Elections Division: Initiative and referendum petitions
Part of: Massachusetts Elections Division
Initiative and referendum petitions, 1919-2002.
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Call no.: SC5/201
Call no.: SC5/201
Scope and Content: Initiative and referendum petitions are popular initiatives to place before the electorate proposed constitutional amendments or legislation and existing legislation for review respectively. In accordance with the state constitution (Const Amend Arts 48, 74, 81), qualifying initiative and referendum petitions are filed in the state secretary’s office, where since 1948 they have been kept in the secretary’s Elections Division.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by date of filing
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