2016 Massachusetts Question 2

Question 2

Massachusetts Charter School Expansion Initiative
Results
Choice Votes  % Yes 1,243,665 38.04% No 2,025,840 61.96% Valid votes 3,269,505 100.00% Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00% Total votes 3,269,505 100.00%
County results Municipality results Precinct results No   90–100%   80–90%   70–80%   60–70%   50–60% Yes   90–100%   80–90%   70–80%   60–70%   50–60% Other   Tie

The Massachusetts Charter School Expansion Initiative, Question 2 was an unsuccessful initiative voted on in the Massachusetts general election held on November 8, 2016. ^[1] It was one of four 2016 ballot measures put to public vote.

Voting

Question 2 on the ballot, "Charter School Expansion". ^[2]

• A "yes" vote would give the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education the authority to lift the cap and allow up to 12 new charter schools or to expand existing charter schools each year. ^[3]
• A "no" vote would leave the current cap in place. ^[3]

Response	Votes	%
No	2,025,840	60%
Yes	1,243,665	37%
blank	109,296	3%

Source: ^[2]

If the ballot measure had been approved, the proposed law would have taken effect on January 1, 2017.

References

1. Tran, Bich Thi Ngoc (2021). "Which Townships Support Charter Schools? A Study of the 2016 Massachusetts Charter Referendum" . Social Science Quarterly. 102 (2): 865–880. doi:10.1111/ssqu.12938. ISSN   1540-6237. S2CID   234153103.
2. "Statewide Ballot Questions — Statistics by Year: 2016". sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
3. Dumcius, Gintautas (2016-07-11). "Here are your Mass. ballot questions for Nov. 2016: Charter schools, marijuana, farm animal cruelty, and 2nd slot parlor". MassLive.com. Retrieved 2016-09-19.

Further reading

• Scharfenberg, David (November 1, 2016). "A voter's guide to Question 2" . The Boston Globe . p. B.2. Retrieved March 10, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.

External links

• 2016 Ballot Questions at sec.state.ma.us