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Summary of Question 1

The proposed constitutional amendment, if approved, would replace the present Article 52 of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth and would empower the General Court, bv concurrent vote of the two houses, to take a recess or recesses amounting to not more than thiry days. The present Article 52 permits such recesses but provides that "no such recess shall extend beyond the sixtieth dav" from the beginning of the legislative session.

1974 - Franklin County - Question 1Do 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 August 25, 1971, received 212 votes in the affirmative and 39 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held June 6, 1973, received 235 votes in the affirmative and 19 in the negative?

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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
10,418
7,647
3,856 21,921
Ashfield
 
253
156
98
507
Bernardston
 
278
191
87
556
Buckland
 
309
236
157
702
Charlemont
 
160
132
78
370
Colrain
 
210
180
74
464
Conway
 
231
137
61
429
Deerfield
 
814
527
242
1,583
Erving
 
248
146
85
479
Gill
 
215
155
67
437
Greenfield
 
2,651
2,871
1,140
6,662
Hawley
 
47
16
12
75
Heath
 
82
31
31
144
Leverett
 
304
90
77
471
Leyden
 
91
56
43
190
Monroe
 
25
35
15
75
Montague
 
1,529
1,110
616
3,255
New Salem
 
149
55
34
238
Northfield
 
511
306
135
952
Orange
 
835
488
306
1,629
Rowe
 
68
68
27
163
Shelburne
 
338
196
140
674
Shutesbury
 
164
47
41
252
Sunderland
 
469
186
98
753
Warwick
 
82
61
53
196
Wendell
 
95
42
45
182
Whately
 
260
129
94
483
County Totals
10,418
7,647
3,856 21,921