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Massachusetts Prohibit Public Aid for Sectarian Schools Amendment (1917)
| Massachusetts Prohibit Public Aid for Sectarian Schools Amendment | |
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| Topic Public education funding and School choice policy |
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| Type Constitutional convention referral |
Origin |
Massachusetts Prohibit Public Aid for Sectarian Schools 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 prohibit state aid to sectarian schools. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to prohibit state aid to sectarian schools. |
Election results
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206,329 | 61.28% | ||
| No | 130,357 | 38.72% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Prohibit Public Aid for Sectarian Schools Amendment was as follows:
| “ | In place of Article 18 of the articles of amendment of the Constitution, shall the following article of amendment relative to appropriations for educational and benevolent purposes, 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.
See also
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