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Massachusetts Question 7, Mandatory Judicial Retirement Age Amendment (1972)
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| Topic Age limits for officials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Massachusetts Question 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Massachusetts on November 7, 1972. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported requiring all judges to retire at age 70. |
A “no” vote opposed requiring all judges to retire at age 70. |
Election results
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Massachusetts Question 7 |
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1,608,282 | 76.18% | ||
| No | 502,743 | 23.82% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 7 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 June 18, 1969, received 198 votes in the affirmative and 63 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1971, received 231 votes in the affirmative and 81 in the negative? | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | The proposed amendment would require that all judges must retire upon reaching seventy years of age. | ” |
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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