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Non-binding Question (Barnstable-Dukes-Nantucket): limit leadership control of legislators' extra pay

On the ballot in
MA Barnstable-Dukes-Nantucket District
Vote
Yes or no
Election
Nov 3, 2026

The question, as printed on the ballot

Shall the Representative from this District be instructed to vote in favor of legislation or rules to reduce the House Speaker’s and Senate President’s control over state legislators’ stipends (extra pay) and to provide stipends only to legislators who do significant extra work that is transparent and accountable to the public?

A “Yes” vote means

Advises the district's state representative to vote to reduce the Speaker's and Senate President's control over legislators' stipends and tie stipends to significant extra work. Advisory only.

A “No” vote means

Advises against instructing the district's state representative to vote for these changes to legislative stipends. Advisory only; it does not change any law.

Non-binding public policy question: advisory only, it instructs the district's state representative and has no binding effect on state law. Numbered as Question 11 in Falmouth.

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