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Charlie Baker and Deval Patrick, Former Governors and Rivals, Endorse Question 3
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. | October 5, 2026 They ran against each other and topped rival party tickets. They know how Massachusetts politics work – and how it can often fall short. Today, former Governor Charlie Baker joins former Governor Deval Patrick in endorsing Question 3, the All-Party Primaries ballot initiative. Baker [...]
Growing coalition of leaders backs good-government ballot question for All-Party Primaries
Mayors, State Senators, Local Officials and Labor Across Massachusetts Endorse Question 3 for Competitive Elections Growing coalition of leaders – from Western Mass to Greater Boston – backs good-government ballot question for All-Party Primaries FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 15, 2026 press@coalitionforhealthydemocracy.org CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – State senators, mayors, a county sheriff, [...]
What a Springfield congregation taught me about our broken elections
A few years ago, a service and community meeting at the Spring of Hope Church in Springfield gave me the insight and fire to begin a new journey of democracy renovation in Massachusetts—one focused on making sure our voices matter, and are heard, by the people we elect to represent us.
SJC Rules in Favor of All-Party Primary Ballot Initiative
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court unanimously affirms voters' right to decide on All-Party Primaries in November. June 22, 2026, for immediate release BOSTON – The Supreme Judicial Court today unanimously upheld the Attorney General's certification of the Coalition for Healthy Democracy's All-Party Primary ballot initiative, clearing the path for Massachusetts to [...]
Response to H.5469 “Transparency” Bill With Zero Transparency
Coalition for Healthy Democracy, Advocates Respond to Massachusetts House Passing H.5469 “Transparency” Bill With Zero Transparency June 4, 2026, for immediate release BOSTON – Yesterday, less than 24 hours after it was publicly released, with no public hearing and no public testimony, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed H.5469, “An [...]
All-Party Primaries would fix Massachusetts’ Legislature
Published in the Boston Globe, March 19, 2026 Opinion: All-party primaries would fix Massachusetts’ unproductive Legislature The state suffers from too little competition. By Danielle Allen Danielle Allen is convening chair of the Coalition for Healthy Democracy and a professor of political philosophy, ethics, and public policy at Harvard University. [...]
Coalition for Healthy Democracy Rallies and Delivers Signatures for 2026 Democracy Reform
The Coalition for Healthy Democracy rallied with supporters, volunteers and community leaders before formally delivering signatures for a 2026 ballot question aimed to energize Massachusetts democracy through All-Party Primaries. Following the speaking program, coalition members will walked the certified signatures to state officials for submission.
Coalition for Healthy Democracy Announces First Slate of Supporters for Public Records Reform Ballot Initiative
August 25, 2025 BOSTON – The Coalition for Healthy Democracy announced its first slate of supporters for a ballot initiative to bring long-overdue transparency and accountability to Massachusetts government through public records reform. The measure would end Massachusetts’ status as the least transparent state in the nation, finally requiring the [...]
Statement from the Coalition for Healthy Democracy on Preliminary Ballot Filings
August 5, 2025 BOSTON – Below is a statement from Danielle Allen of the Coalition for Healthy Democracy: “The Coalition for Healthy Democracy is committed to making the political system in Massachusetts more open, fair and accountable,” said Danielle Allen of the Coalition for Healthy Democracy. “As part of that [...]
