2016 Massachusetts Question 2 Explained

Question 2
Massachusetts Charter School Expansion Initiative
Yes:	1243665
No:	2025840
Total:	3269505
Mapcaption:	NoYes Other

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".

• 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.^[2]
• A "no" vote would leave the current cap in place.

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

Source:^[3]

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

Further reading

• News: A voter's guide to Question 2 . . B.2 . Scharfenberg . David . November 1, 2016 . March 10, 2018 . limited . pqarchiver.com .

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Tran. Bich Thi Ngoc. 2021. Which Townships Support Charter Schools? A Study of the 2016 Massachusetts Charter Referendum. Social Science Quarterly. en. 102. 2. 865–880. 10.1111/ssqu.12938. 234153103 . 1540-6237.
2. News: Dumcius . Gintautas . 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 .
3. Web site: Statewide Ballot Questions — Statistics by Year: 2016 . sec.state.ma.us . March 10, 2018.