Massachusetts ballot measures, 2018

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As of July 16, 2018, three ballot measures have been certified for the November 6, 2018, ballot in the state of Massachusetts.^[1]

The Constitution of Massachusetts can be amended through initiative, and state statutes can be proposed through initiative. The first and second certified measures, "Nurse-Patient Assignment Limits" and "Advisory Commission for Amendments to the U.S. Constitution Regarding Corporate Personhood and Political Spending", are both initiated state statutes. The third measure, "Gender Identity and Anti-Discrimination", is a veto referendum.

In Massachusetts, after the state 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.

Binding statewide question(s)

VR = veto referendum

ISS = initiated state statute
Source: ^[1]

Removed question

A measure titled "Income Tax for Education and Transportation Amendment", which sought to create a four percent tax on incomes that exceed $1 million, to be used for education and transportation purposes, was ruled to have been incorrectly certified by the Massachusetts Attorney General.^[2]

Other potential questions

Several additional measures received a required number of signatures by December 6, 2017, and could be added to the ballot, as they were not passed by the legislature by May 2, 2018.^[1] These measures are now undergoing a second signature gathering phase in order to be placed on the ballot.^[1] The titles for these additional measures are:

• $15 Minimum Wage Initiative
• Paid Family and Medical Leave Initiative
• Sales Tax Decrease and Tax-Free Weekend Initiative

A new law enacting a majority of content from these three measures was signed into law in late June by Governor of Massachusetts Charlie Baker. Hourly minimum wage will be increased from $11 to $15 by 2023, workers will have paid medical leave of 12 to 20 weeks (depending on circumstance), and there will be an annual August sales tax holiday; the state sales tax was not decreased. Initiative organizers agreed to withdraw the associated ballot initiatives.^[3]

See also

• Massachusetts ballot measures, 2016

References

Further reading

• DeCosta-Klipa, Nik (December 21, 2017). "6 more Massachusetts ballot questions just cleared a hurdle for 2018". Boston.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
• DeCosta-Klipa, Nik (June 18, 2018). "'Nooooooooooo!' and other reactions to the Massachusetts millionaire tax court ruling". Boston.com. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
• Dowling, Brian (June 18, 2018). "SJC rejects putting 'millionaire tax' on ballot". Boston Herald. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
• Dowling, Brian (June 21, 2018). "Minimum wage bargain reached". Boston Herald. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
• LeBlanc, Steve (February 3, 2018). "Ballot question committees raised $2.4M heading into 2018". Boston.com. AP. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
• Murphy, Matt (January 13, 2018). "Lawmakers work to keep petitions off 2018 ballot". The Lowell Sun. Lowell, Massachusetts. State House News Service. Retrieved March 12, 2018.

External links

• Initiatives & Other Types of Ballot Questions at mass.gov