Dossier
Massachusetts Secretary of State
Coverage of Massachusetts Secretary of State in the Nexus archive.
- How did some of Massachusetts’s buzziest ballot campaigns get tripped up in court?
Eleven ballot initiatives in Massachusetts faced legal challenges, with three high-profile campaigns—including rent control, income tax cuts, and legislative stipend reform—removed due to violations of constitutional rules. The Supreme Judicial Court and attorney general ruled these measures noncompliant with Article 48, which restricts unrelated provisions and specific topics in ballot questions.