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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 - Worcester 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: # | % | Worcester County Results |
| City/Town | Ward | Pct | Blanks | Total Votes Cast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 168,302 |
49,885 |
58,876 | 277,394 | ||
| Ashburnham |
1,050 |
341 |
235 |
1,626 |
||
| Athol |
3,011 |
896 |
912 |
4,819 |
||
| Auburn |
5,051 |
1,402 |
1,253 |
7,706 |
||
| Barre |
1,084 |
365 |
468 |
1,917 |
||
| Berlin |
632 |
206 |
115 |
953 |
||
| Blackstone |
1,632 |
579 |
551 |
2,762 |
||
| Bolton |
748 |
186 |
109 |
1,043 |
||
| Boylston |
951 |
264 |
177 |
1,392 |
||
| Brookfield |
580 |
216 |
177 |
973 |
||
| Charlton |
1,138 |
397 |
367 |
1,902 |
||
| Clinton |
3,325 |
1,246 |
1,542 |
6,113 |
||
| Douglas |
851 |
351 |
357 |
1,559 |
||
| Dudley |
1,885 |
692 |
931 |
3,508 |
||
| E. Brookfield |
484 |
165 |
176 |
825 |
||
| Fitchburg |
10,642 |
3,329 |
4,223 |
18,194 |
||
| Gardner |
5,116 |
1,504 |
2,177 |
8,797 |
||
| Grafton |
3,007 |
871 |
926 |
4,804 |
||
| Hardwick |
610 |
214 |
243 |
1,067 |
||
| Harvard |
1,284 |
322 |
121 |
1,727 |
||
| Holden |
4,460 |
1,079 |
988 |
6,527 |
||
| Hopedale |
1,317 |
381 |
471 |
2,169 |
||
| Hubbardston |
434 |
125 |
108 |
667 |
||
| Lancaster |
1,456 |
439 |
384 |
2,279 |
||
| Leicester |
2,541 |
711 |
645 |
3,897 |
||
| Leominster |
8,856 |
2,587 |
3,135 |
14,578 |
||
| Lunenburg |
2,433 |
676 |
553 |
3,662 |
||
| Mendon |
754 |
245 |
241 |
1,240 |
||
| Milford |
5,286 |
1,640 |
2,596 |
9,522 |
||
| Millbury |
3,113 |
953 |
1,170 |
5,236 |
||
| Millville |
460 |
168 |
203 |
831 |
||
| New Braintree |
164 |
70 |
50 |
284 |
||
| N. Brookfield |
1,119 |
396 |
479 |
1,994 |
||
| Northborough |
3,215 |
703 |
384 |
4,302 |
||
| Northbridge |
3,192 |
861 |
1,098 |
5,151 |
||
| Oakham |
287 |
76 |
66 |
429 |
||
| Oxford |
1,899 |
635 |
981 |
3,515 |
||
| Paxton |
1,274 |
286 |
192 |
1,752 |
||
| Petersham |
415 |
86 |
72 |
573 |
||
| Phillipston |
253 |
68 |
52 |
373 |
||
| Princeton |
616 |
166 |
99 |
881 |
||
| Royalston |
223 |
77 |
60 |
360 |
||
| Rutland |
1,021 |
241 |
166 |
1,428 |
||
| Shrewsbury |
6,622 |
1,612 |
1,395 |
9,629 |
||
| Southborough |
2,036 |
473 |
270 |
2,779 |
||
| Southbridge |
2,908 |
1,062 |
3,105 |
7,075 |
||
| Spencer |
2,399 |
767 |
969 |
4,135 |
||
| Sterling |
1,332 |
432 |
264 |
2,028 |
||
| Sturbridge |
1,225 |
391 |
658 |
2,274 |
||
| Sutton |
1,259 |
428 |
399 |
2,086 |
||
| Templeton |
1,332 |
528 |
401 |
2,261 |
||
| Upton |
1,002 |
309 |
333 |
1,644 |
||
| Uxbridge |
2,271 |
766 |
925 |
3,962 |
||
| Warren |
990 |
368 |
452 |
1,810 |
||
| Webster |
3,383 |
1,264 |
2,139 |
6,786 |
||
| W. Boylston |
2,322 |
514 |
384 |
3,220 |
||
| W. Brookfield |
825 |
252 |
230 |
1,307 |
||
| Westborough |
4,156 |
898 |
575 |
5,629 |
||
| Westminster |
1,440 |
454 |
291 |
2,185 |
||
| Winchendon |
1,523 |
568 |
504 |
2,595 |
||
| Worcester |
43,417 |
12,644 |
16,635 |
72,698 |
||
| County Totals | 168,302 |
49,885 |
58,876 | 277,394 | ||