Massachusetts Establish Closed Primary System Measure (1916)
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| Topic Primary election participation and Primary election systems |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Massachusetts Establish Closed Primary System Measure was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Massachusetts on November 7, 1916. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported establishing a closed primary system, prohibiting members of one political party from voting in the primary of another. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing a closed primary system. |
Election results
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209,624 | 58.28% | ||
| No | 150,050 | 41.72% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Establish Closed Primary System Measure was as follows:
| “ | Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and sixteen, entitled 'An Act to prevent the voters of one political party from voting in the primaries of another political party ' be approved and become law? [ ] Yes [ ] No | ” |
Path to the ballot
The measure was placed on the ballot by a vote of the Massachusetts State Legislature.
See also
Footnotes
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