Massachusetts 1948 ballot measures

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In 1948, voters decided on eight statewide ballot measures in Massachusetts on November 2.

• One was an advisory question.
• Four were indirect initiated state statutes.
• Three were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Voters approved four (50%) and rejected four (50%).

On the ballot

November 2, 1948

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Add "The right of free speech shall not be abridged" to the state constitution	a	1,353,307 (85%)	246,033 (15%)
LRCA	Question 2	Require that revenue from motor vehicle- and fuel-related taxes and fees be used exclusively for highway purposes	a	1,329,232 (83%)	274,351 (17%)
LRCA	Question 3	Change how vacancies in the offices of secretary, treasurer, receiver general, auditor, and attorney general are filled	a	1,207,103 (81%)	284,813 (19%)
IndISS	Question 4	Allow doctors to provide information on birth control to married women for the protection of the woman's life or health		806,829 (43%)	1,085,350 (57%)
IndISS	Question 5	Prohibit membership or non-membership to a labor organization as a condition of employment		505,575 (28%)	1,290,310 (72%)
IndISS	Question 6	Require labor organization officer elections to be held at least annually		637,324 (36%)	1,144,732 (64%)
IndISS	Question 7	Provide legal procedures for calling a labor strike		653,932 (37%)	1,124,818 (63%)
LRAQ	Question 8	Impose a term limit for the office of President	a	1,005,915 (64%)	556,838 (36%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Massachusetts
• List of Massachusetts ballot measures
• 1948 ballot measures

External links

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