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'''Question 1''' was an [[initiative petition]] on the ballot in the [[2024 state election]] on November 5, 2024. It specified that the [[State Auditor]] had the authority to audit the [[Legislature]]. The measure passed with 71.6 percent of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|author=Secretary of the Commonwealth|title=2024 - Statewide - Question 1|url=https://electionstats.state.ma.us/ballot_questions/view/11620/}}</ref> | '''Question 1''' was an [[initiative petition]] on the ballot in the [[2024 state election]] on November 5, 2024. It specified that the [[State Auditor]] had the authority to audit the [[Legislature]]. The measure passed with 71.6 percent of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|author=Secretary of the Commonwealth|title=2024 - Statewide - Question 1|url=https://electionstats.state.ma.us/ballot_questions/view/11620/}}</ref> | ||
== Background == | |||
In State Auditor Diana DiZoglio's successful 2022 election campaign, she promised to start conducting audits of the Legislature.<ref name="unnecessary">{{cite web|author=Matt Stout|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/03/24/metro/wholly-unnecessary-mass-house-speaker-says-he-will-not-comply-with-state-auditors-legislative-probe/|title=‘Wholly unnecessary’: Mass. House speaker says he will not comply with state auditor’s legislative probe}}</ref> On March 7, 2023, DiZoglio's office began an audit of the Legislature, citing that "Massachusetts ranks as one of the least transparent and least accessible state governments in the nation."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mass.gov/news/statement-from-state-auditor-dizoglio-regarding-an-audit-of-the-massachusetts-state-legislature|title=Statement from State Auditor DiZoglio Regarding an Audit of the Massachusetts State Legislature|author=Office of the State Auditor}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 18:54, 29 December 2024
Question 1 was an initiative petition on the ballot in the 2024 state election on November 5, 2024. It specified that the State Auditor had the authority to audit the Legislature. The measure passed with 71.6 percent of the vote.[1]
Background
In State Auditor Diana DiZoglio's successful 2022 election campaign, she promised to start conducting audits of the Legislature.[2] On March 7, 2023, DiZoglio's office began an audit of the Legislature, citing that "Massachusetts ranks as one of the least transparent and least accessible state governments in the nation."[3]
References
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth. "2024 - Statewide - Question 1".
- ↑ Matt Stout. "‘Wholly unnecessary’: Mass. House speaker says he will not comply with state auditor’s legislative probe".
- ↑ Office of the State Auditor. "Statement from State Auditor DiZoglio Regarding an Audit of the Massachusetts State Legislature".