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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.
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 ...
Initiative Petition Relative to Political Spending by Non-Residents of Massachusetts 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.
The Massachusetts Charter School Expansion Initiative, Question 2 was an unsuccessful initiative voted on in the Massachusetts general election held on November 8, 2016. [1] It was one of four 2016 ballot measures put to public vote.
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 ...
If voters approve Question 1 on Nov. 5, that's only the beginning of the process.
If passed, Massachusetts would have become the second state to adopt ranked-choice voting for state and federal offices, following Maine's passage of Question 5 in 2016 and subsequent passage of Question 1 in June 2018. Other initiatives to enact ranked choice voting in 2020 include the Alaska Ballot Measure 2. [2]
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]