Summary of Question 2
The proposed constitutional amendment would allow a governor who had not served in the preceding year as governor to submit a proposed budget to the legislature within eight weeks of the beginning of the legislative session. A governor who had served in the preceding year would still be required to submit a proposed budget within three weeks of the beginning of a legislative session.
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View Official Source (PDF)1978 - Essex County - 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 May 28, 1975, by a vote of 267-3. and on August 10, 1977, by a vote Of 250-1?
| View as: # | % | Essex County Results |
| City/Town | Ward | Pct | Blanks | Total Votes Cast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 153,829 |
55,250 |
43,989 | 253,068 | ||
| Amesbury |
2,134 |
1,166 |
910 |
4,210 |
||
| Andover |
7,480 |
2,475 |
1,121 |
11,076 |
||
| Beverly |
10,068 |
3,512 |
2,321 |
15,901 |
||
| Boxford |
1,576 |
475 |
143 |
2,194 |
||
| Danvers |
6,423 |
2,341 |
1,373 |
10,137 |
||
| Essex |
762 |
327 |
152 |
1,241 |
||
| Georgetown |
1,440 |
615 |
297 |
2,352 |
||
| Gloucester |
5,789 |
1,917 |
1,794 |
9,500 |
||
| Groveland |
1,386 |
506 |
224 |
2,116 |
||
| Hamilton |
1,956 |
704 |
307 |
2,967 |
||
| Haverhill |
9,636 |
3,672 |
3,493 |
16,801 |
||
| Ipswich |
3,012 |
1,160 |
684 |
4,856 |
||
| Lawrence |
11,493 |
4,376 |
5,556 |
21,425 |
||
| Lynn |
17,319 |
5,176 |
5,938 |
28,433 |
||
| Lynnfield |
3,637 |
1,404 |
519 |
5,560 |
||
| Manchester-by-the-Sea |
1,748 |
620 |
270 |
2,638 |
||
| Marblehead |
7,162 |
2,454 |
1,092 |
10,708 |
||
| Merrimac |
976 |
373 |
188 |
1,537 |
||
| Methuen |
8,695 |
3,336 |
2,779 |
14,810 |
||
| Middleton |
888 |
464 |
172 |
1,524 |
||
| Nahant |
1,296 |
414 |
245 |
1,955 |
||
| Newbury |
1,207 |
501 |
223 |
1,931 |
||
| Newburyport |
3,469 |
1,306 |
1,123 |
5,898 |
||
| N. Andover |
4,899 |
1,817 |
975 |
7,691 |
||
| Peabody |
12,079 |
4,452 |
3,895 |
20,426 |
||
| Rockport |
2,048 |
588 |
409 |
3,045 |
||
| Rowley |
833 |
364 |
175 |
1,372 |
||
| Salem |
9,464 |
3,233 |
3,969 |
16,666 |
||
| Salisbury |
967 |
519 |
420 |
1,906 |
||
| Saugus |
6,194 |
2,251 |
1,612 |
10,057 |
||
| Swampscott |
4,062 |
1,447 |
1,158 |
6,667 |
||
| Topsfield |
1,821 |
611 |
189 |
2,621 |
||
| Wenham |
1,169 |
392 |
123 |
1,684 |
||
| W. Newbury |
741 |
282 |
140 |
1,163 |
||
| County Totals | 153,829 |
55,250 |
43,989 | 253,068 | ||