain appointments and compensation	a	1,133,624 (66%)	589,219 (34%)
VR	Question 6	Salaries of government officials	Provide for the compensation of legislators	d	625,194 (37%)	1,059,352 (63%)

1962

See also: Massachusetts 1962 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Income taxes	Allow for a graduated income tax	d	277,611 (17%)	1,395,996 (83%)
VR	Question 2	Salaries of government officials	Establish the compensation rates for members of the General Court	d	276,091 (17%)	1,339,234 (83%)

1958

See also: Massachusetts 1958 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Public employee retirement funds	Require former public employees to refund portions of their pensions, depending upon yearly earnings	a	1,011,028 (71%)	403,519 (29%)

1950

See also: Massachusetts 1950 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State executive branch structure; State executive elections	Provide the start and end dates of terms for the governor, lieutenant governor, and councillors, and to establish procedures for succession if the governor-elect dies before taking office	a	1,151,692 (85%)	208,957 (15%)
LRCA	Question 2	Initiative and referendum process	Replace fixed signature requirements for citizen-initiated ballot measures with percentage-based requirements tied to voter turnout in the most recent gubernatorial election	a	992,643 (74%)	343,573 (26%)
IndISS	Question 3	Public assistance programs	Provide monthly assistance payments to eligible low-income senior residents	a	918,555 (60%)	624,362 (40%)
IndISS	Question 4	Gambling policy	Conduct a monthly lottery and establish the rates at which met proceeds are to be divided amongst different groups	d	644,707 (42%)	894,685 (58%)
IndISS	Question 5	Vehicle and driver regulations; Insurance policy	Require the Commissioner of Insurance to annually set "fair and reasonable classifications of risks and adequate, just, reasonable and nondiscriminatory premium charges" for motor vehicle liability insurance	d	376,636 (23%)	1,275,431 (77%)

1948

See also: Massachusetts 1948 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Constitutional rights	Add "The right of free speech shall not be abridged" to the state constitution	a	1,353,307 (85%)	246,033 (15%)
LRCA	Question 2	Fuel taxes; Restricted-use funds; Transportation taxes and fees; Highways and bridges	Require that revenue from motor vehicle- and fuel-related taxes and fees be used exclusively for highway purposes	a	1,329,232 (83%)	274,351 (17%)
LRCA	Question 3	State legislative authority; State executive elections; State executive branch structure	Change how vacancies in the offices of secretary, treasurer, receiver general, auditor, and attorney general are filled	a	1,207,103 (81%)	284,813 (19%)
IndISS	Question 4	Healthcare governance; Sex and gender issues; Family-related policy	Allow doctors to provide information on birth control to married women for the protection of the woman's life or health	d	806,829 (43%)	1,085,350 (57%)
IndISS	Question 5	Right-to-work laws	Prohibit membership or non-membership to a labor organization as a condition of employment	d	505,575 (28%)	1,290,310 (72%)
IndISS	Question 6	Collective bargaining	Require labor organization officer elections to be held at least annually	d	637,324 (36%)	1,144,732 (64%)
IndISS	Question 7	Labor disputes and strikes	Provide legal procedures for calling a labor strike	d	653,932 (37%)	1,124,818 (63%)
LRAQ	Question 8	Federal government issues	Impose a term limit for the office of President	a	1,005,915 (64%)	556,838 (36%)

1946

See also: Massachusetts 1946 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Public assistance programs; Restricted-use funds; Administrative organization	Provide guaranteed minimum pensions to eligible Massachusetts residents age 65 and older who are in financial need	d	536,175 (49%)	568,026 (51%)
IndISS	Question 2	Collective bargaining	Provide the procedures and requirements for establishing and maintaining a labor union	a	789,317 (69%)	360,771 (31%)

1944

See also: Massachusetts 1944 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Initiative and referendum process; Ballot measure process	Require a fair, concise summary, instead of a full description, for each ballot measure	a	861,148 (87%)	124,517 (13%)
LRCA	Question 2	State executive powers and duties; State legislative authority	Allow the legislature to prescribe conditions for pardons of felonies	a	650,475 (62%)	405,039 (38%)
LRCA	Question 3	State legislative processes and sessions	Provide for annual sessions of the General Court and an annual budget	a	557,930 (52%)	514,675 (48%)
LRCA	Question 4	Absentee and mail voting	Allow qualified voters with physical disabilities to vote by absentee ballot	a	893,139 (82%)	197,782 (18%)
VR	Question 5	Gambling policy	Permit non-profit organizations to conduct games of chance	a	738,387 (68%)	351,918 (32%)

