2016 Massachusetts Question 2

Ballot measure that would have expanded charter schools Question 2 Massachusetts Charter School Expansion Initiative 1243665 2025840 3269505 300px County results 300px Municipality results 300px Precinct results 1 No #32320C 90–100% 1px #AAAAAA solid #5D5D2D 80–90% 1px #AAAAAA solid #8B8B54 70–80% 1px #AAAAAA solid #BCBC83 60–70% 1px #AAAAAA solid #DEDEBD 50–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid Yes #2B2457 90–100% 1px #AAAAAA solid #28497C 80–90% 1px #AAAAAA solid #47729E 70–80% 1px #AAAAAA solid #7D9CBB 60–70% 1px #AAAAAA solid #B6C8D9 50–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid Other #EBEEED Tie 1px #AAAAAA solid The Massachusetts Charter School Expansion Initiative, Question 2 was an unsuccessful initiative voted on in the Massachusetts general election held on November 8, 2016.Tran Bich Thi Ngoc 2021 Which Townships Support Charter Schools? A Study of the 2016 Massachusetts Charter Referendum https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ssqu.12938 Social Science Quarterly en 102 2 865–880 10.1111/ssqu.12938 234153103 1540-6237 subscription It was one of four 2016 ballot measures put to public vote. Voting Question 2 on the ballot, "Charter School Expansion". 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.Dumcius Gintautas http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/07/here_are_your_mass_ballot_ques.html Here are your Mass. ballot questions for Nov. 2016: Charter schools, marijuana, farm animal cruelty, and 2nd slot parlor MassLive.com 2016-07-11 2016-09-19 A "no" vote would leave the current cap in place. ResponseVotes% No 2,025,840 60% Yes 1,243,665 37% blank 109,296 3% Source:http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elebalm/balmresults.html#year2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20130120060603/http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elebalm/balmresults.html#year2016 dead January 20, 2013 Statewide Ballot Questions — Statistics by Year: 2016 sec.state.ma.us March 10, 2018 If the ballot measure had been approved, the proposed law would have taken effect on January 1, 2017. References 30em Further reading https://www.proquest.com/docview/1834187657 A voter's guide to Question 2 The Boston Globe B.2 Scharfenberg David November 1, 2016 March 10, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com External links 2016 Ballot Questions at sec.state.ma.us Category:Public education in Massachusetts Category:2016 Massachusetts ballot measures Category:Initiatives in the United States