Efforts to subject the Legislature to outside scrutiny, to reform the role of standardized MCAS tests, to allow cities and towns to regulate rent levels, and to reshape rights and benefits for on-demand drivers advanced on Aug. 2 toward potentially being decided by voters in 2024.
After months of noncommittal answers and behind-the-scenes whispers, the outer limits of the ballot question universe became clear as the deadline arrived for supporters to file measures they want to bring to the ballot box.
Altogether, 42 ballot questions were filed by the 5 p.m. deadline on Aug. 2, proposing 38 laws that could be decided at the 2024 ballot and four Constitutional amendments that could be decided in the 2026 election, according to Attorney General Andrea J. Campbell’s office.
Another 12 questions had been filed in late 2022 with a goal of reaching the 2024 or 2026 ballot.
Supporters filed multiple versions of the same question on several topics, including nine versions of a revived app-based driver question and eight versions of a proposed law requiring voter identification. Filing multiple drafts with minor differences is a common strategy campaigns use to keep their options open while they figure out which draft has the best chance of legal and political success.
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