Massachusetts 1978 ballot measures

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In 1978, voters decided on seven statewide ballot measures in Massachusetts on November 7.

• Seven were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Voters approved seven (100%) and rejected zero (0%).

On the ballot

November 7, 1978

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Allow the legislature to create up to four classes of real property for taxation	a	1,285,865 (66%)	649,400 (34%)
LRCA	Question 2	Allow a new governor up to eight weeks after the legislative session begins to submit their budget to the legislature	a	1,223,502 (73%)	460,452 (27%)
LRCA	Question 3	Require the Secretary of the Commonwealth to send information regarding ballot questions to each person eligible to vote or to every residence where one or more eligible voters live	a	1,213,413 (72%)	480,065 (28%)
LRCA	Question 4	Establish that the standards for taking the state census are the same as the standards used for the federal census	a	1,142,050 (70%)	501,077 (30%)
LRCA	Question 5	Provide local charter commissions 18 months, instead of 10, to prepare a proposed charter or charter revision for voter approval	a	812,263 (52%)	764,800 (48%)
LRCA	Question 6	Prohibit public schools from assigning or denying admission to students based on race, color, national origin, or creed	a	1,199,856 (70%)	512,667 (30%)
LRCA	Question 7	Allow land used for recreational purposes and land preserved in its natural state to be taxed at a separate rate	a	1,031,194 (62%)	636,471 (38%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Massachusetts
• List of Massachusetts ballot measures
• 1978 ballot measures

External links

• William Francis Galvin Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Statewide Ballot Measures: 1919-Present"