Massachusetts Question 2, Governor's Budget Amendment (1978)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance and State executive official measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Massachusetts Question 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Massachusetts on November 7, 1978. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported giving the governor, if they were not the governor in the preceding year, eight weeks after the legislative session begins to submit their budget to the legislature. |
A “no” vote opposed giving the governor, if they were not the governor in the preceding year, eight weeks after the legislative session begins to submit their budget to the legislature. |
Election results
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Massachusetts Question 2 |
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1,223,502 | 72.66% | ||
| No | 460,452 | 27.34% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:
| “ | Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution summarized below, which was approved by the General Court in joint sessions of the House of Representatives and Senate on May 28, 1975, by a vote of 267-3. and on August 10, 1977, by a vote Of 250-1? | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | The proposed constitutional amendment would allow a governor who had not served in the preceding year as governor to submit a proposed budget to the legislature within eight weeks of the beginning of the legislative session. A governor who had served in the preceding year would still be required to submit a proposed budget within three weeks of the beginning of a legislative session. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Massachusetts Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during two successive joint legislative sessions for the Massachusetts State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 101 votes in the joint session of the state legislature, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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