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...wonder, then, that many lobbying groups have poured a considerable amount of money into the campaign, even taking to the airwaves to pitch their support for a ballot question...
Among the nine ballot questions, Questions 6 and 7--the graduated tax proposals--could affect Massachusetts voters the most. If passed, Question 6 would change the state's constitution and would allow the state to collect its income taxes at a graduated rate, instead of at the current flat rate. Question 7 would set the specific rates and force higher-income residents to pay higher taxes...
...reform question will appear on the Massachusetts ballot for the fifth time, having been defeated the previous four times...
Capizzi says that in 1976, the last time the tax reform question appeared on the ballot, it appeared alone. Since this year, Question 6 will appear together with the rate-setting Question 7, Capizzi says he is confident both will pass...
Deena Whitfield, chair of the "No on 4" campaign and president of the League of Women's Voters of Massachusetts, says the law would restrict the choices of voters, by not allowing someone's name on the ballot if he or she had served their requisite terms...