1942

See also: Massachusetts 1942 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Sex and gender issues; Healthcare governance; Family-related policy	Exempt certain contraceptive-related activities from criminal penalties	d	495,964 (42%)	683,059 (58%)

1938

See also: Massachusetts 1938 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndICA	Question 1	State legislative processes and sessions	Provide for biennial legislative sessions and a biennial budget	a	748,030 (64%)	417,134 (36%)
IndISS	Question 2	Public transportation	Allow cities to establish free public taxicab stands	a	664,762 (52%)	614,487 (48%)

1934

See also: Massachusetts 1934 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Question 1	Hunting regulations	Place restrictions on the use of traps	a	484,172 (60%)	320,543 (40%)

1932

See also: Massachusetts 1932 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Complementary and alternative healthcare	Legalize chiropractors and provide procedures for legally becoming one	d	351,094 (37%)	602,520 (63%)
IndISS	Question 2	Primary election systems	Establish April party primaries to elect delegates to party conventions and allow party conventions to endorse candidates for statewide office	a	553,822 (68%)	262,948 (32%)
LRAQ	Question 3	Federal government issues	Advise officials of support for 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution	a	784,821 (85%)	134,786 (15%)

1930

See also: Massachusetts 1930 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Redistricting policy	Allow towns with 12,000 or more residents to be divided into different representative districts	a	443,618 (74%)	159,119 (26%)
IndISS	Question 2	Alcohol laws	Repeal the prohibition of alcohol	a	649,592 (64%)	368,544 (36%)
IndISS	Question 3	Hunting regulations	Impose limitations on the use of animal traps	a	606,532 (69%)	278,916 (31%)

1928

See also: Massachusetts 1928 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Athletics and sports; Sunday regulations	Permit certain sporting activities on Sundays	a	803,281 (63%)	467,550 (37%)

1926

See also: Massachusetts 1926 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Local government officials and elections; Local government organization	Allow for a representative town meeting form of government in towns with more than 6,000 residents	a	394,538 (71%)	160,837 (29%)
IndISS	Question 2	Veterans policy; Civil service	Add points to civil service exam scores of veterans	d	352,796 (48%)	381,895 (52%)

1924

See also: Massachusetts 1924 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Constitutional wording changes; Sex and gender issues	Remove the word 'male' from the voter qualifications for certain state offices	a	456,919 (65%)	246,499 (35%)
LRCA	Question 2	Sex and gender issues; Election administration and governance	Allow women to hold any state, county, or municipal office	a	473,744 (64%)	266,377 (36%)
VR	Question 3	Alcohol laws	Place prohibitions on the manufacture and transportation of liquor and certain non-intoxicating beverages	a	454,656 (50%)	446,473 (50%)
VR	Question 4	Fuel taxes; Highways and bridges	Provide for a two-cent-per-gallon excise tax on gasoline	d	281,631 (34%)	547,460 (66%)
VR	Question 5	Banking policy	Require anyone engaged in foreign banking to obtain a license from the Commissioner of Banks	a	435,141 (70%)	187,228 (30%)
LRAQ	Question 6	Time standards	Keep daylight saving time	a	492,239 (54%)	426,759 (46%)
LRAQ	Question 7	Federal government issues; Child labor regulations	Allow Congress to regulate labor performed by those under 18	d	241,461 (26%)	697,563 (74%)

1922

See also: Massachusetts 1922 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State legislative processes and sessions	Amend provisions relating to roll calls in the General Court for the adoption of preambles of emergency laws	a	333,549 (57%)	252,111 (43%)
VR	Question 2	Civil trials; Tort law	Allow voluntary associations of five or more people to sue and be sued under their common name	d	300,260 (50%)	301,205 (50%)
VR	Question 3	Sexual content regulations; Business regulations	Require all motion picture films to be submitted to and approved by the Commissioner of Public Safety	d	208,252 (27%)	553,173 (73%)
VR	Question 4	Alcohol laws	Enact laws for the enforcement of federal prohibition	d	323,964 (43%)	427,840 (57%)
VR	Question 5	Local government officials and elections	Require that a District Attorney must be a member of the Bar of the Commonwealth	a	396,623 (58%)	282,011 (42%)

