Mass. voters overwhelmingly back Harris over Trump, eliminating MCAS graduation requirement, Suffolk/Globe poll finds

A range of ballot questions could have more immediate impacts on the state. Roughly 58 percent of voters said they would support eliminating a requirement that students pass the MCAS examination to graduate high school, far outpacing the 37 percent who said they would vote to keep the mandate in place......

Other ballot questions have also drawn considerable support, the poll found. Nearly 71 percent of voters said they plan to support Question 1, which would grant state Auditor Diana DiZoglio the authority to investigate the Legislature....

The majority of voters also say they intend to vote “yes” on Question 3, which would allow transportation network drivers, such as Uber or Lyft drivers, to unionize. Nearly 59 percent support the measure, compared to 37 percent who don’t......

About 47 percent of respondents said they would support their legalization, compared with 46 percent who would not. About 6 percent said they are undecided.....

About 52 percent of voters said they also would vote against Question 5, which would allow tipped restaurant servers to make the same $15 minimum wage as other workers. Nearly 40 percent of voters surveyed said they supported the measure, which has sparked an intense opposition from some restaurant owners.




https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/10/08/metro/suffolkglobe-poll-mcas-ballot-question-kamala-harris-donald-trump/