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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.

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1972 - Hampden County - 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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Hampden County Results
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City/Town Ward Pct
Yes
No
 Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
107,355
35,557
 42,666 185,578
Agawam
 
6,406
1,723
1,705
9,834
Blandford
 
320
107
38
465
Brimfield
 
554
207
132
893
Chester
 
302
90
71
463
Chicopee
 
14,480
6,813
5,035
26,328
E. Longmeadow
 
4,535
1,137
656
6,328
Granville
 
380
101
65
546
Hampden
 
1,352
358
144
1,854
Holland
 
293
170
87
550
Holyoke
 
9,668
4,149
6,370
20,187
Longmeadow
 
6,444
1,304
788
8,536
Ludlow
 
4,767
1,832
1,009
7,608
Monson
 
1,769
577
368
2,714
Montgomery
 
179
44
19
242
Palmer
 
3,034
1,326
1,066
5,426
Russell
 
407
132
89
628
Southwick
 
2,000
500
179
2,679
Springfield
 
28,961
8,934
19,892
57,787
Tolland
 
56
26
15
97
Wales
 
241
109
49
399
W. Springfield
 
8,090
2,160
2,136
12,386
Westfield
 
9,336
2,688
1,849
13,873
Wilbraham
 
3,781
1,070
904
5,755
County Totals
107,355
35,557
 42,666 185,578