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Summary of Question 3
The proposed amendment would remove the prohibition against paupers from voting.
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View Official Source (PDF)1972 - Bristol County - Question 3Do 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 258 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1971, received 262 votes in the affirmative and 1 in the negative?
| View as: # | % | Bristol County Results |
| City/Town | Ward | Pct | Blanks | Total Votes Cast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 108,343 |
37,491 |
46,356 | 192,220 | ||
| Acushnet |
2,373 |
791 |
835 |
3,999 |
||
| Attleboro |
8,406 |
2,606 |
2,098 |
13,110 |
||
| Berkley |
446 |
187 |
171 |
804 |
||
| Dartmouth |
6,323 |
2,033 |
1,695 |
10,051 |
||
| Dighton |
1,247 |
500 |
326 |
2,073 |
||
| Easton |
4,049 |
972 |
653 |
5,674 |
||
| Fairhaven |
4,624 |
1,109 |
1,700 |
7,433 |
||
| Fall River |
17,777 |
7,860 |
13,944 |
39,581 |
||
| Freetown |
1,131 |
365 |
240 |
1,736 |
||
| Mansfield |
2,756 |
857 |
634 |
4,247 |
||
| New Bedford |
23,833 |
7,875 |
11,274 |
42,982 |
||
| N. Attleborough |
5,014 |
1,585 |
1,189 |
7,788 |
||
| Norton |
2,398 |
739 |
481 |
3,618 |
||
| Raynham |
1,804 |
636 |
493 |
2,933 |
||
| Rehoboth |
1,799 |
697 |
435 |
2,931 |
||
| Seekonk |
3,476 |
1,148 |
707 |
5,331 |
||
| Somerset |
5,203 |
1,855 |
1,910 |
8,968 |
||
| Swansea |
3,693 |
1,434 |
1,216 |
6,343 |
||
| Taunton |
9,062 |
3,074 |
5,267 |
17,403 |
||
| Westport |
2,929 |
1,168 |
1,118 |
5,215 |
||
| County Totals | 108,343 |
37,491 |
46,356 | 192,220 | ||