Massachusetts Question 1, Biennial Legislative Sessions and Budget Initiative (1938)
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| Topic State legislative processes and sessions |
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| Type Indirect initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Massachusetts Question 1 was on the ballot as an indirect initiated constitutional amendment in Massachusetts on November 8, 1938. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported providing for biennial legislative sessions and a biennial budget. |
A “no” vote opposed providing for biennial legislative sessions and a biennial budget. |
Election results
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Massachusetts Question 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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748,030 | 64.20% | ||
| No | 417,134 | 35.80% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall an amendment to the Constitution providing for bien- nial sessions of the General Court and for a biennial budget 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 indirect initiated constitutional amendments was 25,000.
See also
External links
- William Francis Galvin Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Statewide Ballot Measures: 1919-Present"
- The North Adams Transcript, "Warrant for Biennial State Election 1938," October 29, 1938
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