Question 1: State Auditor

A yes vote supports allowing the State Auditor to review the legislature’s performance to increase transparency. This would not be a review of finances or legislation, but instead have to focus on if the legislature is following state regulations like employee training and procedural rules.

Question 2: Removal of MCAS requirement

A yes vote supports removing the 10th grade MCAS as a standard high school graduation requirement. Instead, districts would be able to choose their own graduation standards. Massachusetts would be one of only a few states without a standard graduation requirement.

Question 3: Rideshare Union

A yes vote supports creating a way for rideshare drivers to unionize as a sector, allowing independent contractors to negotiate as a group if they choose to. Called “sector-based bargaining,” the proposal seeks to increase work conditions and could serve as a model for other gig economies.

Question 4: Psychedelic Drugs

A yes vote supports legalizing some psychedelics, allowing them to be grown and shared in private settings and prescribed. It would not allow psychedelics to be sold in stores, and all drugs that would be legalized are still illegal at the federal level.

Question 5: Minimum Wage tipped workers

A yes vote supports adjusting the minimum wage for tipped workers, which is currently $6.75 as long as tips bring the take-home pay to $15. Instead, employers would have to pay employees $15, and although tips to servers would still be allowed, restaurants could choose to pool them with backroom staff.