Summary of Question 2
The proposed amendment would authorize the Legislature to substitute for the present system of flat or uniform personal income tax rates a system of rates graduated according to the total amount of income received. The Legislature would also be authorized to provide for reasonable exemptions, deductions, credits, and abatements and could base Massachusetts income tax provisions on provisions of Federal income tax law.
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1976 - Statewide - Question 2Do 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 199-66, and on May 7, 1975, by a vote of 228-41?
County | Blanks | Total Votes Cast | ||||
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Barnstable
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22,799 |
46,805 |
4,709 |
74,313 |
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Berkshire
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20,185 |
42,938 |
6,806 |
69,929 |
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Bristol
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45,504 |
126,870 |
22,831 |
195,205 |
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Dukes
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2,445 |
2,256 |
521 |
5,222 |
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Essex
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67,832 |
216,704 |
23,128 |
307,664 |
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Franklin
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10,768 |
18,913 |
1,988 |
31,669 |
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Hampden
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49,911 |
123,887 |
14,622 |
188,420 |
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Hampshire
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21,805 |
35,561 |
3,599 |
60,965 |
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Middlesex
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163,428 |
447,562 |
43,566 |
654,556 |
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Nantucket
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1,087 |
1,288 |
288 |
2,663 |
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Norfolk
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71,324 |
218,976 |
17,588 |
307,889 |
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Plymouth
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38,301 |
119,386 |
9,899 |
167,836 |
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Suffolk
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64,274 |
135,114 |
39,126 |
238,514 |
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Worcester
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65,520 |
201,042 |
22,855 |
289,417 |
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Totals | 645,483 |
1,787,302 |
211,477 | 2,594,262 |