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

Register for In-Person Attendance: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2002080906887?aff=oddtdtcreator

Tisch College’s Center for State Policy Analysis (cSPA) shares key takeaways from 2026 ballot guides and answers your questions.

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 Civic Life Lunch conversation with Evan Horowitz, Executive Director of Tisch College’s Center for State Policy Analysis (cSPA): https://cspa.tufts.edu/, 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.

Registration is required.: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2002080906887?aff=oddtdtcreator Lunch provided (please BYO beverage). This event is cosponsored by JumboVote. Virtual attendance option available on Wednesday, October 7 during Medford session.: https://tufts.zoom.us/meeting/register/d8poRMEWTQi4wbEAeHFtvQ

cSPA (pronounced "sea-spa") provides rigorous, timely, non-partisan research on live policy issues in Massachusetts. Learn more about cSPA's 2026 ballot guides.: https://tischcollege.tufts.edu/take-action/vote/voters-guide-2026-massachusetts-ballot-questions

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Need additional support or nonpartisan voting resources? Swing by our In Our Voting Era with JumboVote: https://tischcollege.tufts.edu/news-events/events?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D210681225 event immediately following lunch from 1 - 2 p.m. on the 4th floor of the MedEd Building.

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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.