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Summary of Question 5

The proposed constitutional amendment would allow a local charter commission 18 months after its election to prepare a charter or charter revision for submission to the voters of a city or town. Presently, the constitution provides that the charter or charter revision be prepared within 10 months of the election of the charter commission.

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1978 - Bristol County - Question 5Do 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 26, 1976, by a vote of 260-1, and on August 10, 1977, by a vote of 255-0?

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Bristol County Results
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City/Town Ward Pct
Yes
No
 Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
53,100
54,289
 41,383 148,772
Acushnet
 
1,233
1,422
749
3,404
Attleboro
 
3,612
3,534
1,692
8,838
Berkley
 
264
320
155
739
Dartmouth
 
2,307
3,409
1,520
7,236
Dighton
 
581
800
299
1,680
Easton
 
2,159
2,616
762
5,537
Fairhaven
 
1,857
2,127
1,496
5,480
Fall River
 
10,249
7,870
12,536
30,655
Freetown
 
744
825
299
1,868
Mansfield
 
1,510
1,693
550
3,753
New Bedford
 
11,324
9,925
9,394
30,643
N. Attleborough
 
2,248
2,474
1,140
5,862
Norton
 
1,258
1,413
469
3,140
Raynham
 
1,026
1,506
515
3,047
Rehoboth
 
804
1,047
370
2,221
Seekonk
 
1,443
1,538
489
3,470
Somerset
 
2,746
3,057
1,795
7,598
Swansea
 
2,046
1,852
1,213
5,111
Taunton
 
3,942
5,247
4,735
13,924
Westport
 
1,747
1,614
1,205
4,566
County Totals
53,100
54,289
 41,383 148,772