Monday was the final day in Massachusetts to submit certified ballot questions for 2024 to the state’s election division.
Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin said he expects 11 petitions to be filed in total, including five different versions of a proposed law regarding the relationship between app-based drivers and their companies.
Another question comes from the Massachusetts' Teachers Association, which wants to eliminate the MCAS as a graduation requirement. The union rallied at the State House Wednesday morning. They’ve collected more than 100,000 signatures and handed in the last of them ahead of the deadline.
"What this shows is that the public, parents, students, educators, the general public want to end this punitive high stakes test,” said MTA president Max Page. “And they've shown that by literally lining up in Market Basket, Stop and Shop, in our schools, to sign these ballot sheets. I'm so, so pleased that we've come to this moment."
Petitions with enough signatures must be sent to the state Legislature for consideration in January. If lawmakers don't pass them, groups would then need to gather more signatures to get the question on the ballot.