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Summary of Question 1

The proposed amendment would authorize the Legislature to enact a law that agricultural and horticultural lands shall be valued, for taxation purposes, according to their agricultural or horticultural uses. No parcel of land less than five acres which has not been actively devoted to such uses for two years preceding the tax year could be valued at less than fair market value.

1972 - Statewide - Question 1Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below, which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 18, 1969, received 221 votes in the affirmative and 22 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1971, received 238 votes 'in the affirmative and 14 in the negative?

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County Blanks Total Votes Cast
Barnstable More »
 
41,479
10,720
7,760
59,959
Berkshire More »
 
39,900
13,491
14,107
67,498
Bristol More »
 
104,668
42,769
44,783
192,220
Dukes More »
 
2,965
699
761
4,425
Essex More »
 
180,870
66,538
55,441
302,849
Franklin More »
 
18,993
5,452
4,324
28,769
Hampden More »
 
107,355
35,557
42,666
185,578
Hampshire More »
 
37,568
9,920
7,010
54,498
Middlesex More »
 
367,914
145,596
114,886
628,396
Nantucket More »
 
1,440
445
558
2,443
Norfolk More »
 
183,326
59,921
48,243
291,490
Plymouth More »
 
95,089
32,394
20,987
148,470
Suffolk More »
 
102,012
46,116
111,033
259,161
Worcester More »
 
156,601
64,525
56,404
277,438
Totals
1,440,093
534,143
529,258 2,503,494