The 9 ballot questions Mass. voters need to know

22 News is your local election headquarters on top of all of the contested races that Massachusetts voters will be casting their ballots on today. There are also nine ballot questions for voters to decide on. That's right, and 22 News reporter Nick Antonakis is live in studio with the breakdown of each of those questions. Kaylee, Julia, as you said, there are nine questions on the ballot for this year's midterm elections. That's tied for the most to ever appear on Massachusetts ballots since the procedure was created back in In 1918, the last time The first time that there were nine was back in 1994. Question one would expand the state's public records law, ending the exemption that's currently in place for the governor's office and the legislature. Question two would allow lawmakers for the Committee for Public Counsel Services to form a union and bargain collectively. Question three would change the way primary elections work in the Bay State. Creating a single primary for candidates of all party affiliations with the top two winners advancing to the general election. Question four would change the deadline for voters to register to vote, allowing registration on election day itself instead of the current registration cutoff 10 days before the election. Question five would change the limit on how much revenue the state can collect, factoring in revenue collected from the state's fair share tax ...on incomes over $1 million. We'll be right back. Question 6 would allocate funding from taxes collected on sporting goods to protect water and nature in what would be called the Nature for All Fund. Question 7 would allow construction of single-family homes on lots of at least 5,000 square feet in size. Question 8 would ban the retail sale and taxation of adult-use recreational marijuana. And question 9 asks voters whether or not to repeal the state's 2024 law that tightened firearms regulations in Massachusetts. Now, polls open this morning starting at 7 a.m. And remember to stay with us here on 22 News across all platforms. ...for your Election Day coverage. Yep, and those polls remain open until 8 tonight, and of course we'll have live team coverage throughout the day as we track those results in real time. And join us tonight at 8 for a special Election Day edition of 22 News in Focus with Patrick Barry, streaming on WWLP.com and the 22 News Plus app. We'll also have analysis from our team of experts and bring you a full election night wrap-up tonight on 22 News at 10 and 11.