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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 - Barnstable County - 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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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Barnstable
 
6,941
3,817
1,386
12,144
Bourne
 
1,948
1,744
713
4,405
Brewster
 
1,091
942
167
2,200
Chatham
 
1,762
1,151
313
3,226
Dennis
 
2,957
1,871
654
5,482
Eastham
 
767
732
138
1,637
Falmouth
 
5,210
2,855
1,077
9,142
Harwich
 
2,096
1,470
375
3,941
Mashpee
 
789
421
210
1,420
Orleans
 
1,316
1,052
239
2,607
Provincetown
 
751
363
197
1,311
Sandwich
 
1,779
1,243
258
3,280
Truro
 
321
231
68
620
Wellfleet
 
598
371
97
1,066
Yarmouth
 
4,255
2,898
1,073
8,226
County Totals
32,581
21,161
6,965 60,707