Question 10 (Non-Binding, 14th Middlesex Representative District): Legislator Stipend Reform
14th Middlesex District; Massachusetts
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
Question 10 (Non-Binding, 14th Middlesex Representative District): Legislator Stipend Reform is a ballot measure in 14th Middlesex District; Massachusetts on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Non-binding question asking your representative to back rules limiting the House Speaker's and Senate President's control over legislators' extra pay (stipends), giving stipends only for significant, transparent extra work. Advice only; nothing changes unless the Legislature acts.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: High · 73 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 45,049 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,044,056 ÷ 45,049) ÷ ln(50,000) = 73.35, measured against a statewide vote in MA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
High representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: High.
What does this measure do?
Non-binding question asking your representative to back rules limiting the House Speaker's and Senate President's control over legislators' extra pay (stipends), giving stipends only for significant, transparent extra work. Advice only; nothing changes unless the Legislature acts.
A YES vote means
Signals support for reining in leadership-controlled stipends; the Legislature still sets its own rules.
A NO vote means
Signals no change to how stipends are awarded.
Last updated September 24, 2026.