2024 Massachusetts ballot measures
November 5, 2024
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Questions:
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| Question 1: Allows Audits of the State Legislature | |
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| Question 2: Repeals MCAS requirement for HS Graduation | |
| Question 3: Allows ride-hailing drivers to form labor unions. | |
| Question 4: Legalizes certain psychedelic substances | |
| Question 5: Increase the minimum wage for tipped workers | |
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.
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
| Elections in Massachusetts |
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| Massachusetts portal |
| No. | Question | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Initiative Petition for a Law Expressly Authorizing the Auditor to Audit the Legislature | Approved | |
| 2 | Initiative Petition for a Law to Remove MCAS Performance as a Condition for H.S. Graduation | Approved | |
| 3 | Initiative Petition for An Act Giving Transportation Network Drivers the Option to Form a Union and Bargain Collectively | Approved | |
| 4 | Initiative Petition for a Law Relative to the Regulation and Tax of Natural Psychedelics | Rejected | |
| 5 | Initiative Petition for a Law Requiring the Full Minimum Wage for Tipped Workers with Tips on Top | Rejected | |
| Cit.[2] | |||
Question 1
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size[a] |
Margin
of error |
Yes (for the amendment) | No (against the amendment) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Amherst/WCVB[3] | October 3–10, 2024 | 700 (A) | ± 4.8% | 63% | 11% | 26% |
| WBUR/CommonWealth Beacon[4] | September 12–18, 2024 | 800 (LV) | - | 70% | 8% | 22% |
| UNH[5] | November 3, 2024 | 750 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 65% | 19% | 15% |
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 1,720,406 | 71.6 |
| No | 681,703 | 28.4 |
| Total votes | 2,402,109 | 100.00 |
Question 2
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size[a] |
Margin
of error |
Yes (for the amendment) | No (against the amendment) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Amherst/WCVB | October 3–10, 2024 | 700 (A) | ± 4.8% | 53% | 36% | 11% |
| WBUR/CommonWealth Beacon | September 12–18, 2024 | 800 (LV) | - | 51% | 34% | 15% |
| UNH | November 3, 2024 | 750 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 49% | 43% | 8% |
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 2,004,196 | 59.1 |
| No | 1,388,553 | 40.9 |
| Total votes | 3,392,749 | 100.00 |
Question 3
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size[a] |
Margin
of error |
Yes (for the amendment) | No (against the amendment) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Amherst/WCVB | October 3–10, 2024 | 700 (A) | ± 4.8% | 58% | 27% | 15% |
| UNH | November 3, 2024 | 750 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 55% | 25% | 20% |
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 1,771,750 | 54.1 |
| No | 1,504,674 | 45.9 |
| Total votes | 3,276,424 | 100.00 |
Question 4
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size[a] |
Margin
of error |
Yes (for the amendment) | No (against the amendment) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Amherst/WCVB | October 3–10, 2024 | 700 (A) | ± 4.8% | 43% | 43% | 14% |
| WBUR/CommonWealth Beacon | September 12–18, 2024 | 800 (LV) | - | 42% | 44% | 14% |
| UNH | November 3, 2024 | 750 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 48% | 36% | 16% |
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| No | 1,902,513 | 56.8 |
| Yes | 1,444,797 | 43.2 |
| Total votes | 3,347,310 | 100.00 |
Question 5
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size[a] |
Margin
of error |
Yes (for the amendment) | No (against the amendment) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Amherst/WCVB | October 3–10, 2024 | 700 (A) | ± 4.8% | 61% | 27% | 13% |
| WBUR/CommonWealth Beacon | September 12–18, 2024 | 800 (LV) | - | 43% | 40% | 16% |
| UNH | November 3, 2024 | 750 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 41% | 45% | 14% |
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| No | 2,147,233 | 64.1 |
| Yes | 1,200,966 | 35.9 |
| Total votes | 3,348,199 | 100.00 |
Notes
References
- ^ "Massachusetts 2024 ballot measures". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ "Massachusetts 2024 ballot measures". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Poll: Mass. voters split on psychedelics, tipped wages, but support auditing the Legislature". www.wbur.org. 2024-09-24. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2024 - Statewide - Question 1". Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
- ^ "2024 - Statewide - Question 2". Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
- ^ "2024 - Statewide - Question 3". Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
- ^ "2024 - Statewide - Question 4". Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
- ^ "2024 - Statewide - Question 5". Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
| Preceded by 2022 |
Massachusetts Ballot Measures 2024 |
Succeeded by 2026 |