Laws governing ballot measures in Massachusetts
Citizens of Massachusetts may initiate legislation as indirectly initiated constitutional amendments and indirectly initiated state statutes. In Massachusetts, citizens also have the power to repeal legislation via veto referendum.
The Massachusetts General Assembly may place measures on the ballot as legislatively referred constitutional amendments and advisory questions. A simple majority vote in two successive joint legislative sessions is required to refer an amendment to the ballot, while a simple majority vote in each chamber during one legislative session is required to place an advisory question on the ballot.
Below are links to the various types of ballot measure law Ballotpedia tracks:
- Laws governing the initiative process in Massachusetts
- Laws governing recall in Massachusetts
- Amending the Massachusetts Constitution
- Laws governing local ballot measures in Massachusetts
- Signature requirements for ballot measures in Massachusetts
- Campaign finance requirements for Massachusetts ballot measures
Ballot measure lawsuits
The following is a selection of historical lawsuits related to ballot measure law.
See also
- Laws governing ballot measures
- Types of ballot measures in Massachusetts
- List of Massachusetts ballot measures
