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What happens if ballot question on auditing the Massachusetts legislature passes? SUMMARY This proposed law would specify that the State Auditor has the authority to audit the Legislature.
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 ...
The Massachusetts English Language Education in Public Schools Initiative, Question 2 was a successful initiative voted on in the Massachusetts general election held on November 5, 2002. [1] It was one of three 2002 ballot measures put to public vote, and the only one to pass.
The Sensible Marijuana Policy Initiative, also known as Massachusetts Ballot Question 2, was an initiated state statute that replaced prior criminal penalties with new civil penalties on adults possessing an ounce or less of marijuana. The initiative appeared on the November 4, 2008, ballot in Massachusetts. The measure was passed on Nov 4.
In May 2012, The Massachusetts Prevention Alliance filed a petition to the state supreme judicial court requesting that the wording of the ballot question be changed. According to reports, the group claimed that the wording of the measure hid key provisions of the potential state statute.
What are other proposed questions? Other questions that could make it to the ballot in November: A proposal to allow the state auditor to audit the Legislature (94,404 certified signatures collected).
The Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA), the primary organization advocating for Question 2, argued that requiring students to pass the MCAS as a graduation prerequisite unfairly burdened students and emphasized standardized testing at the expense of other forms of learning.
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.