Massachusetts 1994 ballot measures

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In 1994, voters decided on nine statewide ballot measures in Massachusetts on November 8.

• Six were indirect initiated state statutes.
• One was an indirect initiated constitutional amendment.
• Two were veto referendums.
• Voters approved five (55.56%) and rejected four (44.44%).

On the ballot

November 8, 1994

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Revise laws relating to contributions to ballot measure campaigns		822,065 (40%)	1,225,725 (60%)
VR	Question 2	Require drivers and passengers in certain motor vehicles wear proper seat belts	a	1,240,271 (59%)	844,755 (41%)
VR	Question 3	Eliminate one of the two ways in which students may authorize fees to be assessed on tuition bills at state-operated colleges and universities to support nonpartisan student organizations that attempt to influence state legislation		964,871 (49%)	1,011,474 (51%)
IndISS	Question 4	Establish term limits for state executive, legislative, and congressional offices	a	1,047,927 (52%)	984,571 (48%)
IndISS	Question 5	Allow retail stores to be open any time on Sundays, Memorial Day, July Fourth, and Labor Day and establish regulations on work on these days	a	1,100,994 (53%)	990,057 (47%)
IndICA	Question 6	Establish a graduated income tax		630,694 (30%)	1,442,404 (70%)
IndISS	Question 7	Establish graduated tax rates from 5.5% to 9.8%		599,917 (29%)	1,461,950 (71%)
IndISS	Question 8	Redirect more gasoline tax revenue into the state Highway Fund	a	1,500,238 (74%)	526,809 (26%)
IndISS	Question 9	Prohibit and repeal rent control laws	a	1,034,599 (51%)	980,736 (49%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Massachusetts
• List of Massachusetts ballot measures
• 1994 ballot measures

External links

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