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Massachusetts 1994 ballot measures

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There were nine ballot measures that appeared on the Massachusetts ballot on November 8, 1994.

Six measures on the ballot were initiated state statutes.
Two measures that were on the ballot were veto referendums.
One measure was an initiated amendment to the state constitution.

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Question 1	Campaign Finance	Regulates spending on ballot question campaigns	d
VR	Question 2	Administration of government	Requires use of seat belts	a
VR	Question 3	Education	Eliminates one of the two ways in which students may authorize fees to be assessed on tuition bills at state-operated colleges and universities to support nonpartisan student organizations that attempt to influence state legislation	d
CISS	Question 4	Term limits	Sets term limits on which candidate names could be printed on ballots for specified state and federal public offices.	a
CISS	Question 5	Business regulation	Regarding the opening of retail stores on Sunday morning and certain holidays	a
CISS	Question 6	Income Tax	Requires Massachusetts income tax rates to be graduated, in order to distribute the burden of the tax fairly and equitably	d
CICA	Question 7	Income Tax	Changes the state personal income tax laws if a proposed amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution requiring income tax rates to be graduated is approved at the 1994 state election.	d
CISS	Question 8	Highway Tax Revenue	Increases the portion of gasoline tax revenue that would be credited to the state Highway Fund	a
CISS	Question 9	Business Regulation	Prohibits rent control	a

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