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Massachusetts Question 2, Reduce Residency Requirement for Voting Amendment (1970)
| Massachusetts Question 2 | |
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| Topic Residency voting requirements |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Massachusetts Question 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Massachusetts on November 3, 1970. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported replacing the one-year statewide residency requirement to vote with a six-month residency requirement within the voter's town or district. |
A “no” vote opposed replacing the one-year statewide residency requirement to vote with a six-month residency requirement within the voter's town or district. |
Election results
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Massachusetts Question 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,116,008 | 71.80% | ||
| No | 438,363 | 28.20% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:
| “ | Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution summarized below, which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held October 9, 1967, received 237 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 14, 1969, received 262 votes in the affirmative and 4 in the negative? | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | The proposed amendment to the Constitution abolishes the requirement that in order to vote in a state election a person must have resided within the Commonwealth one year. If amended, the Constitution would require only that a voter have resided six months in the town or district in which he claims a right to vote. | ” |
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 Boston Globe, "CITY OF BOSTON STATE ELECTION," October 23, 1970
Footnotes
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