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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 \| publisher='']'' \| 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 \| publisher='']'' \| 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 \| publisher='']'' \| 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. Secretary of State ] has discretion over the order of questions on the ballot. His office announced that they had determined the ballot ordering "based on the perceived relative importance of the proposed laws."

	==Binding statewide questions==
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	\| '''Question 1''' \|\| ] \|\| Business Regulation\|\| vehicle owner and business protections \|\| On ballot\|\| Yes
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	\| '''Question 2''' \|\| ] \|\| Assisted Death\|\| Establishes as right to death with dignity \|\| On ballot
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	\| '''Question 3''' \|\| ] \|\| Medical Marijuana\|\| Would allow for the use of medical marijuana in the state \|\| On ballot\|\| Yes
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	==Local questions==

	A number of local non-binding questions are also on the ballot.

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	==External links==
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	* from the Attorney General's office.

	==References==
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