Massachusetts Question 1, Removal of Word 'Male' from Voter Qualifications Amendment (1924)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes and Sex and gender issues |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Massachusetts Question 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Massachusetts on November 4, 1924. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported amending the state constitution to remove the word 'male' from the voter qualifications for certain state offices. |
A “no” vote opposed amending the state constitution to remove the word 'male' from the voter qualifications for certain state offices. |
Election results
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Massachusetts Question 1 |
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456,919 | 64.96% | ||
| No | 246,499 | 35.04% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall an amendment to the constitution relative to the qualifications of voters for certain state officers (striking out the word "male"), which received in a joint session of the two Houses held May 24, 1921, 258 votes in the affirmative and none in the negative, and at a joint session of the two Houses held May 10, 1923, received 254 votes in the affirmative and none in the negative, be approved? | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Massachusetts Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during two successive joint legislative sessions for the Massachusetts State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 101 votes in the joint session of the state legislature, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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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