Summary of Question 1
The proposed amendment would provide that equality under the law may not be denied or abridged on the basis of sex, race, color, creed or national origin. This amendment adds one sentence to Article I of Part the First of the Constitution which now contains a general statement of individual rights, including the right to enjoy and defend life and liberty and the right to acquire and protect property.
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View Official Source (PDF)1976 - Middlesex County - Question 1Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution summarized below, which was approved by the General Court in joint sessions of the House of Representatives and Senate on August 15, 1973, by a vote of 261-0, and on May 14, 1975, by a vote of 217-55?
| View as: # | % | Middlesex County Results |
| City/Town | Ward | Pct | Blanks | Total Votes Cast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 373,797 |
239,143 |
41,616 | 654,556 | ||
| Acton |
5,902 |
2,569 |
151 |
8,622 |
||
| Arlington |
15,940 |
10,911 |
1,361 |
28,212 |
||
| Ashby |
692 |
359 |
51 |
1,102 |
||
| Ashland |
2,285 |
1,682 |
225 |
4,192 |
||
| Ayer |
1,278 |
782 |
148 |
2,208 |
||
| Bedford |
3,707 |
1,985 |
288 |
5,980 |
||
| Belmont |
9,595 |
6,049 |
779 |
16,423 |
||
| Billerica |
7,538 |
5,747 |
537 |
13,822 |
||
| Boxborough |
827 |
358 |
26 |
1,211 |
||
| Burlington |
5,018 |
5,129 |
454 |
10,601 |
||
| Cambridge |
30,329 |
10,156 |
2,745 |
43,230 |
||
| Carlisle |
1,214 |
463 |
42 |
1,719 |
||
| Chelmsford |
8,996 |
6,113 |
488 |
15,597 |
||
| Concord |
5,585 |
2,888 |
398 |
8,871 |
||
| Dracut |
4,827 |
4,469 |
644 |
9,940 |
||
| Dunstable |
448 |
258 |
43 |
749 |
||
| Everett |
7,774 |
7,906 |
2,616 |
18,296 |
||
| Framingham |
19,302 |
9,913 |
1,220 |
30,435 |
||
| Groton |
1,569 |
974 |
95 |
2,638 |
||
| Holliston |
3,975 |
1,881 |
150 |
6,006 |
||
| Hopkinton |
1,670 |
1,417 |
114 |
3,201 |
||
| Hudson |
3,969 |
2,530 |
468 |
6,967 |
||
| Lexington |
11,152 |
5,218 |
761 |
17,131 |
||
| Lincoln |
2,166 |
631 |
71 |
2,868 |
||
| Littleton |
2,102 |
1,092 |
129 |
3,323 |
||
| Lowell |
18,601 |
15,479 |
3,416 |
37,496 |
||
| Malden |
12,358 |
11,174 |
2,065 |
25,597 |
||
| Marlborough |
8,159 |
4,643 |
727 |
13,529 |
||
| Maynard |
2,619 |
1,718 |
305 |
4,642 |
||
| Medford |
15,410 |
11,624 |
2,555 |
29,589 |
||
| Melrose |
8,621 |
6,281 |
1,109 |
16,011 |
||
| Natick |
8,732 |
5,460 |
751 |
14,943 |
||
| Newton |
29,638 |
13,171 |
3,013 |
45,822 |
||
| N. Reading |
3,504 |
1,947 |
162 |
5,613 |
||
| Pepperell |
1,685 |
1,048 |
148 |
2,881 |
||
| Reading |
6,794 |
4,934 |
402 |
12,130 |
||
| Sherborn |
1,414 |
726 |
36 |
2,176 |
||
| Shirley |
956 |
618 |
79 |
1,653 |
||
| Somerville |
17,599 |
11,190 |
3,115 |
31,904 |
||
| Stoneham |
6,042 |
4,019 |
621 |
10,682 |
||
| Stow |
1,433 |
807 |
57 |
2,297 |
||
| Sudbury |
5,198 |
1,982 |
174 |
7,354 |
||
| Tewksbury |
5,605 |
4,307 |
337 |
10,249 |
||
| Townsend |
1,477 |
795 |
120 |
2,392 |
||
| Tyngsborough |
1,140 |
1,030 |
122 |
2,292 |
||
| Wakefield |
7,495 |
5,102 |
755 |
13,352 |
||
| Waltham |
11,843 |
9,493 |
2,780 |
24,116 |
||
| Watertown |
10,589 |
6,479 |
1,937 |
19,005 |
||
| Wayland |
4,937 |
1,975 |
179 |
7,091 |
||
| Westford |
3,193 |
2,626 |
229 |
6,048 |
||
| Weston |
4,108 |
2,010 |
117 |
6,235 |
||
| Wilmington |
3,722 |
3,277 |
467 |
7,466 |
||
| Winchester |
5,983 |
4,783 |
610 |
11,376 |
||
| Woburn |
7,082 |
8,965 |
1,224 |
17,271 |
||
| County Totals | 373,797 |
239,143 |
41,616 | 654,556 | ||