Boston Globe: "Ballot stuffer: Mass. officials say record-tying nine questions slated to go before voters in November"

"Massachusetts voters, get ready for a record number of choices this November.

Secretary of State William F. Galvin’s office on Friday said nine ballot questions are certified to appear on this fall’s general election ballot, which would match the single-year high last set in 1994.

Proponents for eight proposals turned in enough signatures ahead of a July deadline, and a referendum to repeal a major state firearms law had previously met the requirements to make the ballot.

The fate of one ballot question is technically still up in the air. Opponents of a measure to repeal the state’s legalization of recreational cannabis have challenged signatures turned in by the petition’s supporters. A state panel is expected to issue a decision on the challenge by Wednesday, a spokesperson for Galvin’s office said."

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