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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 - Franklin 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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Franklin County Results
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City/Town Ward Pct
Yes
No
 Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
9,668
8,980
 4,316 22,964
Ashfield
 
202
250
82
534
Bernardston
 
269
272
111
652
Buckland
 
293
274
136
703
Charlemont
 
143
159
55
357
Colrain
 
240
233
126
599
Conway
 
221
193
83
497
Deerfield
 
743
690
234
1,667
Erving
 
219
206
93
518
Gill
 
237
169
81
487
Greenfield
 
2,852
2,455
1,403
6,710
Hawley
 
32
27
27
86
Heath
 
66
59
29
154
Leverett
 
235
204
80
519
Leyden
 
66
74
38
178
Monroe
 
21
31
13
65
Montague
 
1,427
1,217
650
3,294
New Salem
 
113
110
39
262
Northfield
 
427
368
147
942
Orange
 
714
816
336
1,866
Rowe
 
49
80
18
147
Shelburne
 
275
272
144
691
Shutesbury
 
137
127
60
324
Sunderland
 
310
308
121
739
Warwick
 
92
72
62
226
Wendell
 
89
94
43
226
Whately
 
196
220
105
521
County Totals
9,668
8,980
 4,316 22,964