Southampton - MA Democratic Town Committee

08/26/2026

What's on Your Ballot? Learn about Ballot Questions 3, 5, and 7.

Panel presentation sponsored by the Northampton Democratic City Committee, Southampton Democratic Town Committee, and Northampton Youth Commission

When: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Time: 6:30-8:30 pm
Where: Northampton High School (Subject to change)

Join us for a panel presentation on three questions appearing on the November ballot. There will be two presenters representing opposing views for each ballot question.

Register for the event: RSVP here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUEQ4WpD4IuPTZO0EEr6xBrXTRxPxqNXwqtdNF4GW79ZlvLQ/viewform
To Submit a Question for a panelist in advance, please use this link
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScWxE9r9jd6WQKy8l5mykYdWUEd68P_Y0b1Hh3socSh3mVNrw/viewform

Here are the confirmed panelists:
Q3 (primary voting)
Y - Will Goldsmith - Western MA organizer for Coalition for Healthy Democracy
N - Jordan Berg Powers - No on 3 Campaign

Q5 (tax rebate)
Y - Chris Keohan - CK Strategies
N - Shanique Rodriguez - MA Voter Table

Q7 (zoning)
Y - Andrew Mikula - Legalize Starter Homes
N - Representative from Mass Municipal Association

Thank you for RSVPing to the Western Mass Ballot Question Forum: Questions 3, 5 & 7 on Wednesday, September 23. Whether or not you're able to attend in person, we welcome you to submit your questions on ballot questions 3, 5, and/or 7 ahead of the forum for our presenters to address during the forum...

08/12/2026

Join Senator Warren and Senator Markey for a town hall in Holyoke to discuss the issues you care about most. We are just a few weeks away from the September 1st Primary Election and we need all hands on deck! Doors will open at 9:15 am, and the speaking program will begin at 10:15 am. Please arrive....

08/11/2026

August 10, 2026. Thank you Jeromie Whalen, Tara Jacobs and Mike Fenton.

08/01/2026

People across our district have called for any opportunity to be educated on the differences in this election. People have advocated for the chance to hear directly from the candidates running to represent them about the solutions to the issues we’re all facing. Now, we have at least one opportunity for this in the form of a debate on August 26th.

More information about how to watch coming soon, for now let’s keep up the momentum, and help us to reach every voter possible.

Links to get involved in comments!

07/31/2026

Join us for a **Hampshire County Democratic Candidates Forum** on August 10th at 6pm at Easthampton High School! Designed to promote broad voter education, the forum will bring together candidates from across the county for a structured discussion. The event will allow voters to compare perspectives...

07/22/2026

MA now has numbers for the 9 ballot questions:

Question 1: Extending the public records law to cover the Governor & Legislature

Question 2: Extending collective bargaining rights to CPCS employees

Question 3: Eliminating party primaries and having all candidates run on the same ballot ("all-party primary," "top two primary," "jungle primary")

Question 4: Allowing voters to register to vote or update their registration on Election Day

Question 5: Tightening the state's revenue cap and subjecting Fair Share revenue to that cap

Question 6: Dedicating the portion of the state sales tax collected from sporting goods, RVs, and golf courses to a nature conservation fund

Question 7: Reducing the minimum lot size requirements for single family homes in communities with public water and sewer

Question 8: Recriminalizing recreational ma*****na

Question 9: Upholding the 2024 gun safety law

07/17/2026