Massachusetts Authorize Public Acquisition of Necessaries of Life During Emergency Amendment (1917)
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| Topic Government continuity policy and State legislative authority |
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| Type Constitutional convention referral |
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Massachusetts Authorize Public Acquisition of Necessaries of Life During Emergency Amendment was on the ballot as a constitutional convention referral in Massachusetts on November 6, 1917. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to authorize the state legislature or municipalities to acquire the necessaries of life during a state of emergency and distribute them. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to authorize the state legislature or municipalities to acquire the necessaries of life during a state of emergency and distribute them. |
Election results
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261,119 | 83.44% | ||
| No | 51,826 | 16.56% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Authorize Public Acquisition of Necessaries of Life During Emergency Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall the following Article of Amendment relative to the taking and distribution by the Commonwealth and its municipalities of the common necessaries of life, submitted by the Constitutional Convention, be approved and ratified? [ ] Yes [ ] No | ” |
Path to the ballot
The measure was placed on the ballot by a vote of the 1917 constitutional convention.
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