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Massachusetts Question 2, Repeal of the Alcohol Prohibition Initiative (1930)

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Massachusetts Question 2

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Election date

November 4, 1930

Topic
Alcohol laws
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Indirect initiated state statute
Origin

Citizens



Massachusetts Question 2 was on the ballot as an indirect initiated state statute in Massachusetts on November 4, 1930. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported repealing the prohibition of alcohol.

A “no” vote opposed repealing the prohibition of alcohol.


Election results

Massachusetts Question 2

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

649,592 63.80%
No 368,544 36.20%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:

Shall the proposed law which Amends the General Laws by striking out chapter 138, section 2A, which section provides that, "No person shall manufacture, transport by air craft, water craft or vehicle, import or export spirituous or intoxicating liquor as defined by section three, or certain non-intoxicating beverages as defined by section one, 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 disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 110 in the affirmative and 123 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 11 in the affirmative and 26 in the negative, be approved?


Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Massachusetts

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 state statutes was 20,000, with an additional 5,000 if the Legislature rejected the proposal and proponents wanted it placed on the ballot.

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