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| Three citizen-initiated measures were voted upon in the ]: a ], a ], and a ].<ref></ref> The Right to Repair initiative, which was to require open access to vehicle diagnostic and repair information, passed overwhelmingly, with 86% support.<ref>{{cite news | title=Right to Repair Question 1 - 2012 Massachusetts Election Results | newspaper=] | date=November 8, 2012 | accessdate=November 10, 2012 | url=http://www.boston.com/news/special/politics/2012/general/mass-ballot-question-1-election-results-2012.html}}</ref> The measure to allow physician-assisted suicide failed by a narrow margin, with 51% opposed.<ref>{{cite news | title=Physician-assisted suicide - Question 2 - 2012 Massachusetts Election Results | newspaper=] | date=November 8, 2012 | accessdate=November 10, 2012 | url=http://www.boston.com/news/special/politics/2012/general/mass-ballot-question-2-election-results-2012.html}}</ref> The proposal to legalize medical marijuana passed with 63% of voter support.<ref>{{cite news | title=Medical marijuana Question 3 - 2012 Massachusetts Election Results | newspaper=] | date=November 8, 2012 | accessdate=November 10, 2012 | url=http://www.boston.com/news/special/politics/2012/general/mass-ballot-question-3-election-results-2012.html}}</ref> | |||
| The ] can be amended through ] and state statutes can be proposed through initiative. All three statewide ballot measures that were on the November 2012 ballot by collecting signatures are proposed statutes (not ]s). | |||
| In Massachusetts, after the state determines which initiatives have succeeded in collecting enough signatures to be placed on the ballot, official numbers/names are assigned to each of the successful initiatives. The ] has discretion over the order of questions on the ballot. | |||
| ==Binding statewide questions== | |||
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| ! Status | |||
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| | '''Question 1''' || ] || Business Regulation|| Vehicle owner and business protections || On ballot|| '''74%''' || 12% | |||
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| | '''Question 2''' || ] || Assisted Death|| Establishes as right to death with dignity || On ballot || 46% || '''48%''' | |||
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| | '''Question 3''' || ] || Medical Marijuana|| Would allow for the use of medical marijuana in the state || On ballot|| '''60%''' || 35% | |||
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| Source:<ref name=SecState>{{cite web |url=http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elebalm/balmresults.html#year2014 |title=Statewide Ballot Questions — Statistics by Year: 2012 |website=sec.state.ma.us |accessdate=March 11, 2018}}</ref> | |||
| ==Local questions== | |||
| A number of local non-binding questions are also on the ballot. | |||
| ==See also== | |||
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| ==References== | |||
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| ==External links== | |||
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| * from the Attorney General's office. | |||
| * {{citation |url=http://roseinstitute.org/initiatives/massachusetts/ |work=Miller-Rose Initiative Database |title=Massachusetts |publisher=] |location=Claremont, CA |author= ] |quote=Statewide initiatives adopted by voters...1904 through 2018 }} | |||
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