2002 Referendum General Election Results - Massachusetts
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  Referendum: Taxpayer Funding for Political Campaigns (Non-Binding)Popular Vote
No 1,462,435 65.87%
Yes 517,285 23.30%
Blank 240,581 10.84%
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Election Notes:
  • 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."
Demographic Data

2010 Population:6,547,629Enum.2010 Population Density:322.4persons/km2
2002 Population:6,417,206Est.2002 Population Density:316.0persons/km2
2000 Population:6,349,097Enum.2000 Population Density:312.7persons/km2
Land Area (2000):20,306km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:0.3%

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  • 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)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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