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Title

Massachusetts (1980 election)

Shelfmark

MSS. Amer. s. 33 / 25 / 3

Summary

Contains:

Leaflets, booklets, circular letters, postcard, newsletters, stickers, newspaper cuttings (political advertisements and articles), invitations, contribution card, lists of candidates, voter's guides and application for a public policy question (blank).

Comprises:

Voter's guide prepared by the Cambridge (Massachusetts) Chronicle, 11 Sept. 1980

Democratic Newsletter, Nov. 1980 (for precinct 13-11, legislative district 19)

The Ladybug Story: "How the ladybug was named the official state insect"

The Alligator Story: A "true account of citizen involvement in Massachusetts state government"

and papers relating to:

"Vote - Be Counted" (to encourage voter participation)

"The Election Game" (voter education project for students, a spin-off from "Vote - Be Counted")

Ballot question 2: limit local taxes ("proposition 2 ½")