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The Massachusetts Comprehensive Permits and Regional Planning Initiative, also known as Question 2, appeared on the November 2, 2010 ballot in the state of Massachusetts as an initiative. Question 2 was rejected by the Massachusetts voters by 1,254,759 “No” votes to 900,405 “Yes” votes.〔(Massachusetts Secretary of State )〕 The measure had been sponsored by Better Not Bigger, a local advocacy group in the state.〔(''The Daily News Tribune'', "Ballot initiative effort targets 40B repeal", February 17, 2010 )〕〔(''Wicked Local'', "Massachusetts ballot questions announced by secretary of state", July 15, 2010 )〕〔('' Concord Patch'', "Better Not Bigger Challenges Chapter 40B", August 12, 2010 )〕 The proposed measure would have repealed a state law, the Comprehensive Permit Act (MGL ch. 40B), that allows an organization that is proposing to build government-subsidized housing that includes “low- or moderate-income units to apply for a single comprehensive permit from a city or town’s zoning board of appeals.” According to the official summary of the measure, the repeal would take effect on January 1, 2011. According to Chemaly, "It's not based on helping poor people. It's all about how can we sell as many units as possible and for them to still be federally and legally (dubbed) affordable" 〔(Current Petitions Filed )〕 Details of Chapter 40B include:〔(''Wicked Local'', "Massachusetts group: Use of 40B on the decline", March 24, 2010 )〕 * It became a law in 1969. * Allows developers to avoid local zoning limits if they agree to reserve some of their projects for moderate-income residents. * About 25 percent of the units must be set aside for moderate-income residents to meet this requirement. * Local areas can reject projects if 10 percent or more of their housing stock is deemed affordable. * If local towns or cities are making progress toward said 10 percent mark, they can still reject projects. == Legislative history == The initiative was reviewed by the Massachusetts Legislature. The Massachusetts Legislature did not approve of the initiative by the May 4, 2010 deadline, according to the Massachusetts Elections Division, leaving petition organizers to obtain additional signatures from about 1/2 of 1% of voters who voted in the last governor election and submit them before or on July 7, 2010. According to the Massachusetts Secretary of State's office, that number amounted to 11,099 signatures. The measure submitted enough signatures to be placed on the ballot.〔〔(''Massachusetts Secretary of State'', "Elections: Initiative Petition for Law" )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Massachusetts Comprehensive Permits and Regional Planning Initiative」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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