Campaigns backing at least 10 of the 44 filed ballot question proposals in Massachusetts believe they're still in the running to make it onto the 2026 ballot, while the majority of petitions have died before the election year even begins.

Supporters of rent control, improving public records access, reducing the income tax, starter home construction and all-party primaries are among proposals still in the mix. Most of the campaigns still in the running paid people to gather the tens of thousands of signatures needed to keep proposals in the pipeline.

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Initiative petition campaigns had about two months under state law to gather at least 74,574 signatures and submit them at the local level by Wednesday for certificatio

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