Question: "Do you support taxpayer money being used to fund political campaigns for public office in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts?"
"The Legislature has placed this question on the ballot in order to determine whether the people favor or oppose taxpayer money being used to fund political campaigns for public office in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The vote on this question is advisory and does not establish a law, repeal a law, or bind the Legislature."
Source for Popular Vote data: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Elections Division. Massachusetts 2002 Election Ballot Question Results, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Elections Division (http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleres/questions.htm) (accessed 21 Jun 2008)