Breaking: Rent Control Is Off The November Ballot

Short summary

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court invalidated a rent control ballot initiative because its religious exemption clause violates the state constitution's ban on petitions relating to religion, preventing it from appearing on the November ballot.

• •Court ruled Initiative Petition 25-21 unconstitutionally references religious exemptions
• •Attorney General's certification was improper under Article 48 of Massachusetts Constitution
• •Real estate industry opposed proposal; ballot placement blocked

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