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 - Bristol 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: # | % | Bristol County Results |
| City/Town | Ward | Pct | Blanks | Total Votes Cast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 118,350 |
39,290 |
34,580 | 192,220 | ||
| Acushnet |
2,777 |
644 |
578 |
3,999 |
||
| Attleboro |
8,922 |
2,734 |
1,454 |
13,110 |
||
| Berkley |
501 |
182 |
121 |
804 |
||
| Dartmouth |
6,977 |
1,820 |
1,254 |
10,051 |
||
| Dighton |
1,342 |
545 |
186 |
2,073 |
||
| Easton |
4,004 |
1,252 |
418 |
5,674 |
||
| Fairhaven |
4,698 |
1,269 |
1,466 |
7,433 |
||
| Fall River |
19,691 |
9,156 |
10,734 |
39,581 |
||
| Freetown |
1,148 |
400 |
188 |
1,736 |
||
| Mansfield |
2,888 |
915 |
444 |
4,247 |
||
| New Bedford |
27,679 |
6,870 |
8,433 |
42,982 |
||
| N. Attleborough |
5,306 |
1,683 |
799 |
7,788 |
||
| Norton |
2,457 |
833 |
328 |
3,618 |
||
| Raynham |
1,865 |
747 |
321 |
2,933 |
||
| Rehoboth |
2,066 |
537 |
328 |
2,931 |
||
| Seekonk |
3,948 |
858 |
525 |
5,331 |
||
| Somerset |
5,303 |
2,299 |
1,366 |
8,968 |
||
| Swansea |
3,906 |
1,517 |
920 |
6,343 |
||
| Taunton |
9,664 |
3,865 |
3,874 |
17,403 |
||
| Westport |
3,208 |
1,164 |
843 |
5,215 |
||
| County Totals | 118,350 |
39,290 |
34,580 | 192,220 | ||