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 - Essex 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: # | % | Essex County Results |
| City/Town | Ward | Pct | Blanks | Total Votes Cast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 200,041 |
64,777 |
38,031 | 302,849 | ||
| Amesbury |
3,222 |
964 |
1,048 |
5,234 |
||
| Andover |
7,936 |
3,418 |
901 |
12,255 |
||
| Beverly |
12,455 |
3,950 |
1,934 |
18,339 |
||
| Boxford |
1,416 |
576 |
87 |
2,079 |
||
| Danvers |
8,187 |
2,300 |
867 |
11,354 |
||
| Essex |
913 |
341 |
162 |
1,416 |
||
| Georgetown |
1,749 |
577 |
185 |
2,511 |
||
| Gloucester |
8,024 |
2,272 |
2,220 |
12,516 |
||
| Groveland |
1,722 |
460 |
132 |
2,314 |
||
| Hamilton |
2,248 |
805 |
269 |
3,322 |
||
| Haverhill |
13,653 |
4,000 |
3,458 |
21,111 |
||
| Ipswich |
3,999 |
1,105 |
577 |
5,681 |
||
| Lawrence |
16,191 |
7,205 |
6,081 |
29,477 |
||
| Lynn |
27,491 |
7,041 |
5,086 |
39,618 |
||
| Lynnfield |
4,381 |
1,306 |
277 |
5,964 |
||
| Manchester-by-the-Sea |
1,947 |
694 |
234 |
2,875 |
||
| Marblehead |
8,857 |
3,003 |
891 |
12,751 |
||
| Merrimac |
1,273 |
389 |
156 |
1,818 |
||
| Methuen |
10,555 |
4,429 |
2,456 |
17,440 |
||
| Middleton |
1,242 |
350 |
154 |
1,746 |
||
| Nahant |
1,523 |
469 |
169 |
2,161 |
||
| Newbury |
1,367 |
467 |
178 |
2,012 |
||
| Newburyport |
4,598 |
1,470 |
1,134 |
7,202 |
||
| N. Andover |
5,597 |
2,317 |
724 |
8,638 |
||
| Peabody |
14,600 |
4,154 |
2,571 |
21,325 |
||
| Rockport |
2,473 |
722 |
396 |
3,591 |
||
| Rowley |
1,045 |
287 |
148 |
1,480 |
||
| Salem |
12,530 |
4,093 |
2,786 |
19,409 |
||
| Salisbury |
1,305 |
444 |
313 |
2,062 |
||
| Saugus |
8,758 |
2,163 |
1,103 |
12,024 |
||
| Swampscott |
4,634 |
1,761 |
989 |
7,384 |
||
| Topsfield |
1,896 |
587 |
97 |
2,580 |
||
| Wenham |
1,338 |
418 |
122 |
1,878 |
||
| W. Newbury |
916 |
240 |
126 |
1,282 |
||
| County Totals | 200,041 |
64,777 |
38,031 | 302,849 | ||