It's ballot question signature collection season. When going to the grocery store or the farmer's market, you may have started seeing people collecting for various questions. Maybe you are even doing it yourself. We're on track for a record number of ballot questions this fall.

But there's something Beacon Hill could do to make that ballot more manageable: pass policies already in the Massachusetts Democratic Party platform.

The Massachusetts Democratic Party platform supports rent control and supports Same Day Registration. It recognizes that curbing the growth of rent is a critical tool to fight displacement, and it recognizes that voters should be able to register to vote or update their registration at the polls (Almost all of our neighboring states already allow it).

So, as Massachusetts Democrats get ready for their annual party convention in Worcester this weekend, it's a good time to write to your Democratic state legislators and tell them: let's make our platform mean something.