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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 - Norfolk 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
129,920
86,220
34,907 251,047
Avon
 
1,069
682
290
2,041
Bellingham
 
2,464
2,134
776
5,374
Braintree
 
7,918
5,594
1,657
15,169
Brookline
 
11,436
5,624
5,530
22,590
Canton
 
3,823
3,144
818
7,785
Cohasset
 
1,958
1,091
384
3,433
Dedham
 
5,328
4,297
1,874
11,499
Dover
 
1,472
698
175
2,345
Foxborough
 
2,440
1,734
437
4,611
Franklin
 
2,862
2,239
716
5,817
Holbrook
 
2,258
1,550
676
4,484
Medfield
 
2,160
1,540
402
4,102
Medway
 
1,524
1,199
414
3,137
Millis
 
1,361
940
267
2,568
Milton
 
6,661
5,198
1,674
13,533
Needham
 
7,809
5,174
1,178
14,161
Norfolk
 
989
720
177
1,886
Norwood
 
5,877
4,850
1,406
12,133
Plainville
 
906
708
224
1,838
Quincy
 
19,128
11,293
6,349
36,770
Randolph
 
5,790
3,691
1,961
11,442
Sharon
 
3,524
1,798
679
6,001
Stoughton
 
4,098
3,275
1,502
8,875
Walpole
 
3,793
2,820
722
7,335
Wellesley
 
7,605
3,724
1,107
12,436
Westwood
 
3,713
2,199
555
6,467
Weymouth
 
10,874
7,451
2,713
21,038
Wrentham
 
1,080
853
244
2,177
County Totals
129,920
86,220
34,907 251,047