Massachusetts Question 10, Women Allowed to Serve as Notaries Public Amendment (1918)
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| Topic Sex and gender issues |
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| Type Constitutional convention referral |
Origin |
Massachusetts Question 10 was on the ballot as a constitutional convention referral in Massachusetts on November 5, 1918. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing women to be notaries public. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing women to be notaries public. |
Election results
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Massachusetts Question 10 |
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153,315 | 59.22% | ||
| No | 105,591 | 40.78% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 10 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the following Article of Amendment providing that Women shall be Eligible to Appointment as Notaries Public, submitted by the Constitutional Convention, be approved and ratified? Article of Amendment. Article IV of the articles of amendment of the constitution of the commonwealth is hereby amended by adding thereto the following words: —Women shall be eligible to appointment as notaries public. Change of name shall render the commission void, but shall not prevent reappointment under the new name, | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1917–1919 referred the revised constitution to the ballot.
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Footnotes
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