WORCESTER, Mass. – Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly approved authorizing the state auditor to audit the legislature, but the state auditor said she still isn't getting the cooperation of lawmakers.

“Taxpayers deserve better," Auditor of the Commonwealth Diana DiZoglio said. "They voted for an independent audit by the office of state auditor.”

More than 70% of Massachusetts voters said "yes" to granting the state auditor the authority to audit the legislature, but just last week, the House of Representatives voted 135-10 to adopt a House rule change which provides DiZoglio's office "the sole authority to select an independent auditing firm to conduct a financial audit of the House of Representatives."

“If they want to, in the House of Representatives, also still engage with a private firm that's under their purview to do," DiZoglio said. "But they do need to follow the law and allow for that independent audit by the office of state auditor, as voters just mandated that they do.”

A statement from House Speaker Ronald Mariano: “While Question 1 has not yet gone into effect, this proposed rule change is the first step in the House’s effort to respect the will of the voters without violating the separation of powers clause that is foundational to the Massachusetts Constitution.”

DiZoglio siad legislators are going against the will of about 2.3 million Massachusetts voters.

“Some lawmakers came right out and said that they believe that this version of moving an audit forward supposedly was better than what the voters decided," DiZoglio said. "I disagree, and I've been very strongly calling on legislators to make clear what their position is and to call on the speaker to follow the law. That is what the voters decided. The voters deserve respect.”

Senate Democrats don’t plan to take similar action, according to a spokesperson for Senate President Karen Spilka. But DiZoglio said as of Monday morning, Spilka has not responded to a request to meet with the Senate leader’s team.

Now, with support from advocacy groups like the conservative-leaning Mass Fiscal Alliance and the progressive-leaning Act on Mass, the auditior is calling on the state’s top executives to help ensure Massachusetts lawmakers follow the law.

“We are calling on the attorney general and the governor to assist us in these efforts to demonstrate support for the will of the voters and to help in this regard," DiZoglio said. "It would be great to have the governor of the Commonwealth expressing support for the people's audit to be conducted as the people intended with their 72% support. And we really do need the support of the attorney general to make sure that the law is enforced.”

DiZoglio said "yes" on Question 1 is set to go into effect 30 days after the Nov. 5 vote