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 - Plymouth 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: # | % | Plymouth County Results |
| City/Town | Ward | Pct | Blanks | Total Votes Cast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 90,326 |
41,350 |
17,022 | 148,470 | ||
| Abington |
3,365 |
1,589 |
573 |
5,527 |
||
| Bridgewater |
3,113 |
1,450 |
552 |
5,115 |
||
| Brockton |
21,285 |
9,076 |
4,545 |
34,906 |
||
| Carver |
742 |
377 |
177 |
1,296 |
||
| Duxbury |
3,013 |
1,449 |
296 |
4,758 |
||
| E. Bridgewater |
1,945 |
1,045 |
604 |
3,594 |
||
| Halifax |
888 |
542 |
154 |
1,584 |
||
| Hanover |
3,089 |
1,324 |
299 |
4,712 |
||
| Hanson |
1,753 |
919 |
289 |
2,961 |
||
| Hingham |
6,623 |
2,660 |
607 |
9,890 |
||
| Hull |
3,010 |
1,002 |
595 |
4,607 |
||
| Kingston |
1,767 |
812 |
343 |
2,922 |
||
| Lakeville |
1,127 |
647 |
239 |
2,013 |
||
| Marion |
1,081 |
603 |
171 |
1,855 |
||
| Marshfield |
4,695 |
1,997 |
524 |
7,216 |
||
| Mattapoisett |
1,590 |
759 |
239 |
2,588 |
||
| Middleborough |
3,300 |
1,590 |
638 |
5,528 |
||
| Norwell |
2,286 |
1,253 |
370 |
3,909 |
||
| Pembroke |
2,887 |
1,487 |
347 |
4,721 |
||
| Plymouth |
4,732 |
2,717 |
2,094 |
9,543 |
||
| Plympton |
340 |
180 |
55 |
575 |
||
| Rochester |
479 |
291 |
117 |
887 |
||
| Rockland |
3,924 |
1,679 |
649 |
6,252 |
||
| Scituate |
5,353 |
2,072 |
616 |
8,041 |
||
| Wareham |
2,908 |
1,312 |
856 |
5,076 |
||
| W. Bridgewater |
1,723 |
912 |
239 |
2,874 |
||
| Whitman |
3,338 |
1,606 |
576 |
5,520 |
||
| County Totals | 90,326 |
41,350 |
17,022 | 148,470 | ||