To place the safer tech law on the 2028 ballot, Massachusetts requires collecting more than 75K certified voter signatures. To guarantee success, our signature gathering occurs in two phases.

2026: Signature Phase 1 ~ Vetting & Legal Access Phase

September 12-14, 2026: Distribute PDFs and printed packets to approved circulators.

Organization Objective: Establish an active legal presence at high-traffic zones and pull official state voter files to build our canvassing database.
Listening Objective: While collecting signatures, gather feedback from voters, test our message, and add supporters to our volunteer base.

Late Autumn 2026: Phase 1 Data Collection & Town Clerk Filing

Action: Gather initial sheets and submit them to Town Clerks for local verification. The state-wide deadline is Nov. 18, Wed., before 5 PM, but not all clerks are open on Wednesday.
Objective: Test local clerk processing times and map out high-yield signature locations.

Winter 2026 – Summer 2027: Improvement & Infrastructure Building

Campaign Assessment: Analyze campaign needs and expand our volunteer network, training, and education.
Feedback, Expert Review, & Listening Tour: To perfect the petition’s text, analyze Phase 1 feedback and share the text with policy experts, legal minds, and community organizations.
August 2027 Resubmission: Officially resubmit an upgraded version of the initiative to the state, if necessary.

Fall 2027: Phase 2 ~ The Ballot Qualification Push

We hit the ground running utilizing the massive support and organization secured during Phase 1.

September 12-14, 2027: Distribute PDFs and printed packets to approved circulators.

Campaign Objective: Gather voter signatures in high-traffic zones, add supporters, educate and listen to feedback.

Late Autumn 2027: Phase 2 Town Clerk Filing

Signature Objective: Gather initial sheets and submit them to Town Clerks for local verification.
Dec. 1, Wed.: Provide 74,574+ Certified Petitions to the Secretary of State in Boston

2028: State Legislature Vote

2 May, Tuesday, 2028: Last Day for State Legislature to Vote to Pass Petition Initiative without 2nd Round

2028: Signature Drive Round 2

May 3, 2028: Request New Printed Petitions
Round 2 Signature Collection: Collect 12,429+ Signatures & Submit to Town Clerks
June 23, 2028, Wednesday (before 5 PM): Last Day to Submit Signatures to Town Clerks for Certification for Round 2, but some clerks are closed on Wednesday.
July 5, 2028, Wednesday: Submit 12,429+ Certified Signatures to Secretary of State in Boston

2028: People’s Vote on Ballot Questions

Tuesday, November 7, 2028: Massachusetts’ voters decide whether to pass the proposed petition for a law through a ballot question.