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In 2010, voters decided on three statewide ballot measures in Massachusetts on November 2.

Three were indirect initiated state statutes.
Voters approved one (33.33%) and rejected two (66.67%).

On the ballot

November 2, 2010

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Remove the state sales tax on alcoholic beverages and alcohol	a	1,147,374 (52%)	1,061,406 (48%)
IndISS	Question 2	Repeal the law that allows organizations to receive a single comprehensive permit for low- or moderate-income units		900,405 (42%)	1,254,759 (58%)
IndISS	Question 3	Reduce the state sales tax from 6.25% to 3%		966,973 (43%)	1,271,532 (57%)

See also

External links

William Francis Galvin Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Statewide Ballot Measures: 1919-Present"

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