Massachusetts 1972 ballot measures

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In 1972, voters decided on nine statewide ballot measures in Massachusetts on November 7.

• Two were advisory questions.
• Seven were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Voters approved eight (88.89%) and rejected one (11.11%).

On the ballot

November 7, 1972

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Allow the legislature to require that agricultural and horticultural land be taxed based on its use rather than market value	a	1,440,093 (73%)	534,143 (27%)
LRCA	Question 2	Set the minimum voting age as 18	a	1,664,998 (81%)	399,624 (19%)
LRCA	Question 3	Repeal language in the state constitution that prohibits individuals classified as paupers from voting	a	1,562,886 (79%)	426,510 (21%)
LRCA	Question 4	Allow for state-funded loans for tuition and board to residents attending colleges	a	1,407,690 (68%)	666,276 (32%)
LRCA	Question 5	Provide for a state constitutional right to clean air and water, freedom from excessive noise, and the protection of environmental and natural resource qualities	a	1,634,674 (82%)	359,864 (18%)
LRCA	Question 6	Allow for the use of a graduated income tax scheme		712,030 (33%)	1,455,639 (67%)
LRCA	Question 7	Require all judges to retire at age 70	a	1,608,282 (76%)	502,743 (24%)
LRAQ	Question 8	Lower the age for purchasing or selling alcohol to 18	a	1,067,458 (51%)	1,027,914 (49%)
LRAQ	Question 9	Advise officials to allow voluntary recitation of prayer in public schools	a	1,766,980 (82%)	383,496 (18%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Massachusetts
• List of Massachusetts ballot measures
• 1972 ballot measures

External links

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