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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 - Essex 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
Totals
132,461
75,168
45,439 253,068
Amesbury
 
1,890
1,360
960
4,210
Andover
 
6,244
3,880
952
11,076
Beverly
 
8,428
4,897
2,576
15,901
Boxford
 
1,422
643
129
2,194
Danvers
 
5,271
3,592
1,274
10,137
Essex
 
665
420
156
1,241
Georgetown
 
1,230
792
330
2,352
Gloucester
 
4,829
2,804
1,867
9,500
Groveland
 
1,215
650
251
2,116
Hamilton
 
1,700
968
299
2,967
Haverhill
 
8,488
4,477
3,836
16,801
Ipswich
 
2,573
1,608
675
4,856
Lawrence
 
10,581
5,063
5,781
21,425
Lynn
 
14,474
7,899
6,060
28,433
Lynnfield
 
3,028
1,964
568
5,560
Manchester-by-the-Sea
 
1,665
703
270
2,638
Marblehead
 
6,356
3,155
1,197
10,708
Merrimac
 
817
533
187
1,537
Methuen
 
7,859
4,102
2,849
14,810
Middleton
 
779
571
174
1,524
Nahant
 
1,129
539
287
1,955
Newbury
 
1,092
609
230
1,931
Newburyport
 
2,878
1,821
1,199
5,898
N. Andover
 
4,360
2,288
1,043
7,691
Peabody
 
10,092
6,137
4,197
20,426
Rockport
 
1,730
888
427
3,045
Rowley
 
705
509
158
1,372
Salem
 
8,217
4,571
3,878
16,666
Salisbury
 
858
674
374
1,906
Saugus
 
5,169
3,296
1,592
10,057
Swampscott
 
3,482
1,977
1,208
6,667
Topsfield
 
1,550
877
194
2,621
Wenham
 
1,033
514
137
1,684
W. Newbury
 
652
387
124
1,163
County Totals
132,461
75,168
45,439 253,068