Civic Life Lunch - Massachusetts Ballot Questions 2026: Know Before You Vote

Register for in-person attendance. Lunch provided (please BYO beverage). A virtual session is available for registration on Wednesday, October 7 during the Medford campus event. This event is cosponsored by JumboVote.

Massachusetts voters will decide nine ballot questions this fall, including whether to prohibit retail sale of recreational marijuana use, expand the public records law, provide more frequent tax refunds, boost single-family “starter homes” and more. Join a lunch and learn conversation with Evan Horowitz, Executive Director of Tisch College’s Center for State Policy Analysis (cSPA), as he shares key takeaways and analysis from cSPA's 2026 ballot guides and answers your questions. Learn more about what's on the ballot this November and how it could impact you before you cast your vote.  

 cSPA (pronounced "sea-spa") provides rigorous, timely, non-partisan research on live policy issues in Massachusetts. Learn more about cSPA's 2026 ballot guides.

Civic Life Lunches have hit the road! This event is part of the 2026 series, Everyday Democracy: Explore. Engage. Empower, which examines how democracy functions in everyday life and how participation shapes our communities and civic outcomes. This special edition brings the conversation to Tufts’ Boston campus.