Summary of Question 2
The proposed amendment would bring the State Constitution into conformity with the 26th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States by setting the minimum age for voting at eighteen.
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View Official Source (PDF)1972 - Statewide - Question 2Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below, which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 18, 1969, received 143 votes in the affirmative and 113 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1971, received 243 votes in the affirmative and 11 in the negative?
| County | Blanks | Total Votes Cast | ||||
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| Barnstable
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43,714 |
10,133 |
6,112 |
59,959 |
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| Berkshire
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45,177 |
9,031 |
13,290 |
67,498 |
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| Bristol
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119,484 |
34,410 |
38,326 |
192,220 |
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| Dukes
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3,116 |
723 |
586 |
4,425 |
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| Essex
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207,542 |
51,644 |
43,663 |
302,849 |
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| Franklin
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19,724 |
4,987 |
4,058 |
28,769 |
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| Hampden
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118,663 |
27,156 |
39,759 |
185,578 |
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| Hampshire
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39,830 |
8,474 |
6,194 |
54,498 |
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| Middlesex
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435,286 |
100,494 |
86,670 |
628,393 |
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| Nantucket
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1,659 |
335 |
449 |
2,443 |
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| Norfolk
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209,766 |
47,028 |
36,236 |
291,490 |
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| Plymouth
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106,126 |
25,978 |
16,366 |
148,470 |
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| Suffolk
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128,254 |
33,769 |
97,438 |
259,461 |
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| Worcester
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184,584 |
45,108 |
47,870 |
276,915 |
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| Totals | 1,664,998 |
399,624 |
438,872 | 2,503,494 | ||
