When the clock struck four on Wednesday, four of the five voting questions in Massachusetts had been asked by the Associated Press.

On Question 1, voters chose to grant the state auditor the authority to audit the state legislature.

On Question 2, voters said “yes” to eliminating the MCAS exam as a standard graduation requirement for Mass. students.

Regarding Question 4, voters chose to keep psychedelic substances illegal across the state.

In Question 5, voters decided not to increase the state’s tipping wage.

The Question 3 race, which will decide whether rideshare drivers at companies like Uber and Lyft can unionize, was trending toward a “yes” vote but had not yet been called.

Question 1

Massachusetts voters on Tuesday certainly asked for more transparency in the state’s notoriously opaque legislative process. With more than half of the votes counted, the campaign to have the state auditor audit the Legislature led with 71% of the vote late Tuesday night.

Question 1 gives the state auditor – 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. Attorney General Andrea Campbell ruled last year that under current law, DiZoglio cannot control the Legislature without his consent. So DiZoglio wanted to change the law here, and she succeeded.

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

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

State lawmakers have argued that since the auditor is an official of the executive branch, allowing her to conduct an audit without legislative approval would violate the separation of powers.

It doesn’t seem like voters were too concerned about that. But even with this ballot question passed, this is an issue that experts say could still end up in court.

Professor Jeremy Paul of Northeastern University School of Law said Tuesday evening that the state auditor plans to go well beyond auditing the books to investigate the Legislature’s internal deliberations, such as how it was decided who sits on certain committees would sit down.

“And the concern I have about it — and ultimately I think it’s going to end up in court — is that when you put an independent official over 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 big request for documents and hinder my ability to do my job.”

Question 2

The campaign behind Ballot Question 2 to eliminate the tenth grade MCAS exam as a graduation requirement was approved by voters early Wednesday morning. Massachusetts is now one of the few states without a common graduation standard.

Massachusetts Teachers Association Vice President Deb McCarthy addressed supporters Tuesday evening ahead of the union’s victory.

“We are determined to defend our victory and we will not let anyone take it from us. The people have spoken and we will stand united and protect the winning question two.”

Massachusetts Teachers Association President Max Page says the union’s members, volunteers and their recruitment efforts owe the victory.

“Think about where it started last summer when an unprecedented number of signatures were collected, 130,000 in the fall, another 40,000 in the spring. Incredible, incredible sign of support. And now we see it in the way people vote.”

The change means school districts across the state can now set their own criteria for graduation.

Page says the measure will take effect immediately. This means that passing the MCAS will not be a graduation requirement for high school students this spring.

Question 3

Question 3 would allow taxi drivers at companies like Uber and Lyft to form unions and push for better wages and working conditions. Several unions such as Lokaal 32BJ are in favor of the measure. Some opponents say it could increase the cost of rides. This measure would not apply to other gig workers such as DoorDash and InstaCart.

Question 4

The campaign behind Ballot Question 4 to legalize psychedelic substances suffered a defeat on Tuesday evening, but the Associated Press has not yet called the race.

“We spoke to tens of thousands of voters in Massachusetts and heard that there was broad agreement that natural psychedelics should be more accessible to those who cannot find relief through traditional medications and therapy,” wrote Aayush Bajpai of the ‘Yes on 4’- campaign in a statement Tuesday. “(W)e have made tremendously important progress in this field of psychedelic therapy, and we will continue to fight to find new paths for all those struggling with their mental health.”

Imani Turnbull Brown said that regardless of how other efforts move forward, she hopes leaders of the psychedelics movement will take factors like racial history and culture into account.

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

Question 5

Opponents of a statewide ballot measure to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers in Massachusetts have declared victory. With more than 70% of votes 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 per hour to the regular minimum wage of $15. With the “no” victory, the state’s tipped wage will remain at $6.75 per hour.

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

Steven Rosario, who has worked in the service sector for half a decade, campaigned for a ‘yes’ vote. Despite the loss, he says their fight isn’t over.

“I mean, we’ll try again,” Rosario said. “We don’t give up. Even if it’s ten years or twenty years later, we’re still going to try, and it won’t stop here.”

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

Saru Jayaraman is co-founder and chairman of One Fair Wage, which organized the ‘Yes on 5’ campaign. She said that even as the measure fails, she is proud of the work her group has done to raise awareness about the subminimum wages workers receive.

“What this campaign did, regardless of tonight’s outcome, is it actually raised the issue so that so many people in Massachusetts are aware that a subminimum wage exists,” she said. “The opposition spent millions of dollars spreading disinformation, as they always do, but they actually helped us a little bit because in many ways it was millions of dollars in free advertising to let people in Massachusetts know this problem exists. ”

This story used previous reporting by Meghan Smith of GBH News.