2024 Massachusetts ballot measures

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2024 Massachusetts referendums
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November 5, 2024
Questions:
  1. A Law Expressly Authorizing the Auditor to Audit the Legislature
  2. A Law to Remove MCAS Performance as a Condition for H.S. Graduation
  3. An Act Giving Transportation Network Drivers the Option to Form a Union and Bargain Collectively
  4. A Law Relative to the Regulation and Tax of Natural Psychedelics
  5. A Law Requiring the Full Minimum Wage for Tipped Workers with Tips on Top
Question 1: Allows Audits of the State Legislature
Yes
 
71.6%
No
 
28.4%
Proposal approved
Question 2: Repeals MCAS requirement for HS Graduation
Yes
 
59.1%
No
 
40.9%
Proposal approved
Question 3: Allows ride-hailing drivers to form labor unions.
Yes
 
54.1%
No
 
45.9%
Proposal approved
Question 4: Legalizes certain psychedelic substances
Yes
 
43.1%
No
 
56.9%
Proposal rejected
Question 5: Increase the minimum wage for tipped workers
Yes
 
35.9%
No
 
64.1%
Proposal rejected

Five ballot measures were certified for the November 5th, 2024, general election in the state of Massachusetts. [1] Multiple other ballot measures that were initiated by supporters did not meet requirements, thus they did not appear on the ballot.

Contents

The Constitution of Massachusetts can be amended through initiative, and state statutes can be proposed through initiative. In Massachusetts, after the Attorney General determines which measure(s) will appear on the ballot, an official name is assigned to each question. The Secretary of the Commonwealth has discretion over the ordering of questions on the ballot.

Measures on the ballot

No.QuestionStatus
1Initiative Petition for a Law Expressly Authorizing the Auditor to Audit the LegislatureApproved
2Initiative Petition for a Law to Remove MCAS Performance as a Condition for H.S. GraduationApproved
3Initiative Petition for An Act Giving Transportation Network Drivers the Option to Form a Union and Bargain CollectivelyApproved
4Initiative Petition for a Law Relative to the Regulation and Tax of Natural PsychedelicsRejected
5Initiative Petition for a Law Requiring the Full Minimum Wage for Tipped Workers with Tips on TopRejected
Cit. [2]

Polling

Massachusetts Question 1

Poll sourceDate(s)

administered

Sample

size [a]

Margin

of error

Yes (for the amendment)No (against the amendment)Undecided
UMass Amherst/WCVB [3] October 3–10, 2024700 (A)± 4.8%63%11%26%
WBUR/CommonWealth Beacon [4] September 12–18, 2024800 (LV)-70%8%22%
UNH [5] November 3, 2024750 (LV)± 3.5%65%19%15%

Massachusetts Question2

Poll sourceDate(s)

administered

Sample

size [a]

Margin

of error

Yes (for the amendment)No (against the amendment)Undecided
UMass Amherst/WCVB October 3–10, 2024700 (A)± 4.8%53%36%11%
WBUR/CommonWealth Beacon September 12–18, 2024800 (LV)-51%34%15%
UNH November 3, 2024750 (LV)± 3.5%49%43%8%

Massachusetts Question 3

Poll sourceDate(s)

administered

Sample

size [a]

Margin

of error

Yes (for the amendment)No (against the amendment)Undecided
UMass Amherst/WCVB October 3–10, 2024700 (A)± 4.8%58%27%15%
UNH November 3, 2024750 (LV)± 3.5%55%25%20%

Massachusetts Question 4

Poll sourceDate(s)

administered

Sample

size [a]

Margin

of error

Yes (for the amendment)No (against the amendment)Undecided
UMass Amherst/WCVB October 3–10, 2024700 (A)± 4.8%43%43%14%
WBUR/CommonWealth Beacon September 12–18, 2024800 (LV)-42%44%14%
UNH November 3, 2024750 (LV)± 3.5%48%36%16%

Massachusetts Question 5

Poll sourceDate(s)

administered

Sample

size [a]

Margin

of error

Yes (for the amendment)No (against the amendment)Undecided
UMass Amherst/WCVB October 3–10, 2024700 (A)± 4.8%61%27%13%
WBUR/CommonWealth Beacon September 12–18, 2024800 (LV)-43%40%16%
UNH November 3, 2024750 (LV)± 3.5%41%45%14%

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts 2024 ballot measures". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  2. ↑ "Massachusetts 2024 ballot measures". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  3. ↑ "UMass Amherst/WCVB Poll Finds Bay State Residents Evenly Split on 'Psychedelics,' Majority Support Eliminating MCAS as High School Graduation Requirement and Other Ballot Questions : UMass Amherst". www.umass.edu. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  4. ↑ "Poll: Mass. voters split on psychedelics, tipped wages, but support auditing the Legislature". www.wbur.org. 2024-09-24. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  5. ↑ UNH Survey Center (2024-11-03). "Mass Voters Support Audit of Legislature & Transportation Unions, Split on Tipping Reform & Removing MCAS 11/3/2024". All UNH Survey Center Polls.
Preceded by
2022 		Massachusetts Ballot Measures
2024		Succeeded by
2026


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