Does your state lean blue or lean red? Check out our new report, highlighting partisan control of state government from 1992-2013.
Massachusetts 2000 citizen initiatives
This is a historical listing of all citizen-initiated intiatives that made the 2000 ballot in Massachusetts.
2000 Citizen Initiatives
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CI | Question 3 | Animal Rights | Prohibit dog racing | |
| CI | Question 4 | Taxes | Repeal the law setting the state personal income tax rate on Part B taxable income | |
| CI | Question 5 | Health/Medical | Would establish state Health Care Council to review and recommend legislation for a health care system that ensures comprehensive, high quality health care. | |
| CI | Question 6 | Taxes | Would allow a personal income taxpayer a tax credit equal to the amount of tolls the taxpayer paid during the taxable year on all Massachusetts roads | |
| CI | Question 7 | Taxes | Would allow for deductions to the state personal income tax for charitable deductions | |
| CI | Question 8 | Drug Policy Reform | Would create a Drug Treatment Trust Fund, to treat those with drug dependencies. Funded by drug fines, money and property forfeited because of its use in connection with drug crimes | |
For a complete list of measures that appeared on the 2000 ballot in Massachusetts, including legislative-referred ballot measures, see Massachusetts 2000 ballot measures.
See also
- Massachusetts 2008 ballot measures
- List of Massachusetts ballot measures
- List of Massachusetts initiatives from 1920-2000 (PDF)
- Massachusetts political news
External links
State of Massachusetts Boston (capital) | |
|---|---|
| Ballot Measures |
List of Massachusetts ballot measures | Local measures | School bond issues | Ballot measure laws | Initiative laws | History of I&R | Campaign Finance Requirements | Recall process | |
| Government |
Massachusetts State Constitution | House of Representatives | Senate | |
| State executive officers |
Governor | Lieutenant Governor | Attorney General | Secretary of State | Treasurer | State Auditor | Commissioner of Education | Commissioner of Insurance | Commissioner of Agriculture | Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs | Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development | Chair of Public Utilities | |
| Judiciary |
Massachusetts Supreme Court | Circuit Court of Appeals | District Courts | Judicial Nominating Commission | Judicial news | Judicial activist organizations | |
| Transparency Topics |
Public Records Act | Transparency Checklist | Government corruption reports | Transparency Legislation | Open Records procedures | Transparency Advocates | Transparency blogs | State budget | Taxpayer-funded lobbying associations | |
| Divisions |
State |
List of Counties |
List of Cities |
List of School Districts | |