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Summary of Question 7

The proposed constitutional amendment would give the legislature the power to establish a different method of property taxation for land which is used for recreational purposes and for land preserved in its natural state. It would add these two categories to the existing constitutional provision which allows the legislature to tax wild and forest land differently. The amendment's stated purpose is to develop and conserve natural resources and the environmental benefits of recreational land.

1978 - Dukes County - Question 7Do 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 11, 1976, by a vote of 248-5, and on May 24, 1978, by a vote of 257-0?

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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Aquinnah
 
64
21
27
112
Chilmark
 
222
55
28
305
Edgartown
 
695
237
183
1,115
Gosnold
 
30
14
4
48
Oak Bluffs
 
526
237
191
954
Tisbury
 
725
308
196
1,229
W. Tisbury
 
325
89
39
453
County Totals
2,587
961
668 4,216