Learn About: State-wide Ballot Questions 2024

 

In addition to casting your vote for your preferred candidates, there are also five ballot questions for consideration. We asked the committees supporting each response for the ballot questions to provide a video to help inform voters. Take a look below:

 

 

Question 1: Should the State Auditor have the authority to audit the State Legislature? 

 

A yes vote would specify the State Auditor does have the authority to audit the State Legislature. 

 

A no vote would specify the State Auditor does not have the authority to audit the State Legislature. 

 

 

Question 2: Should a public student be required to pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) in the areas of science, mathematics, and english language arts to receive a high school diploma? 

 

A yes vote would remove the requirement that a student pass the MCAS to receive a diploma. Instead, a student would need to pass coursework to the satisfaction of the district in which they attend school.

 

A no vote would not change the law and would retain that a student must pass the MCAS to receive a diploma. 

 

Question 3: Should transportation network drivers [such as drivers for Uber and Lyft] be able to form unions to collectively bargain with transportation network companies [such as Uber and Lyft]? 

 

A yes vote would allow transportation network drivers the option to form unions and collectively bargain with transportation network companies. 

 

A no vote would not change the law relative to transport network drivers and unionization. 

 

Question 4: Should individuals over the age of 21 be able to grow, possess, and use certain natural psychedelic substances in certain circumstances? 

 

A yes vote would allow individuals over the age of 21 to grow, possess, and use certain psychedelic substances. 

 

A no vote would make no changes in the law relative to psychedelic substances. 

 

See a video provided by the Yes on 4 Committee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obEQUGlIQsE

 

Question 5: Should the minimum hourly wage for tipped workers be raised to the state minimum wage [Currently $15/hr] over a five-year period starting in 2025, at which point employers may pool tips and distribute them to all non-managerial staff? 

 

A yes vote would change the law to progressively raise the minimum hourly wage for tipped workers over a five year period, at the end of which employers may pool tips and distribute them to non-managerial staff. 

 

A no vote would make no changes to current laws relative to tipped workers. 

 

See a video provided by the Protect Our Tips Committee: