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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 - Essex 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: # | % | Essex County Results |
| City/Town | Ward | Pct | Blanks | Total Votes Cast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 197,237 |
53,411 |
52,200 | 301,969 | ||
| Amesbury |
2,989 |
951 |
1,294 |
5,234 |
||
| Andover |
8,970 |
2,000 |
1,285 |
12,255 |
||
| Beverly |
12,435 |
3,088 |
2,816 |
18,339 |
||
| Boxford |
1,563 |
369 |
147 |
2,079 |
||
| Danvers |
7,713 |
2,179 |
1,462 |
11,354 |
||
| Essex |
910 |
258 |
248 |
1,416 |
||
| Georgetown |
1,767 |
454 |
290 |
2,511 |
||
| Gloucester |
9,309 |
1,890 |
1,317 |
12,516 |
||
| Groveland |
1,617 |
435 |
262 |
2,314 |
||
| Hamilton |
2,330 |
591 |
401 |
3,322 |
||
| Haverhill |
12,159 |
4,122 |
4,830 |
21,111 |
||
| Ipswich |
3,775 |
994 |
912 |
5,681 |
||
| Lawrence |
16,503 |
5,246 |
7,728 |
29,477 |
||
| Lynn |
25,384 |
7,077 |
7,157 |
39,618 |
||
| Lynnfield |
4,390 |
1,123 |
451 |
5,964 |
||
| Manchester-by-the-Sea |
2,070 |
424 |
381 |
2,875 |
||
| Marblehead |
9,467 |
1,922 |
1,362 |
12,751 |
||
| Merrimac |
1,215 |
326 |
277 |
1,818 |
||
| Methuen |
10,677 |
3,404 |
3,358 |
17,440 |
||
| Middleton |
1,198 |
310 |
238 |
1,746 |
||
| Nahant |
1,511 |
361 |
289 |
2,161 |
||
| Newbury |
1,398 |
329 |
285 |
2,012 |
||
| Newburyport |
4,380 |
1,205 |
1,617 |
7,202 |
||
| N. Andover |
6,189 |
1,431 |
1,018 |
8,638 |
||
| Peabody |
13,853 |
3,751 |
3,721 |
21,325 |
||
| Rockport |
2,491 |
510 |
590 |
3,591 |
||
| Rowley |
963 |
306 |
211 |
1,480 |
||
| Salem |
11,529 |
3,588 |
4,292 |
19,409 |
||
| Salisbury |
1,169 |
470 |
423 |
2,062 |
||
| Saugus |
8,125 |
2,137 |
1,762 |
12,024 |
||
| Swampscott |
4,908 |
1,216 |
1,260 |
7,384 |
||
| Topsfield |
2,002 |
421 |
157 |
2,580 |
||
| Wenham |
1,389 |
310 |
179 |
1,878 |
||
| W. Newbury |
889 |
213 |
180 |
1,282 |
||
| County Totals | 197,237 |
53,411 |
52,200 | 301,969 | ||