More than $9 Million Spend on Campaigns to Support, Oppose Massachusetts Ballot Questions
The most money was spend on the Question 2, the doctor-assisted suicide measure, which had almost $6 million in spending.
The following information was provided by the Office of Campaign Spending and Political Finance: More than $9 million was spent to influence three questions put before the voters on the 2012 statewide ballot, according to disclosure reports filed by ballot question committees with the Office of Campaign and Political Finance. OCPF’s review of ballot question committee activity showed a total of $9,304,909 spent by 13 committees on questions concerning automobile repair, physician assisted suicide and medical marijuana. Question 2, Prescribing Medication to End Life, had the highest amount of spending – $5,868,797 by seven committees. The question failed. Question 1, Availability of Motor Vehicle Repair Information, had $2,304,999 in …
