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Massachusetts Question 3, Prohibition of Alcohol Referendum (1924)
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| Topic Alcohol laws |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Massachusetts Question 3 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Massachusetts on November 4, 1924. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported placing prohibitions on the manufacture and transportation of liquor and certain non-intoxicating beverages. |
A “no” vote opposed placing prohibitions on the manufacture and transportation of liquor and certain non-intoxicating beverages. |
Election results
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454,656 | 50.45% | ||
| No | 446,473 | 49.55% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 3 was as follows:
| “ | Shall a law (Chapter 370 of the Acts of 1323) which provides that no person shall manufacture, transport by aircraft, watercraft or vehicles, import or export spirituous or intoxicating liquor, as defined by section 3 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, or certain non-intoxicating beverages, as defined by section 1 of said chapter 138, unless in each instance he shall have obtained the permit or other authority required therefor by the laws of the United States and the regulations made thereunder, which law was approved by both branches of the General Court by votes not recorded, and was approved by His Excellency the Governor, be approved? | ” |
Path to the ballot
Before 1952, citizen-initiated ballot measures in Massachusetts required a fixed number of signatures. In 1950, voters approved a constitutional amendment changing this to a percentage-based system, tying the number of required signatures to ballots cast in the most recent gubernatorial election. Before 1952, the signature requirement for veto referendums was 15,000 for general legislation and 10,000 for emergency legislation.
See also
External links
- William Francis Galvin Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Statewide Ballot Measures: 1919-Present"
- The Springfield Daily Republican, "Legal Notices," October 28, 1924
Footnotes
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