Boston Globe Poll Reveals Divide On Three Key Massachusetts Ballot Questions

A new Boston Globe poll indicates significant public division on three specific ballot questions for the November 3rd midterm elections, suggesting these races may be more contested than previous data indicated. While Democrats are expected to win most statewide offices and several measures regarding marijuana legalization repeal, gun control laws, public records expansion, collective bargaining for public defenders, same-day voter registration, and nature conservation funds have poor odds of passing or were previously viewed as safe passes, the electorate remains split on three other issues. Question Three, which proposes replacing partisan primaries with a single all-party primary system where top finishers compete in the general election, has become the state's most high-profile contest despite polls showing a plurality support for it at 47 percent versus 41 percent opposition. Two additional races also appeared close to passing in recent polling data.