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The Massachusetts Right to Repair Initiative (2020), also known as Question 1, appeared on the Massachusetts 2020 general election ballot as an initiated state statute. It was approved by voters and the measure will update the state's right to repair laws to include electronic vehicle data.
Massachusetts Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative, also known as Question 2, was an initiative at the 2020 Massachusetts general election that would have changed primaries and elections in Massachusetts from plurality voting to ranked-choice voting (RCV) for all Massachusetts statewide offices, state legislative offices, federal congressional ...
Question 2 on the ballot, "Charter School Expansion". [2] A "yes" vote would give the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education the authority to lift the cap and allow up to 12 new charter schools or to expand existing charter schools each year. [3] A "no" vote would leave the current cap in place. [3]
This proposed law would limit monetary contributions that state, county, or local political candidates or ballot question committees could accept from political action committees organized outside Massachusetts or from individuals who reside outside Massachusetts. [15] [16] 19-09 Did not collect signatures Whale Safe Fishing Act
Question 2 would establish a ranked choice voting system for most state and federal primaries and general elections. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] As of April 2020, four measures (19-06, 19-10, 19-11, and 19-14) had achieved the required number of initial signatures and were pending in the Massachusetts General Court .
In Massachusetts, medical insurers must spend 88 percent of the premiums they collect on patient care, but there currently is no requirement for dental insurance.
Probably some rules require ballot questions be written certain ways. If that’s the case, those rules need to be changed. Lawmakers should consider this ballot question for the next election.
Question 2 in particular would remove passing the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exam from being a graduation requirement in public high schools. State Rep. Jim Hawkins, D ...