By Bob Katzen
Two additional proposals were certified by Secretary of State Bill Galvin’s office indicating that they contain the required 74,754 certified signatures needed to advance another step toward going on the November 2026 ballot for voters to decide. That brings the final total of possible 2026 ballot questions to 11.
One would place sales tax revenue from sporting goods like golf clubs, RVs and camping gear into a new “Nature for All Fund” that sponsors say could generate $100 million annually for water and nature conservation and restoration efforts.
A second one is designed to make it easier for residents to purchase a home by updating zoning rules including allowing single-family homes to be built in a residentially zoned area as long as the land on which it is to be constructed is at least 5,000 square feet, has at least 50 feet of land bordering the street, road or public way that it faces and has access to public sewer and water services.
The 11 proposals were sent by Galvin to the Legislature and if not approved by the Legislature by May 6, 2026, proponents must gather another 12,429 signatures by July 1, 2026, in order for the question to appear on the November 2026 ballot.