The Massachusetts Legislature has been dodging an audit like it was made of plutonium.

After a majority of Bay Staters voted yes on Question 1 last November, a ballot measure giving the state auditor the authority to examine “the accounts, programs, activities and functions” of the Legislature, Beacon Hill lawmakers circled the wagons and slammed the books shut.

That didn’t deter State Auditor Diana DiZoglio, who asked Attorney General Andrea Campbell in December to greenlight a lawsuit to force the House and Senate to comply with the effort to open up their finances and divulge details on internal proceedings, according to a letter obtained by the Herald.

DiZoglio invited Campbell “to join our office’s efforts to disrupt the shameful status quo and shed a bit of sunlight on the woefully opaque” Legislature.

“Specifically, I request your support to start the process of litigating this matter as the Legislature has already failed to even acknowledge, much less comply with, our current audit engagement letter,” DiZoglio wrote in the letter, which was also sent to Gov. Maura Healey.

A spokesperson for Campbell said the attorney general “respects the will of the voters with regard to Question 1.”

Perhaps Attorney General Campbell should give the Legislature a refresher course in respecting the will of the voters. Because as the lawmakers keep putting up roadblocks to an audit, it’s clear they don’t get it.

According to data from Secretary William Gavin’s office, 66% of voters greenlit Question 1, and 26% voted no. The Legislature’s fight isn’t just with DiZoglio, it’s with the majority of Massachusetts voters.

And the lawmakers aren’t giving up, determined to keep their operations to themselves.

Lawmakers even nixed an amendment that would see the question of whether DiZoglio has the authority to audit the Legislature sent to the Supreme Judicial Court for review.

House Speaker Ron Mariano, ahead of voting on a new set of rules for the chamber Tuesday, signaled that any attempt to force the Legislature to comply with Question 1 through an internal rule change was likely doomed. He was right.

And the voters? Outgunned by the Legislature’s all-but-one-party rule.

MassGOP Chair Amy Carnevale condemned the move in a statement as a deliberate attempt by Democratic leadership to shield themselves from scrutiny.

“The voters spoke loud and clear when they passed Question 1, yet far too many elected Democrats are doing everything they can to ignore them,” said Carnevale. “Instead of respecting the democratic process, House Speaker Ron Mariano and his allies are stonewalling Republican efforts to uphold the will of the voters.”

“This is nothing more than a legislative power grab,” Carnevale continued. “The Democrats claim to support transparency, yet at every turn, they block oversight, consolidate their power, and keep taxpayers in the dark. What are they so afraid of?”

And why aren’t they afraid of angering the majority of voters who want to see them audited? Lawmakers will face re-election at some point, how will they spin playing keep-away with the Legislature’s books on the campaign trail?

The overwhelming “yes” vote on Question 1 was a wake-up call for the Legislature. They hit “snooze” at their own peril.