Skip to content

“This is exactly what I was looking for”

“This is exactly what I was looking for.”

“I have that saved on my phone.”

“Thank you so much for this.”

I heard this again and again as I was passing our ballot question endorsement palm cards at a recent community festival.

With 9 statewide ballot questions (as well as some additional local or district-specific ballot questions in some communities), the ballot this year is long. Ballot questions can be confusingly worded and have implications that aren’t fully clear at first reading.

That’s why trusted sources of information are so important. Our endorsement palm cards provide that resource.

Here’s how you can help:

  • Share our endorsement graphic on social media or with your friends. (Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky)
  • Want some copies of our palm card to distribute? Just ask us.
  • Click here for a deep dive on each question so you can talk about them fluently.

In solidarity,
Jonathan Cohn
Policy Director
Progressive Massachusetts

✅VOTE YES ON 1 to expand the public records law to cover the Governor and the Legislature. We’re the only state in the country that doesn’t do that already. Let the sunlight in. ✅VOTE YES ON 2 to enable public defenders to collectively bargain. Every worker deserves to have a union, and public defenders, who are often overworked and underpaid, should be no exception. ❌VOTE NO ON 3 to prevent private equity billionaires from rigging our election system in their favor. Top-two primaries empower corporate PACs and self-funders, disadvantage grassroots candidates, and turn MAGA voters into election kingmakers. ✅VOTE YES ON 4 to enable voters to register to vote or update their registration on Election Day. No eligible voter should be turned away due to a clerical error, and this reform is one of the most proven ways to increase voter turnout. ❌VOTE NO ON 5 to protect our state’s ability to invest in health care, transportation, and public education. The rich would get millions in tax rebates, while the rest of us suffer from underfunded public services. ⚪VOTE how you want on 6. Question 6 fell shy of our endorsement threshold: our members valued land and water conservation, but were worried about the dedication of existing funds as opposed to new ones. ✅VOTE YES on 7 to enable more starter homes across the Commonwealth. We have a housing crisis, and large lot size requirements mean fewer homes are able to be built. ❌VOTE NO on 8 to protect our state’s cannabis laws. We said NO to the war on drugs back in 2016, and we shouldn’t turn back time and destroy local economies. ✅VOTE YES ON 9 to protect our state’s landmark gun safety law, which cracked down on ghost guns, banned machine gun conversion devices, and strengthened gun violence data collection.
Picture of Jonathan Cohn

Jonathan Cohn

Facebook
Twitter

PM in the News: “Three Ballot Questions that Could Affect the Arts This November”

October 20, 2026 /
Kim Córdova, “Three Ballot Questions that Could Affect the Arts This November,” Boston Art Review, October 19, 2026. “No [on 3]: Jonathan Cohn, the policy director of Progressive Massachusetts, says
Read More

OPINION: No on Q3 – Jungle Primaries are Bad for Working People’s Interests

October 20, 2026 /
Jonathan Cohn, “OPINION: No on Q3 – Jungle Primaries are Bad for Working People’s Interests,” Working Mass, October 19, 2026. The most dangerous words in the English language are: “we’re
Read More

PM in the News: “Question 9 Is a Referendum on a Multifaceted 2024 Gun Law”

October 16, 2026 /
Parker Mumford, “Question 9 Is a Referendum on a Multifaceted 2024 Gun Law,” Provincetown Independent, October 14, 2026. “You can’t really address a problem you’re not collecting data on,” Jon
Read More

Look Who’s Spending

October 15, 2026 / ,
Look Who’s Spending When it comes to ballot questions, it’s always incredibly revealing to look at who is spending, especially who’s spending big. Who is bankrolling Question 3? Question 3,
Read More

Editorial: “Rather than a defense of their productivity, the Legislature’s reliance on omnibus bills should be an indictment”

October 13, 2026 /
Jonathan Cohn, “Rather than a defense of their productivity, the Legislature’s reliance on omnibus bills should be an indictment,” CommonWealth Beacon, October 13, 2026. IN A RECENT piece for CommonWealth
Read More

25 Days Until Election Day. Here’s What to Know.

October 9, 2026 /
Election Day is just 25 days away. Here are a few links to have on hand: With a record-tying 9 statewide ballot questions this year, that ballot will be much
Read More

PM in the News: WBUR Morning Edition on Barney Frank and Progressives

October 6, 2026 /
Anthony Brooks, “Late Congressman Barney Frank’s new book argues progressives are partly responsible for Trump’s rise,” WBUR, October 5, 2026. Unsurprisingly, some progressives push back on Frank’s critique. Jonathan Cohn,
Read More

PM in the News: “Meyer shuns Turco rematch, citing incumbency power”

October 5, 2026 /
Paul Basken, “Meyer shuns Turco rematch, citing incumbency power,” Winthrop Pilot, October 5, 2026. Mr Meyer “really outperformed what I think a lot of people thought that he would do,
Read More

PM in the News: “Republican voters split with party on gun law; Dems want more access to public records from Democrat-dominated offices”

October 1, 2026 /
Jennifer Smith, “Republican voters split with party on gun law; Dems want more access to public records from Democrat-dominated offices,” CommonWealth Beacon, October 1, 2026. “It’s a very difficult sell
Read More

“Question 4 could allow Mass. voters to register on Election Day. Here’s what to know.” | Boston.com

September 28, 2026 /
Samantha Genzer, “Question 4 could allow Mass. voters to register on Election Day. Here’s what to know.,” Boston.com, September 28, 2026. “The health of democracy is on many people’s minds
Read More