1920

See also: Massachusetts 1920 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Alcohol laws	Define what types of beverages are considered intoxicating liquors	a	442,215 (51%)	432,951 (49%)

1919

See also: Massachusetts 1919 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCRCA	Question 1	Constitutional wording changes	Rearrange the constitution of the commonwealth	a	263,359 (80%)	64,978 (20%)
VR	Question 2	Banking policy	Place limitations on interest and dividends on savings deposits in banks	a	257,136 (70%)	110,412 (30%)

1918

See also: Massachusetts 1918 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCRCA	Question 1	Initiative and referendum process	Establish an initiative and referendum process in Massachusetts	a	170,646 (51%)	162,103 (49%)
CCRCA	Question 10	Sex and gender issues	Allow women to be notaries public	a	153,315 (59%)	105,591 (41%)
CCRCA	Question 11	Age limits for officials; State judicial selection; State executive powers and duties	Allow the Governor to retire judges for reasons of advanced age or mental or physical disability	a	156,796 (65%)	86,023 (35%)
CCRCA	Question 12	Business regulations; State legislative authority	Make franchises, grants, privileges, and immunities revocable and amendable	a	161,833 (67%)	79,787 (33%)
CCRCA	Question 13	Land use and development policy	Allow the legislature to limit where certain buildings are located	a	161,214 (66%)	83,095 (34%)
CCRCA	Question 14	Election administration and governance	Allow laws requiring compulsory voting	a	134,128 (51%)	128,403 (49%)
CCRCA	Question 15	State legislative authority	Limit the General Court's power to lend the credit of the state and to make loans	a	153,972 (63%)	90,233 (37%)
CCRCA	Question 16	State executive powers and duties; State legislative processes and sessions	Establish a state budget process	a	155,738 (66%)	81,302 (34%)
CCRCA	Question 17	State executive elections; State legislative elections	Provide for the biennial elections of certain state officers	a	142,868 (57%)	108,588 (43%)
CCRCA	Question 18	Ethics rules and commissions; Salaries of government officials; State legislative processes and sessions	Prohibit legislators from being appointed to newly created or higher-paid offices during their elected term	a	152,800 (64%)	87,009 (36%)
CCRCA	Question 19	State executive branch structure	Require the reorganization of the state's executive and administrative departments and offices by 1921	a	158,394 (66%)	81,586 (34%)
CCRCA	Question 2	Mineral resources; Public land policy; Eminent domain policy; Forestry and timber	Declare that the conservation, development, and use of natural resources are public uses	a	172,111 (63%)	102,768 (37%)
CCRCA	Question 3	Business regulations	Allow for restrictions on advertising on public ways, in public places, and on private property in public view	a	193,925 (70%)	84,127 (30%)
CCRCA	Question 4	Eminent domain policy	Establish that property of historical or antiquarian interest is a public use and allow for procedures for acquiring such property	a	183,265 (69%)	81,933 (31%)
CCRCA	Question 5	State legislative processes and sessions	Allow the Legislature to take recesses totaling up to 30 days	a	147,104 (59%)	100,552 (41%)
CCRCA	Question 6	State legislative authority; State National Guard and militia	Authorize the legislature to determine how military and naval officers commissioned by the governor are appointed and removed	a	155,649 (63%)	91,686 (37%)
CCRCA	Question 7	State National Guard and militia; State legislative authority; State executive powers and duties	Define the powers and duties of the General Court and Governor in relation to the military and naval forces and the Governor's powers relating to being Commander-in-Chief	a	155,114 (65%)	84,822 (35%)
CCRCA	Question 8	State executive branch structure	Provide the order of succession in cases of vacancies in the office of Governor and Lieutenant Governor	a	172,125 (69%)	78,245 (31%)
CCRCA	Question 9	State executive powers and duties; State legislative processes and sessions	Allow the governor to return bills and resolves to the General Court with recommendations for amendments	a	164,493 (68%)	76,972 (32%)

