Summary of Question 4
The proposed amendment would authorize the Legislature to enact a law to permit the Commonwealth to make loans for tuition and board at any college, university or institution of higher learning to students who are residents of the Commonwealth.
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View Official Source (PDF)1972 - Essex County - Question 4Do 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 264 votes in the affirmative and 1 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1971, received 264 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative?
| View as: # | % | Essex County Results |
| City/Town | Ward | Pct | Blanks | Total Votes Cast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 169,195 |
89,484 |
44,170 | 302,849 | ||
| Amesbury |
2,678 |
1,403 |
1,153 |
5,234 |
||
| Andover |
6,299 |
4,982 |
974 |
12,255 |
||
| Beverly |
10,747 |
5,274 |
2,318 |
18,339 |
||
| Boxford |
1,148 |
835 |
96 |
2,079 |
||
| Danvers |
6,705 |
3,595 |
1,054 |
11,354 |
||
| Essex |
783 |
447 |
186 |
1,416 |
||
| Georgetown |
1,478 |
809 |
224 |
2,511 |
||
| Gloucester |
7,271 |
2,744 |
2,501 |
12,516 |
||
| Groveland |
1,458 |
697 |
159 |
2,314 |
||
| Hamilton |
2,026 |
994 |
302 |
3,322 |
||
| Haverhill |
11,983 |
5,106 |
4,022 |
21,111 |
||
| Ipswich |
3,408 |
1,564 |
709 |
5,681 |
||
| Lawrence |
12,832 |
9,758 |
6,887 |
29,477 |
||
| Lynn |
23,841 |
9,931 |
5,846 |
39,618 |
||
| Lynnfield |
3,673 |
1,949 |
342 |
5,964 |
||
| Manchester-by-the-Sea |
1,825 |
756 |
294 |
2,875 |
||
| Marblehead |
8,241 |
3,541 |
969 |
12,751 |
||
| Merrimac |
1,046 |
559 |
213 |
1,818 |
||
| Methuen |
7,615 |
7,031 |
2,794 |
17,440 |
||
| Middleton |
957 |
612 |
177 |
1,746 |
||
| Nahant |
1,341 |
613 |
207 |
2,161 |
||
| Newbury |
1,215 |
581 |
216 |
2,012 |
||
| Newburyport |
3,950 |
1,979 |
1,273 |
7,202 |
||
| N. Andover |
4,182 |
3,607 |
849 |
8,638 |
||
| Peabody |
12,478 |
5,634 |
3,213 |
21,325 |
||
| Rockport |
2,191 |
926 |
474 |
3,591 |
||
| Rowley |
840 |
464 |
176 |
1,480 |
||
| Salem |
10,835 |
5,155 |
3,419 |
19,409 |
||
| Salisbury |
1,062 |
644 |
356 |
2,062 |
||
| Saugus |
7,221 |
3,436 |
1,367 |
12,024 |
||
| Swampscott |
4,359 |
1,994 |
1,031 |
7,384 |
||
| Topsfield |
1,532 |
937 |
111 |
2,580 |
||
| Wenham |
1,205 |
547 |
126 |
1,878 |
||
| W. Newbury |
770 |
380 |
132 |
1,282 |
||
| County Totals | 169,195 |
89,484 |
44,170 | 302,849 | ||