Become part of the movement for unbiased, accessible election information. Donate today.
Massachusetts Establish New Year's Day as a Legal Holiday Measure (1916)
| Massachusetts Establish New Year's Day as a Legal Holiday Measure | |
|---|---|
|
|
|
| Election date |
|
| Topic State flags and symbols |
|
| Status |
|
| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Massachusetts Establish New Year's Day as a Legal Holiday 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 New Year's Day as a legal holiday. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing New Year's Day as a legal holiday. |
Election results
|
Massachusetts Establish New Year's Day as a Legal Holiday Measure |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
|
|
312,678 | 73.43% | ||
| No | 113,142 | 26.57% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Establish New Year's Day as a Legal Holiday Measure was as follows:
| “ | Shall an act passed by the general court in the year nineteen hundred and sixteen to make the first day of January, known as New Year's Day, a legal holiday, 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
 |
State of Massachusetts Boston (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
