Summary of Question 3
The proposed amendment would authorize the Legislature to provide for absentee voting by persons who hold religious beliefs in conflict with the act of voting on the day on which any election is to be held.
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View Official Source (PDF)1976 - Dukes County - Question 3Do 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 259-0, and on May 12, 1976, by a vote of 262-1?
| View as: # | % | Dukes County Results |
| City/Town | Ward | Pct | Blanks | Total Votes Cast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquinnah |
70 |
32 |
21 |
123 |
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| Chilmark |
247 |
107 |
19 |
373 |
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| Edgartown |
799 |
400 |
157 |
1,356 |
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| Gosnold |
32 |
32 |
10 |
74 |
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| Oak Bluffs |
628 |
375 |
162 |
1,165 |
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| Tisbury |
920 |
471 |
164 |
1,555 |
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| W. Tisbury |
389 |
147 |
40 |
576 |
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| County Totals | 3,085 |
1,564 |
573 | 5,222 | ||