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Summary of Question 1

1978-1979 Ballot Questions

The proposed constitutional amendment would permit the legislature to establish as many as four different classes of real property for tax purposes. Property in any one class would be required to be assessed, rated and taxed proportionately but property in different classes could be assessed, rated and taxed differently. The legislature could grant reasonable exemptions. The constitution presently requires all property (other than wild lands, forest lands and certain agricultural and horticultural lands) to be assessed and rated equally at full value for tax purposes.

1978 - Statewide - 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 May 28, 1975, by a vote of 220-53, and on September 7, 1977, by a vote of 243-20?

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County Blanks Total Votes Cast
Barnstable More »
 
23,039
35,210
2,458
60,707
Berkshire More »
 
24,702
22,056
4,171
50,931
Bristol More »
 
100,740
38,983
9,019
148,772
Dukes More »
 
2,537
1,350
329
4,216
Essex More »
 
167,793
73,234
12,041
253,068
Franklin More »
 
11,502
10,287
1,175
22,964
Hampden More »
 
84,527
46,042
9,412
139,981
Hampshire More »
 
21,360
20,505
2,202
44,067
Middlesex More »
 
345,436
149,491
23,474
518,401
Nantucket More »
 
1,081
704
54
1,839
Norfolk More »
 
148,404
92,936
9,707
251,047
Plymouth More »
 
63,323
61,494
5,007
129,824
Suffolk More »
 
162,833
17,883
15,920
196,636
Worcester More »
 
129,371
79,918
13,852
223,171
Totals
1,285,865
649,400
108,811 2,044,076