Help Get Safer Tech on the Massachusetts Ballot

Support our initiative petition because we all need:

• Safer Technology
• Someone to Speak for the People and the Trees

We can support safer access for all:

Make Safer Simple to See:

Support an Office of Research and Technology that examines & shares how to make technology safer, or, if impossible, sidestep it entirely.

Support Safer Tech Experts:

Tech is hard to understand, fix, analyze, and control. We need experts on the side of the public working to analyze tech impacts on civil liberties, health, safety, environment, and the economy.

Start with a Single Focus (for now)

Because Massachusetts requires 1 subject only for petition initiatives, this petition focuses on non-ionizing radiation. The framework allows evaluation of privacy aspects (e.g. tracking location), economic impacts, energy costs, due process, security issues, property rights, safety, disability rights, public and environmental health, etc.

Protect through Transparency & Solutions

This office would share solutions with the people and our state government to allow individuals and our government to make better choices. These independent experts would also be able to provide expert testimony in court, in support of safer technology, and research existing emissions and impacts.

They are already bringing out the corporate lawyers–because they know our law works. This year, three lawyers have already filed against our petition initiative with the attorney general. Their strategy is simple: tie us up in legal maneuvers to drain our time and stop us from organizing our statewide signature drive.

You recurring monthly donation ensures we can counter their corporate maneuvers, build public awareness, and reach our 100K signature goal.

Safer Solutions Exist:

Federal law or jurisdictional authorities prevent mandating changes, but laws can change and people can choose to prefer safer choices. This law would help find more solutions [see our case series here] – simple ideas already exist:

• 🔌 Safer Fiber & Less Tech: Government could support access to safer options, including options for less tech where beneficial.
• 📉 Drastically Reduce Signals: Recommend systems to transmit minimal data, instead of sending signals every minute, and to provide offline operations wherever possible.
• ⚡ Safer Power Lines: Monitor utility companies and corporations regarding fields and other electromagnetic exposures.
• 🛑 The Right to Free Opt-Out: Recommend every homeowner has a zero cost option to decline wireless smart utility meters.
• 👨‍🎓 Monitoring: Monitor non-ionizing radiation exposures, including identifying where exposures exceed federal guidelines.
• ⚖️ Accountability: Identify where industries need to change or be held accountable.

Timeline of Petition Initiative

This Massachusetts ballot initiative requires collecting 74,574+ certified voter signatures from mid-
September through November 17, 2026 (Round 1) and may require a second round May to June 2027. A strict rule requires voters to only sign petitions specifically designated for their hometown. Volunteers can participate by gathering signatures, hosting petition sheets, or assisting with the organization and submission of documents.

2026: Round 1

• From Now On: Mobilize & Publicize for Volunteers, Infrastructure, & Support
• Aug. 5: Submit a Signed Proposed Law (Initiative Petition) to Attorney General
• Distribute Printed Petitions: Collect and Distribute Printed Petitions with Instructions (c. Sept. 7-18, 2026)
• Sept. 14: Start Signature Collection & Submission to Town Clerks
• Nov. 17, Tuesday: Finalize all Signatures
• Nov. 18, Wed. (before 5 PM): Last Day to Submit Signatures to Town Clerks for Certification (Round 1)
• Dec. 2, Wed.: Give 74,574+ Certified Petitions to the Secretary of State in Boston

2027: State Legislature Vote

• 4 May Tuesday 2027: Last Day for State Legislature to Vote to Pass Petition Initiative without 2nd Round

2027: Round 2 (If State Legislature Fails to Pass)

• May 5, 2027: If not Passed by State, Request New Printed Petitions
• Round 2 Signature Collection: Collect 12,429+ Signatures & Submit to Town Clerks
• June 23, 2027, Wednesday: Last Day to Submit Signatures to Town Clerks for Certification (Round 2)
• July 7, 2027, Wednesday: Last Day to Submit 12,429+ Certified Signatures to Secretary of State in Boston

2028: People’s Vote on Ballot Question

• November 14, 2028: Massachusetts’ voters decide whether to pass the proposed petition for a law through a ballot question.