Summary of Question 7
The proposed amendment would require that all judges must retire upon reaching seventy years of age.
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View Official Source (PDF)1972 - Barnstable County - Question 7Do 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 198 votes in the affirmative and 63 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1971, received 231 votes in the affirmative and 81 in the negative?
| View as: # | % | Barnstable County Results |
| City/Town | Ward | Pct | Blanks | Total Votes Cast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable |
8,442 |
2,521 |
1,032 |
11,995 |
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| Bourne |
2,695 |
804 |
689 |
4,188 |
||
| Brewster |
1,247 |
380 |
123 |
1,750 |
||
| Chatham |
2,284 |
693 |
248 |
3,225 |
||
| Dennis |
3,679 |
1,013 |
421 |
5,113 |
||
| Eastham |
1,168 |
247 |
113 |
1,528 |
||
| Falmouth |
6,551 |
1,707 |
1,005 |
9,263 |
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| Harwich |
2,961 |
950 |
351 |
4,262 |
||
| Mashpee |
698 |
164 |
128 |
990 |
||
| Orleans |
1,797 |
597 |
193 |
2,587 |
||
| Provincetown |
1,458 |
326 |
255 |
2,039 |
||
| Sandwich |
1,696 |
524 |
200 |
2,420 |
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| Truro |
474 |
120 |
60 |
654 |
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| Wellfleet |
837 |
223 |
134 |
1,194 |
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| Yarmouth |
6,179 |
1,915 |
657 |
8,751 |
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| County Totals | 42,166 |
12,184 |
5,609 | 59,959 | ||