Secretary of State completes Ballot Referendum Signature verification process and greenlights Nov 2026 Ballot

[wma01541]

See attached document for the full letter each of the original 10 petitioners just received.

"...I am writing to you as the first of the original ten signers of the referendum petition on Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024, “An Act Modernizing Firearm Laws,” to acknowledge the receipt, on or before October 23, 2024, of 93,229 certified signatures to the petition, of which 78,707 are allowed. (the full document contains the county by county breakdown). The remaining signatures have been disallowed for not being certified or for not being in conformance with the interpretation of G. L. c. 53, § 22A as set forth in Walsh v. Secretary of the Commonwealth, 430 Mass. 103 (1999), and Hurst v. State Ballot Law Commission, 427 Mass. 825 (1998). .... (table in document).... As you are aware, 37,287 certified signatures are required to qualify this referendum petition to appear on the 2026 State Election ballot. As the referendum petition contains a sufficient number of certified signatures as required by the Massachusetts Constitution, the question will be printed on the 2026 State Election ballot.

 

[Parker Schreiber]

Congratulations!

 

[In God We Trust]

Great. Now it will get voted into legitimacy by the fudds and tards and the dyke can call it a mandate on gun control from the people.

 

[not new guy]

 

[not new guy]

So do we think having the question on the ballot is a good thing now, with the benefit of hindsight? Given the choice today would we want to keep it or drop it?

 

[Devils Paintbrush]

So do we think having the question on the ballot is a good thing now, with the benefit of hindsight? Given the choice today would we want to keep it or drop it?

It shows there is an avenue for the people to invalidate what has been pushed on people who behave in a lawful manner.

I suspect that the courts will invalidate some or all of their constitutional violations before we get a chance to vote on it.

I think this was the plan from the beginning. Hold it up in court for years (or make legally questionable rules) as a hedge against legal rulings that invalidate these laws.

Seeing the sour puss of our governor when her scheme is overturned will be a reward in itself on whatever level it happens.

 

[WanMan99]

Why 2026? one years notice isn't enough? But they can shove crap down our throats in a few weeks, no notice on the actual vote..etc.

 

[ThePreBanMan]

Great. Now it will get voted into legitimacy by the fudds and tards and the dyke can call it a mandate on gun control from the people.

EXACTLY...

 

[ThePreBanMan]

Why 2026? one years notice isn't enough? But they can shove crap down our throats in a few weeks, no notice on the actual vote..etc.

Because 2026 is the next state and Federal election... It is literally the next (soonest) state wide election to happen.

 

[Mark from ?]

Great. Now it will get voted into legitimacy by the fudds and tards and the dyke can call it a mandate on gun control from the people.

While not optimistic.....at least if its a vote by the people and not the legislature....then all you will know where you stand and whether keeping the fight up is worth it or not.

 

[Drix]

While not optimistic.....at least if its a vote by the people and not the legislature....then all you will know where you stand and whether keeping the fight up is worth it or not.

The ballot is going to read something like "a yes vote will repeal the states current gun laws, a no vote will maintain the current laws and massachusetts will continue to be the safest state in the union."

This will not pass a popular vote.

 

[Broc Tuah]

See attached document for the full letter each of the original 10 petitioners just received.

"...I am writing to you as the first of the original ten signers of the referendum petition on Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024, “An Act Modernizing Firearm Laws,” to acknowledge the receipt, on or before October 23, 2024, of 93,229 certified signatures to the petition, of which 78,707 are allowed. (the full document contains the county by county breakdown). The remaining signatures have been disallowed for not being certified or for not being in conformance with the interpretation of G. L. c. 53, § 22A as set forth in Walsh v. Secretary of the Commonwealth, 430 Mass. 103 (1999), and Hurst v. State Ballot Law Commission, 427 Mass. 825 (1998). .... (table in document).... As you are aware, 37,287 certified signatures are required to qualify this referendum petition to appear on the 2026 State Election ballot. As the referendum petition contains a sufficient number of certified signatures as required by the Massachusetts Constitution, the question will be printed on the 2026 State Election ballot.

WTF is county excess?

Is that the BS that one county can't have too many signatures?

The same county can have a disproportionate amount of votes during an election but not signatures for a question on a ballot.