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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 - Plymouth 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
67,164
46,817
15,843 129,824
Abington
 
2,388
1,800
667
4,855
Bridgewater
 
2,554
1,732
543
4,829
Brockton
 
13,148
8,670
4,455
26,273
Carver
 
939
617
131
1,687
Duxbury
 
2,798
1,506
336
4,640
E. Bridgewater
 
1,302
1,331
353
2,986
Halifax
 
1,070
744
146
1,960
Hanover
 
2,365
1,519
285
4,169
Hanson
 
1,260
977
267
2,504
Hingham
 
5,129
2,929
854
8,912
Hull
 
1,877
1,156
638
3,671
Kingston
 
1,242
994
298
2,534
Lakeville
 
857
818
197
1,872
Marion
 
880
541
125
1,546
Marshfield
 
4,060
2,511
638
7,209
Mattapoisett
 
1,051
847
210
2,108
Middleborough
 
2,445
1,686
437
4,568
Norwell
 
1,817
1,456
324
3,597
Pembroke
 
2,276
1,518
327
4,121
Plymouth
 
4,871
3,876
1,641
10,388
Plympton
 
348
247
58
653
Rochester
 
493
292
84
869
Rockland
 
2,433
1,772
655
4,860
Scituate
 
3,841
2,563
654
7,058
Wareham
 
2,169
1,955
744
4,868
W. Bridgewater
 
1,216
1,108
211
2,535
Whitman
 
2,335
1,652
565
4,552
County Totals
67,164
46,817
15,843 129,824