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Summary of Question 3

The proposed amendment would authorize the Legislature to provide for absentee voting by persons who hold religious beliefs in conflict with the act of voting on the day on which any election is to be held.

1976 - Statewide - Question 3Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution summarized below, which was approved by the General Court in joint sessions of the House of Representatives and Senate on August 15, 1973, by a vote of 259-0, and on May 12, 1976, by a vote of 262-1?

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County Blanks Total Votes Cast
Barnstable More »
 
42,539
26,221
5,553
74,313
Berkshire More »
 
34,129
28,089
7,711
69,929
Bristol More »
 
79,002
90,593
25,610
195,205
Dukes More »
 
3,085
1,564
573
5,222
Essex More »
 
160,391
119,088
28,185
307,664
Franklin More »
 
15,764
13,589
2,316
31,669
Hampden More »
 
101,076
71,538
15,806
188,420
Hampshire More »
 
35,315
21,726
3,934
60,965
Middlesex More »
 
339,793
261,719
53,054
649,556
Nantucket More »
 
1,451
910
302
2,663
Norfolk More »
 
162,774
123,266
21,849
307,889
Plymouth More »
 
81,764
74,022
12,050
167,836
Suffolk More »
 
104,612
89,150
44,752
238,514
Worcester More »
 
132,627
126,454
30,336
289,417
Totals
1,274,302
1,047,929
252,031 2,594,262