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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 - Hampden 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
64,543
48,195
27,243 139,981
Agawam
 
3,772
2,736
1,244
7,752
Blandford
 
173
160
30
363
Brimfield
 
423
282
88
793
Chester
 
146
117
44
307
Chicopee
 
9,166
7,244
3,685
20,095
E. Longmeadow
 
2,168
2,007
574
4,749
Granville
 
227
160
49
436
Hampden
 
778
622
91
1,491
Holland
 
233
168
52
453
Holyoke
 
5,855
4,369
4,310
14,534
Longmeadow
 
3,886
2,268
645
6,799
Ludlow
 
3,101
2,467
880
6,448
Monson
 
1,104
787
229
2,120
Montgomery
 
142
87
15
244
Palmer
 
1,865
1,570
699
4,134
Russell
 
246
136
64
446
Southwick
 
1,180
648
167
1,995
Springfield
 
16,333
12,331
10,298
38,962
Tolland
 
50
44
6
100
Wales
 
168
137
45
350
W. Springfield
 
4,201
3,585
1,654
9,440
Westfield
 
5,906
3,875
1,669
11,450
Wilbraham
 
2,540
1,854
580
4,974
Marion
 
880
541
125
1,546
County Totals
64,543
48,195
27,243 139,981