Massachusetts voters will be voting on a top-two initiative in November. A University of New Hampshire Bay State Poll released September 24 shows that the initiative is backed by 41% of the voters, opposed by 39%, and 19% are undecided. The initiative is on the ballot as Question Three.

The same poll asked about the U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts. The results: Democrat Ed Markey 53%, Republican John Deaton 30%, Socialism & Liberation Joe Tache 9%, undecided 8%. The poll did not mention the fourth candidate on the ballot, Shiva Ayyadurai, an independent. Here are the details of the poll.

Aaron Day, a New Hampshire independent and a former Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate, has organized the Stark Freedom PAC (named for Revolutionary war hero General John Stark). On September 24 it announced that it will spend $2,500,000 in independent expenditures boosting the campaigns of four Libertarian nominees for U.S. Senate, and two Constitution Party nominees for U.S. Senate.

The four Libertarians are running in Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, and Texas. The two Constitution nominees are in Michigan and New Hampshire.

Meanwhile, Aaron Day himself has withdrawn from the New Hampshire Senate race. He had petitioned as an independent and had enough valid signatures, but has withdrawn.