Question 9: Referendum to Keep the 2024 Firearm Law (An Act Modernizing Firearm Laws)
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026
Question 9: Referendum to Keep the 2024 Firearm Law (An Act Modernizing Firearm Laws) is a ballot measure in Massachusetts on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Asks whether to keep the 2024 state gun law that adds serial-number rules for homemade ghost guns, lets school officials and doctors seek red-flag orders, sets 21 as the age for semiautomatic rifles, and bans guns in schools and polling places. It costs you nothing new.
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: Average · 50 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 7,044,056 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 ÷ 7,044,056) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in MA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: Above average.
What does this measure do?
Supports: Gun Control
Asks whether to keep the 2024 state gun law that adds serial-number rules for homemade ghost guns, lets school officials and doctors seek red-flag orders, sets 21 as the age for semiautomatic rifles, and bans guns in schools and polling places. It costs you nothing new.
Read the official ballot measure
A YES vote means
The 2024 firearm law stays in force with its ghost-gun, red-flag, licensing, and assault-weapon rules.
A NO vote means
The 2024 firearm law is repealed and the earlier gun rules return.
Sources: sec.state.ma.us · ballotpedia.org · tischcollege.tufts.edu · en.wikipedia.org
Last updated September 24, 2026.