Massachusetts Death Penalty Constitutional Status, Question 2 (1982) - Ballotpedia

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The Massachusetts Death Penalty Constitutional Status Amendment, also known as Question 2, was on the November 2, 1982 ballot in Massachusetts as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure stated that no constitutional provision shall be construed as prohibiting the death penalty.^[1]

Election results

Massachusetts Question 2 (1982)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		1,131,668	60.19%
No		748,549	39.81%

Election results via: Massachusetts Secretary of State

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↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "Statewide Ballot Questions — Statistics by Year: 1919 – 2012," accessed December 26, 2013

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