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Summary of Question 1

The proposed constitutional amendment, if approved, would replace the present Article 52 of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth and would empower the General Court, bv concurrent vote of the two houses, to take a recess or recesses amounting to not more than thiry days. The present Article 52 permits such recesses but provides that "no such recess shall extend beyond the sixtieth dav" from the beginning of the legislative session.

1974 - Statewide - Question 1Do 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 August 25, 1971, received 212 votes in the affirmative and 39 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held June 6, 1973, received 235 votes in the affirmative and 19 in the negative?

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County Blanks Total Votes Cast
Barnstable More »
 
28,240
12,571
7,731
48,542
Berkshire More »
 
16,827
19,025
13,882
49,734
Bristol More »
 
64,625
39,864
40,842
145,331
Dukes More »
 
2,036
781
885
3,702
Essex More »
 
110,670
56,847
53,889
221,406
Franklin More »
 
10,418
7,647
3,856
21,921
Hampden More »
 
66,575
27,780
38,102
132,457
Hampshire More »
 
22,384
10,087
8,160
40,631
Middlesex More »
 
254,510
117,696
106,157
478,363
Nantucket More »
 
745
405
332
1,482
Norfolk More »
 
129,506
57,553
44,358
231,417
Plymouth More »
 
66,669
29,174
21,437
117,280
Suffolk More »
 
65,916
42,300
78,826
187,042
Worcester More »
 
109,987
47,961
54,268
212,216
Totals
952,007
471,087
473,327 1,896,421