Massachusetts Question 3, Allow Ballot Question Information to Be Sent to Eligible Voters or Households Amendment (1978)
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| Topic Ballot measure process |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Massachusetts Question 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Massachusetts on November 7, 1978. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the Secretary of the Commonwealth to send ballot question information to either each eligible voter or to every residence with eligible voters, instead of requiring it to be sent to each registered voter individually. |
A “no” vote opposed changing the existing requirement, keeping the mandate that ballot question information must be sent to each registered voter individually. |
Election results
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Massachusetts Question 3 |
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1,213,413 | 71.65% | ||
| No | 480,065 | 28.35% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 3 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 joint sessions of the House of Representatives and Senate on June 26, 1976, by a vote of 244-6, and on August 10, 1977, by a vote of 253-1? | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | The proposed constitutional amendment would require the Secretary of the Commonwealth to send information about questions that will appear on the state election ballot to each person eligible to vote in the Commonwealth, or to every residence in the Commonwealth where one or more eligible voters live. Presently, the Constitution requires the Secretary to send this information to each registered voter in the Commonwealth. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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.
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