Summary of Question 6
The proposed constitutional amendment would provide that a student could neither be assigned to nor denied admittance to a public school on the basis ot race, color, national origin or creed.
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View Official Source (PDF)1978 - Statewide - Question 6Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution summarized below, which was ap proved by the General Court in joint sessions of the House of Representatives and Senate on June 11, 1975, by a vote of 175â– 73, and on September 7, 1977, by a vote of 173-90?
| County | Blanks | Total Votes Cast | ||||
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| Barnstable
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36,881 |
17,066 |
6,760 |
60,707 |
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| Berkshire
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29,582 |
12,257 |
9,090 |
50,929 |
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| Bristol
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86,426 |
30,539 |
31,807 |
148,772 |
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| Dukes
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|
2,436 |
1,173 |
607 |
4,216 |
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| Essex
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154,665 |
58,317 |
40,086 |
253,068 |
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| Franklin
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12,389 |
7,611 |
2,964 |
22,964 |
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| Hampden
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79,976 |
35,484 |
24,521 |
139,981 |
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| Hampshire
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25,555 |
12,988 |
5,524 |
44,067 |
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| Middlesex
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303,329 |
141,521 |
73,551 |
518,401 |
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| Nantucket
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1,147 |
425 |
267 |
1,839 |
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| Norfolk
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154,268 |
67,833 |
28,946 |
251,047 |
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| Plymouth
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83,308 |
31,984 |
14,452 |
129,824 |
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| Suffolk
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98,370 |
42,750 |
55,516 |
196,636 |
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| Worcester
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132,429 |
53,199 |
37,543 |
223,171 |
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| Totals | 1,199,856 |
512,667 |
331,553 | 2,044,076 | ||
