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Massachusetts Question 6, Permit Death Penalty Advisory Question (1968)
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| Topic Death penalty |
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| Type Legislatively referred advisory question |
Origin |
Massachusetts Question 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred advisory question in Massachusetts on November 5, 1968. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported permitting the death penalty as a punishment for a crime. |
A “no” vote opposed permitting the death penalty as a punishment for a crime. |
Election results
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Massachusetts Question 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,159,348 | 61.34% | ||
| No | 730,649 | 38.66% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 6 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the commonwealth of Massachusetts retain capital punishment for crime? | ” |
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote of a resolve is required during one legislative session of the Massachusetts State Legislature to place an advisory question on the ballot. That amounts to 81 votes in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and 21 votes in the Massachusetts State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Advisory questions 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 North Adams Transcript, "NOTICE OF STATE ELECTION," November 1, 1968
Footnotes
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