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Massachusetts Question 1, Initiative and Referendum Process Amendment (1918)
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| Topic Initiative and referendum process |
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| Type Constitutional convention referral |
Origin |
Massachusetts Question 1 was on the ballot as a constitutional convention referral in Massachusetts on November 5, 1918. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported establishing an initiative and referendum process in Massachusetts. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing an initiative and referendum process in Massachusetts. |
Election results
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Massachusetts Question 1 |
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170,646 | 51.28% | ||
| No | 162,103 | 48.72% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Article of Amendment relative to the establishment of the popular initiative and referendum and the legislative initiative of specific amendments of the Constitution, submitted by the Constitutional Convention, be approved and ratified? | ” |
Path to the ballot
The Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1917–1919 referred the revised constitution to the ballot.
See also
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Footnotes
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