The biennial statewide elections in Massachusetts typically present voters with one or more ballot questions that propose new laws, constitutional amendments, or the repeal of existing laws. The 2022 election presented four such questions. This new program takes a behind-the-scenes look at how such questions come to be on the ballot and what makes the campaigns for and against the various proposals successful.
The program is useful to anyone interested in learning more - from the vantage points of key players in the process - about how to propose or oppose ballot questions.
The program is useful to anyone interested in learning more - from the vantage points of key players in the process - about how to propose or oppose ballot questions.
Course Content
9:30am - 9:35am- Welcome and Introduction
- General Overview of the Process
- Neal G. Quenzer, Esq., Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston
- Initial Stages
- Thomas O. Bean, Esq., Verrill Dana LLP, Boston
- Certification Process
- Anne L. Sterman, Esq., Deputy Bureau Chief/Government Bureau/Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Thomas O. Bean, Esq., Verrill Dana LLP, Boston
- Signature Gathering
- Michelle K. Tassinari, Esq., Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Elections Division, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Break
- Legislative Steps
- Michelle K. Tassinari, Esq., Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Elections Division, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Additional Information for Voters
- Anne L. Sterman, Esq., Deputy Bureau Chief/Government Bureau/Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Michelle K. Tassinari, Esq., Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Elections Division, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Hon. Dalila Argaez Wendlandt, Supreme Judicial Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
- Neal G. Quenzer, Esq., Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston
- Thomas O. Bean, Esq., Verrill Dana LLP, Boston
- Anne L. Sterman, Esq., Deputy Bureau Chief/Government Bureau/Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Michelle K. Tassinari, Esq., Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Elections Division, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Webcasts are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal.
- There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only.
- They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.
