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'''Three citizen-initiated ballot questions''' were on the [[2008 ballot measures|November 4, 2008 ballot]] in [[Massachusetts]].


The [[Massachusetts Constitution]] can be amended through [[Indirect initiative amendment|initiative]] and new state laws (statutes) can be proposed through initiative.  All three statewide ballot measures that earned a spot on the November ballot by collecting signatures were new state laws (not [[constitutional amendment]]s).
In [[2008 ballot measures|2008]], voters decided on three statewide ballot measures in [[Massachusetts]] on November 4.
 
*Three were indirect initiated state statutes.
In [[Massachusetts]], after the state determines which initiatives have succeeded in collecting enough signatures to be placed on the ballot, official numbers/names are assigned to each of the successful initiatives. Secretary of State William Galvin has discretion over the order of questions on the ballot.  His office announced that they had determined the ballot ordering "based on the perceived relative importance of the proposed laws."
*Voters approved two (66.67%) and rejected one (33.33%).
 
==Key facts==
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* Through 2008, 64 [[initiative|citizen-initiated ballot propositions]] had appeared on the Massachusetts ballot since the beginning of the process in 1920.
 
* Of those 64, 32 were approved by voters.
 
==National overview==
 
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* '''[[2008 ballot measures]]'''
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*  '''[[Ballot Initiative Report, 2008]]'''
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* '''[[2008 ballot measures#state-by-state chart|State-by-state chart]]
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* '''[[2008 ballot measure lawsuits]]'''
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===November 4, 2008 ballot===


==On the ballot==
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===Didn't make ballot===
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|{{vr}} || [[Massachusetts Repeal 40B (2008)|Repeal 40B]] || [[Administration of government on the ballot|Government Administration]] || Would strip four affordable housing provisions from the state's permitting law || <span style="color:red">'''Failed signature requirement'''</span>
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==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Massachusetts signature requirements]]
* [[Laws governing the initiative process in Massachusetts]]
* [[List of Massachusetts ballot measures]]
* [[List of Massachusetts ballot measures]]
* [[List of ballot measures by state]]
* [[2008 ballot measures]]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ELE/eleidx.htm Massachusetts Elections Division]
*[https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/research-and-statistics/balmresults.htm ''William Francis Galvin Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts'', "Massachusetts Statewide Ballot Measures: 1919-Present"]
*[http://www.iandrinstitute.org/New%20IRI%20Website%20Info/I&R%20Research%20and%20History/I&R%20at%20the%20Statewide%20Level/Usage%20history/Massachusetts.pdf I&R Institute, Historical Listing of Massachusetts' initiatives]
*[http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=cagoterminal&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Government&L2=Initiatives+%26+Other+Ballot+Questions&sid=Cago&b=terminalcontent&f=government_initiativepetitiontracking&csid=Cago List of current petitions filed in Massachusetts from the Attorney General's office]
*[http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_9848214?source=most_emailed ''Berkshire Eagle:'' "Income tax repeal gets 1st ballot slot," July 11, 2008]
*[http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view/2008_07_10_Galvin_makes_income_tax_ballot_petition_Question_1/srvc=home&position=recent ''Boston Herald:'' "Galvin makes income tax repeal Question 1 on ballot," July 10, 2008]
*[http://www.politickerma.com/jeremyjacobs/333/initiative-repeal-state-income-tax-gets-first-slot-november-ballot ''PolitickerMA.com:'' "Initiative to repeal state income tax gets first slot on November ballot," July 11, 2008] ''([[timed out]])''
*[http://www.imagineelection.com Imagine Election] - Sample ballots, candidate profiles and polling place information for Massachusetts voters.
*[http://www.votesmart.org Project Vote Smart] - Candidate information including issue positions and voting records.


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Latest revision as of 00:59, 4 June 2024

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In 2008, voters decided on three statewide ballot measures in Massachusetts on November 4.

  • Three were indirect initiated state statutes.
  • Voters approved two (66.67%) and rejected one (33.33%).

On the ballot

November 4, 2008

Type Title Description Result Yes Votes No Votes

IndISS

Question 1 Eliminate the state income tax

Defeated

914,420 (31%)

2,070,699 (69%)

IndISS

Question 2 Replace the criminal penalties for possessing of one ounce or less of marijuana with a civil penalty system

Approveda

1,949,704 (65%)

1,038,523 (35%)

IndISS

Question 3 Prohibit forms of dog racing where on the speed or ability of dogs occurs

Approveda

1,662,352 (56%)

1,303,708 (44%)


See also

Massachusetts

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