Current Petitions Filed
2009-2010 Petitions
Below is a list of initiative petitions filed with the Attorney General's Office and the Attorney General's certification decisions.
To view a particular petition, including more information on how to contact its sponsors, and to view summaries of certified petitions and explanatory letters responding to legal issues raised by members of the public regarding some petitions, click on the Petition Number links below.
All links found within this table under the Petition Number and Attorney General's Decision link to RTF (rich text format) or PDF documents. Under the Current Status column, the following codes are used (petitions with codes beginning with “N” are no longer viable):
- NC - Not Certified by Attorney General
- NCSD - Not Circulated for Signatures by December 2009
- NESD - Not Enough Signatures filed by the December 2009 deadline
- ESD - Enough Signatures filed by the December 2009 deadline
- NESJ - Not Enough Signatures filed by the July 2010 deadline
- OB - On Ballot for November 2010
The table below will be updated as information is received.
Petition Number | Petition Name | Sponsors' Contact | Attorney General's | Current Status |
09-01 | Frank Anzalotti | Certified; view summary | ESD | |
| 09-02 | A Law Relative to Comprehensive Permits and Regional Planning | John Belskis | Certified; view summary | ESD |
| 09-03 | An Initiative Petition to Eliminate Tolls in Massachusetts (Version A) | Spencer Kimball | Certified; view summary | NESD |
| 09-04 | An Initiative Petition to Eliminate Tolls in Massachusetts (Version B) | Spencer Kimball | Certified; view summary | NCSD |
| 09-05 | An Initiative Petition for a Constitutional Amendment Extending the People’s Right of Self-Government | Paul Anderson | Certified; view summary | NESD |
| 09-06 | A Petition to Protect Local Aid | John Kilcoyne | Not certified; did not propose a “law” | NC |
| 09-07 | The 2.5% Sales Tax Relief Act | Carla Howell | Certified; view summary | NCSD |
| 09-08 | The 3% Sales Tax Relief Act | Carla Howell | Certified; view summary | ESD |
| 09-09 | The 4% Sales Tax Relief Act | Carla Howell | Certified; view summary | NCSD |
| 09-10 | The 5% Sales Tax Relief Act | Carla Howell | Certified; view summary | NCSD |
| 09-11 | An Act to Ensure Whale Safe Commercial Fishing | Richard Max Strahan | Certified; view summary | NESD |
| 09-12 | An Act to Increase Quality and Parental Choice in Public Education by Expanding Enrollment in High-Quality Charter Public Schools | James A. Peyser | Certified; view summary | ESD |
| 09-13 | An Act to Improve Public Education by Expanding Enrollment in High-Quality Charter Public Schools | James A. Peyser | Certified; view summary | NCSD |
| 09-14 | Initiative Petition to Limit Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Renewable and Alternative Energy Sources | EcoLaw | Certified; view summary | ESD |
| 09-15 | Initiative Petition to Require Carbon Dioxide Limits [on] Sources of Renewable and Alternative Energy | EcoLaw | Certified; view summary | NCSD |
| 09-16 | Initiative Petition to Prohibit the Use of Public Funds for Renewable Energy Projects that Emit Excessive Carbon Dioxide | EcoLaw | Certified; view summary | NCSD |
| 09-17 | Initiative Petition to Ensure DCR Forest Lands Are Used to Benefit Public Use and Enjoyment and to Protect Biodiversity | EcoLaw | Certified; view summary | NCSD |
| 09-18 | A Citizen Petition to Enhance Representation in Our State Legislature [constitutional amendment] | Chris McKeown | Certified; view summary | NESD |
| 09-19 | [An Act Relative to Mortgage Modifications | Harold Hubschman | Not certified; impermissibly related to powers of courts | NC |
| 09-20 | [An Act Relative to Mediation in Mortgage Foreclosure Proceedings] | Harold Hubschman | Not certified; impermissibly related to powers of courts | NC |
| 09-21 | An Act Relative to “Voter Choice,” Also Known as Instant Runoff Voting, in Primary and General Elections | David England | Certified; view summary | NESD |
| 09-22 | An Act Relative to “Voter Choice,” Also Known as Instant Runoff Voting, in General Elections | David England | Certified; view summary | NCSD |
| 09-23 | An Act Relative to “Voter Choice,” Also Known as Instant Runoff Voting, in General Elections | David England | Certified; view summary | NCSD |
| 09-24 | An Act Relative to “Voter Choice,” Also Known as Instant Runoff Voting, in Primary and General Elections | David England | Certified; view summary | NCSD |
| 09-25 | An Act Relative to “Voter Choice,” Also Known as Instant Runoff Voting, in General Elections | David England | Certified; view summary | NCSD |
| 09-26 | An Act Relative to “Voter Choice,” Also Known as Instant Runoff Voting, in General Elections | David England | Certified; view summary | NCSD |
| 09-27 | Constitutional Amendment Relative to Health Care for All | Harold Hubschman | Certified; view summary | NESD |
| 09-28 | Constitutional Amendment Relative to Health Care for All | Harold Hubschman | Certified; view summary | NCSD |
| 09-29 | An Act Relative to Establishing Regulated and Taxed Internet Poker in Massachusetts | Randall Castonguay | Not certified; not in “proper form” | NC |
| 09-30 | Constitutional Amendment [to Clarify the Local Mandate Law] | B. Ellen Holmes | Not certified; not in “proper form” | NC |
