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Summary of Question 7

The proposed constitutional amendment would give the legislature the power to establish a different method of property taxation for land which is used for recreational purposes and for land preserved in its natural state. It would add these two categories to the existing constitutional provision which allows the legislature to tax wild and forest land differently. The amendment's stated purpose is to develop and conserve natural resources and the environmental benefits of recreational land.

1978 - Statewide - Question 7Do 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 11, 1976, by a vote of 248-5, and on May 24, 1978, by a vote of 257-0?

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County Blanks Total Votes Cast
Barnstable More »
 
32,581
21,161
6,965
60,707
Berkshire More »
 
24,173
16,928
9,836
50,929
Bristol More »
 
68,155
45,287
35,330
148,772
Dukes More »
 
2,587
961
668
4,216
Essex More »
 
132,461
75,168
45,439
253,068
Franklin More »
 
10,722
8,978
3,264
22,964
Hampden More »
 
64,543
48,195
27,243
139,981
Hampshire More »
 
23,942
14,076
6,049
44,067
Middlesex More »
 
209,145
125,579
65,739
400,463
Nantucket More »
 
1,119
426
294
1,839
Norfolk More »
 
129,920
86,220
34,907
251,047
Plymouth More »
 
67,164
46,817
15,843
129,824
Suffolk More »
 
83,372
46,357
66,907
196,636
Worcester More »
 
120,132
62,035
41,004
223,171
Totals
1,031,194
636,471
376,411 2,044,076