Ballot Questions
There were three statewide ballot questions, all initiatives, which the Massachusetts voters voted on this election, and all were defeated. There were also various local ballot questions around the state.
Statewide Questions:
- Question 1 - Sale of Wine by Food Stores. A law to allow local authorities to license stores selling groceries to sell wine.
- Question 2 - Nomination of Candidates for Public Office. A law to create "more ballot choices" by allowing for fusion voting.
- Question 3 - Family Child Care Providers. A law to allow home-based family child care providers providing state-subsidized care to bargain collectively with the state government.
| Question 1: Wine in Food Stores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Yes | 915,076 | 44% | ||
| ✓ | No | 1,180,708 | 56% | |
| Question 2: Fusion Voting | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Yes | 688,096 | 35% | ||
| ✓ | No | 1,302,143 | 65% | |
| Question 3: Family Care Worker Unionization | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Yes | 951,988 | 48% | ||
| ✓ | No | 1,035,707 | 52% | |
| Source | Date | MoE | Question | Yes | No | Und |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNH/Globe | October 22–25, 2006 | ±4.1% | Wine in food stores | 57% | 38% | 5% |
| Suffolk University | October 20–23, 2006 | ±4.9% | Wine in food stores | 52% | 40% | 8% |
| Fusion voting | 26% | 51% | 23% | |||
| Collective bargaining for childcare providers | 34% | 36% | 30% | |||
| Suffolk University | October 10–11, 2006 | ±4.9% | Wine in food stores | 50% | 41% | 9% |
| Suffolk University | October 2–4, 2006 | ±4.4% | Wine in food stores | 47% | 44% | 9% |
| Fusion voting | 27% | 48% | 24% | |||
| Collective bargaining for childcare providers | 42% | 33% | 25% | |||
| Suffolk University | August 17–21, 2006 | ±4.0% | Wine in food stores | 54% | 38% | 8% |
| Fusion voting | 35% | 48% | 18% | |||
| Collective bargaining for childcare providers | 46% | 32% | 22% | |||
| Suffolk University | June 27, 2006 | ±4.0% | Wine in food stores | 61% | 31% | 9% |
| Fusion voting | 34% | 48% | 19% | |||
| Collective bargaining for childcare providers | 42% | 37% | 22% |
Read more about this topic: Massachusetts Elections, 2006
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