1917

See also: Massachusetts 1917 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCRCA	Authorize Absentee Voting Amendment	Absentee and mail voting	Authorize the state legislature to provide for absentee voting	a	231,905 (75%)	76,709 (25%)
CCRCA	Authorize Public Acquisition of Necessaries of Life During Emergency Amendment	Government continuity policy; State legislative authority	Authorize the state legislature or municipalities to acquire the necessaries of life during a state of emergency and distribute them	a	261,119 (83%)	51,826 (17%)
CCRCA	Prohibit Public Aid for Sectarian Schools Amendment	School choice policy; Public education funding	Prohibit state aid to sectarian schools	a	206,329 (61%)	130,357 (39%)

1916

See also: Massachusetts 1916 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCCQ	Constitutional Convention Question	State constitutional conventions	Calls for a state constitutional convention to revise the constitution	a	217,293 (64%)	120,979 (36%)
LRSS	Establish Closed Primary System Measure	Primary election participation; Primary election systems	Establish a closed primary system	a	209,624 (58%)	150,050 (42%)
LRSS	Establish New Year's Day as a Legal Holiday Measure	State flags and symbols	Establish New Year's Day as a legal holiday	a	312,678 (73%)	113,142 (27%)

1915

See also: Massachusetts 1915 ballot measures

October 19

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Legislative Authority to Take Land for Housing Amendment	Housing development funding; State legislative authority; Land use and development policy	Amend state constitution to authorize the legislature to take property to relieve congestion and build housing	a	284,568 (75%)	95,148 (25%)
LRCA	Property Income Tax and Exemptions Amendment	Income taxes; Property tax exemptions; Property taxes	Amend the state constitution in relation to income tax and exemptions	a	269,871 (61%)	172,015 (39%)
LRCA	Women's Suffrage Amendment	Sex and gender issues; Women's suffrage	Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution	d	162,482 (35%)	295,939 (65%)

1914

See also: Massachusetts 1914 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Half-Paid Saturday Vacation for Laborers Employed by the State Measure	Civil service; Working hours regulations	Authorize a half-paid vacation day on Saturdays for laborers employed by the state	a	248,987 (66%)	128,251 (34%)
LRSS	Repeal Political Party Enrollment at Primary Elections and Change Committee Membership Measure	Election administration and governance	Repeal political party enrollment at primary elections and change the composition of party committees	a	253,716 (75%)	86,834 (25%)

1913

See also: Massachusetts 1913 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Allow Women to Serve as Notary Publics Amendment	Sex and gender issues	Allow women to be appointed as notary publics	d	154,691 (46%)	181,343 (54%)
LRCA	Grant the Legislature Full Power of Referral of Laws to the Public Amendment	Ballot measure process	Amend the constitution to grant the legislature full power and authority to refer bills and laws to the public in an election for their approval or rejection	a	206,689 (73%)	77,767 (27%)

1912

See also: Massachusetts 1912 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Permit the Taxation of Wild and Forest Lands Amendment	Public land policy; Property taxes	Amend the constitution to permit the legislature to levy a tax on wild and forest lands to fund the development and conservation of forest resources	a	200,819 (74%)	70,923 (26%)
LRCA	Remove Voting Rights of Persons Convicted of Certain Election-Related Crimes Amendment	Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions	Amend the constitution to remove the voting rights of people convicted of election-related offenses	a	208,492 (71%)	85,689 (29%)

1911

See also: Massachusetts 1911 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Allow the Legislature to Take More Land Than Necessary for Building Highways and Roads Amendment	Land use and development policy	Permit the legislature to take more land than is necessary to build highways or roads	a	197,761 (67%)	98,546 (33%)
LRCA	Permit the Use of Voting Machines in Elections Amendment	Election administration and governance	Allow the use of voting machines in elections	a	197,255 (65%)	107,924 (35%)

1895

See also: Massachusetts 1895 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRAQ	Women's Suffrage for Local Elections Advisory Question	Women's suffrage; Sex and gender issues	Asks voters whether women should be able to vote in municipal elections	d	109,174 (37%)	187,837 (63%)

See also

• Massachusetts Historical Ballot Measures Factbook
• 2025 ballot measures