Five questions most likely to appear on Massachusetts 2010 ballot

December 3, 2009

BOSTON, Massachusetts: Ballot measure leaders had until November 18, 2009 to turn in at least 66,593 signatures from registered voters to local city and town clerks in the state in order for their proposals to be placed on the 2010 ballot. Of the many proposed ballot measures slated for the upcoming year, only five were solidified by Secretary of State William Galvin.

The five questions to appear on the statewide ballot in 2010 are as follows:

Type	Title	Subject	Description
VR	No Sales Tax for Alcohol Initiative	Taxes	Sales tax eliminated for alcohol sales in the state
IndISS	Sales Tax Relief Act	Taxes	Roll 6.25% sales tax back to 5%, 4%, 3% or 2.5%
IndISS	Expand Charter School Options	Education	Remove limits on number of charter schools, their funding, and enrollment.
IndISS	Limit Carbon Dioxide Emissions	Environment	Biomass renewable energy sources to emit at most 250 pounds of CO2
IndISS	Excessive Carbon Dioxide Projects Initiative	Environment	Disqualify energy sources that emit at most 250 pounds of CO2

See also

• 2010 ballot measures
• Massachusetts 2010 ballot measures