When the clock struck 1 a.m., only two of the five questions on the Massachusetts ballot had been answered by the Associated Press.

In Question 1, voters give the state auditor the power to audit the state Legislature.

On Question 5, voters decided not to increase the state’s tipped wage.

Advocates for Question 4, which would legalize some psychedelics, conceded Tuesday night, but a winner has yet to be declared.

Question 1

Massachusetts voters on Tuesday demanded more transparency in the state’s notoriously opaque legislative process. With more than half the votes counted, the campaign to allow the state auditor to audit the Legislature led with 71 percent of the vote Tuesday night.

Question 1 gives the state auditor — who is currently Diana DiZoglio — the ability to audit the state Legislature. The auditor has the ability to audit any other state entity, but the Legislature has refused to be audited. State Attorney General Andrea Campbell ruled last year that under current law, DiZoglio cannot audit the Legislature without its consent. So DiZoglio set out to change the law here, and he succeeded.

DiZoglio is a former state lawmaker herself and campaigned on the issue when she ran for auditor. She addressed supporters Tuesday night, telling them that when they come together, there is strength there.

“The power to demand access, transparency, fairness and accountability from our government,” she said. “The power to know how our taxpayer dollars are being spent by those we elect to represent us. The power to ensure the sun shines in every hall of state government.”

State lawmakers argued that since the auditor is an executive branch official, allowing her to conduct an audit without the Legislature’s consent would violate the separation of powers.

Apparently the voters weren’t too worried about that. But even with the passage of the ballot question, it’s an issue that experts say could still end up in court.

Northeastern University School of Law Professor Jeremy Paul said Tuesday night that the state auditor plans to go beyond simply checking the books to examine the Legislature’s internal deliberations, such as how it decided who would sit on certain seats. commissions.

“And the concern I have about this — and ultimately I think it will end up in the courts — is that when you put an independent official above the legislature, they’re going to be looking over their shoulder. “If I do something the auditor doesn’t like, she’ll suddenly come at me with a massive demand for documents and interfere with my ability to do my job.”

Question 2

Question 2 refers to the MCAS exam. If passed, the measure would eliminate the graduation requirement for Massachusetts public school students to pass the 10th-grade exam. Students would still take the exam, but schools would use their own graduation criteria. The Massachusetts Teachers Union is promoting the measure, arguing that standardized tests are not the best way to measure students’ abilities. Some parent groups oppose the measure, saying it helps ensure high standards are met by all students.

Question 3

Question 3 would allow ride-sharing drivers at companies like Uber and Lyft to form unions and push for better wages and working conditions. Several unions such as Local 32BJ are supporters of the measure. Some opponents say it could increase the cost of racing. This measure would not apply to other workers such as DoorDash and InstaCart.

Question 4

The campaign behind Ballot Question 4 to legalize psychedelics conceded defeat late Tuesday, but the Associated Press has not yet called the race.

“We spoke to tens of thousands of voters in Massachusetts and heard broad agreement that natural psychedelics should be more accessible to those who cannot find relief through traditional drugs and therapies,” wrote Aayush Bajpai of the Yes campaign at 4,” in a statement Tuesday. “We have made hugely important advances in this issue of psychedelic therapy and will continue to fight to find new avenues for all those struggling with mental health.”

Imani Turnbull Brown said that regardless of how they move forward, she hopes leaders of the psychedelic movement will consider factors such as racial history and culture.

“We’re still going with what we want to do, which is education, harm reduction, all these things for marginalized groups,” she said. “We just want to make sure people are informed.”

Question 5

Opponents of a ballot measure to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers in Massachusetts have declared victory. With more than 70 percent of the vote counted, the Associated Press called the race for the “no” side at 12:41 a.m. Wednesday.

The proposal would have gradually increased the minimum wage of tipped workers in the Commonwealth from the current rate of $6.75 an hour to the regular minimum wage of $15. With the “no” win, the state’s tipped wage will remain at $6.75 an hour.

“We keep the power in the hands of individual servers and bartenders who work tirelessly day in and day out to serve guests across the Commonwealth to the best of our ability,” Nancy Caswell, treasurer of Massachusetts Restaurants United, said in a statement.

Steven Rosario, who has worked in the service industry for half a decade, campaigned for a yes vote. Despite the loss, he says their fight is not over.

“I mean, we’re trying again,” Rosario said. “We are not giving up. Even if it’s 10 years, 20 years later, we’re still going to try and it doesn’t stop there.”

The measure faced staunch opposition from restaurants who argued that raising the minimum wage would hurt business and lead to closures.

Saru Jayaraman is the co-founder and chairman of One Fair Wage, which organized the “Yes on 5” campaign. She said that while the measure didn’t fail, she’s proud of the work her group has done to raise awareness about the sub-minimum wage being paid to workers.

“What this campaign has done, regardless of the outcome tonight, is actually raised the issue so that so many people in Massachusetts are aware that there is a sub-minimum wage,” she said. “The opposition poured millions of dollars into spreading misinformation, as they always do, but it kind of helped us, because in many ways it was millions of dollars of free advertising to let the people of Massachusetts know that there is this problem.”

Previous reporting by Meghan Smith of GBH News was used in this story.