Massachusetts Question 5, District Attorney Bar Membership Requirement Referendum (1922)
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| Topic Local government officials and elections |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Massachusetts Question 5 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Massachusetts on November 7, 1922. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported approving a law requiring that a District Attorney must be a member of the Bar of the Commonwealth. |
A “no” vote opposed approving a law requiring that a District Attorney must be a member of the Bar of the Commonwealth. |
Election results
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Massachusetts Question 5 |
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396,623 | 58.44% | ||
| No | 282,011 | 41.56% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 5 was as follows:
| “ | Shall a law (Chapter 455 of the Acts of 1942) which provides that a District Attorney, shall be a member of the Bar of the Commonwealth, passed in the House of Representatives by a majority not recorded, and in the Senate by a majority not recorded, and approved by His Excellency the Governor, be approved? | ” |
Path to the ballot
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 veto referendums was 15,000 for general legislation and 10,000 for emergency legislation.
See also
External links
- William Francis Galvin Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Statewide Ballot Measures: 1919-Present"
- The Berkshire Evening Eagle, "Specimen Ballot For State Election Tuesday, November 7 ," October 28, 1922
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