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The 2020 Massachusetts general election was held on November 3, 2020, throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections were held on September 1, 2020. [1] [2] At the federal level, all nine seats in the United States House of Representatives were contested. Also contested was the United States Senate seat held by Ed Markey. [3] At the state level ...
District elections for state representatives, state senators, and Governor's Councillors; County elections for sheriff, district attorney, county commissioner (only in certain counties) Ballot questions at the state and local levels; To register to vote, Massachusetts residents had to register by October 29, 2022. To vote by mail, registered ...
The election coincided with United States national elections and Massachusetts state elections, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House, U.S. President, and Massachusetts Senate. [ 3 ] Following the previous election in 2022 , Democrats started 2023 with 134 members and went into the 2024 election with a 133-seat supermajority over the 25 Republicans ...
According to the Pew Research Center, voter turnout surged to nearly 63% in the high-stakes 2020 general election, a rate not seen in decades. Turnout typically hovers closer to 50% when the...
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]
A measure titled "Income Tax for Education and Transportation Amendment", which sought to create a four percent tax on incomes that exceed $1 million, to be used for education and transportation purposes, was removed after the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in June 2018 that the measure had been incorrectly certified by the ...
Massachusetts Question 3, filed under the name, the 3 percent Sales Tax Relief Act, appears on the November 2, 2010 ballot in the state of Massachusetts as an initiative. The measure, if enacted by voters, would reduce the state sales tax rate from 6.25 to 3 percent. The measure was sponsored by the Alliance to Roll Back Taxes headed by Carla ...
Massachusetts State Income Tax Repeal; 2. Massachusetts Sensible Marijuana Policy; 3. Massachusetts Greyhound Protection Act; Massachusetts ballot measures, 2010: 1. Massachusetts No Sales Tax for Alcohol Initiative; 2. Massachusetts Comprehensive Permits and Regional Planning Initiative; 3. Massachusetts Sales Tax Relief Act