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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 ...
Stout, Matt (November 2, 2020), "Amid auto industry battle, Question 1 is the most expensive ballot initiative in Mass. history", Boston Globe Stout, Matt (November 4, 2020), "Voters overwhelmingly back 'Right to Repair' ballot question, reject ranked-choice voting" , Boston Globe
The ballot measure for the 2010 ballot was added after the Massachusetts State Legislature increased the sales tax in the state from 5% to 6.25% and eliminated an exemption for alcohol sold in liquor stores. [1] [2] [3] The Measure passed with 52% of the vote thereby eliminating the sales tax on alcohol beginning January 1, 2011. [4] [5]
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.
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
Just two weeks before voters weigh in on question 1, the state auditor released a report detailing her office's attempts to audit the legislature and House and Senate democrats' refusal to ...
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 ...
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 .