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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 - Hampshire 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
Totals
23,942
14,076
6,049 44,067
Amherst
 
4,272
1,752
695
6,719
Belchertown
 
1,134
670
220
2,024
Chesterfield
 
182
66
30
278
Cummington
 
169
97
30
296
Easthampton
 
2,868
2,135
1,023
6,026
Goshen
 
104
79
20
203
Granby
 
825
662
198
1,685
Hadley
 
965
584
318
1,867
Hatfield
 
652
434
200
1,286
Huntington
 
276
169
77
522
Middlefield
 
57
36
16
109
Northampton
 
5,684
2,771
1,447
9,902
Pelham
 
271
140
36
447
Plainfield
 
70
51
13
134
S. Hadley
 
3,249
2,231
895
6,375
Southampton
 
763
485
102
1,350
Ware
 
1,524
1,184
573
3,281
Westhampton
 
231
138
22
391
Williamsburg
 
455
296
109
860
Worthington
 
191
96
25
312
County Totals
23,942
14,076
6,049 44,067