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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 - Norfolk County - 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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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
129,506
57,553
44,358 231,417
Nantucket
 
745
405
332
1,482
Avon
 
877
452
335
1,664
Bellingham
 
2,259
1,174
791
4,224
Braintree
 
8,076
3,919
2,175
14,170
Brookline
 
10,217
3,969
7,998
22,184
Canton
 
4,018
1,828
1,147
6,993
Cohasset
 
1,919
688
467
3,074
Dedham
 
5,526
2,864
2,099
10,489
Dover
 
1,464
501
268
2,233
Foxborough
 
2,516
1,120
497
4,133
Franklin
 
3,238
1,450
1,129
5,817
Holbrook
 
2,294
1,067
764
4,125
Medfield
 
1,912
1,072
358
3,342
Medway
 
1,508
690
479
2,677
Millis
 
1,232
577
326
2,135
Milton
 
7,867
3,029
1,897
12,793
Needham
 
7,947
3,221
1,781
12,949
Norfolk
 
911
439
187
1,537
Norwood
 
6,654
2,803
1,978
11,435
Plainville
 
988
442
247
1,677
Quincy
 
17,624
8,899
7,860
34,383
Randolph
 
5,478
2,409
2,102
9,989
Sharon
 
2,982
1,222
648
4,852
Stoughton
 
3,852
1,956
2,118
7,926
Walpole
 
4,095
1,547
922
6,564
Wellesley
 
7,563
2,455
1,319
11,337
Westwood
 
3,556
1,527
789
5,872
Weymouth
 
11,060
5,259
3,040
19,359
Wrentham
 
1,128
569
305
2,002
County Totals
129,506
57,553
44,358 231,417