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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 - Worcester 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
120,132
62,035
41,004 223,171
Ashburnham
 
677
463
164
1,304
Athol
 
1,986
1,096
608
3,690
Auburn
 
3,720
1,494
762
5,976
Barre
 
847
410
264
1,521
Berlin
 
521
294
72
887
Blackstone
 
1,024
583
461
2,068
Bolton
 
614
338
79
1,031
Boylston
 
854
388
112
1,354
Brookfield
 
418
219
118
755
Charlton
 
1,050
564
245
1,859
Clinton
 
2,560
1,283
1,210
5,053
Douglas
 
656
386
231
1,273
Dudley
 
1,572
939
611
3,122
E. Brookfield
 
402
199
105
706
Fitchburg
 
5,732
3,900
2,709
12,341
Gardner
 
3,170
1,970
1,326
6,466
Grafton
 
2,326
1,124
629
4,079
Hardwick
 
351
317
129
797
Harvard
 
1,054
594
87
1,735
Holden
 
3,603
1,610
692
5,905
Hopedale
 
894
562
284
1,740
Hubbardston
 
355
206
83
644
Lancaster
 
982
545
229
1,756
Leicester
 
1,932
939
466
3,337
Leominster
 
5,104
3,533
2,232
10,869
Lunenburg
 
1,574
1,057
285
2,916
Mendon
 
561
443
146
1,150
Milford
 
4,194
2,698
3,015
9,907
Millbury
 
2,527
1,064
883
4,474
Millville
 
269
208
131
608
New Braintree
 
115
84
43
242
N. Brookfield
 
809
494
262
1,565
Northborough
 
2,275
1,149
277
3,701
Northbridge
 
1,902
1,436
845
4,183
Oakham
 
263
115
28
406
Oxford
 
1,686
972
507
3,165
Paxton
 
1,022
401
131
1,554
Petersham
 
265
168
42
475
Phillipston
 
174
109
32
315
Princeton
 
583
273
56
912
Royalston
 
169
89
45
303
Rutland
 
895
453
141
1,489
Shrewsbury
 
5,436
2,166
1,162
8,764
Southborough
 
1,388
912
225
2,525
Southbridge
 
1,917
1,727
2,105
5,749
Spencer
 
2,106
988
614
3,708
Sterling
 
1,120
611
144
1,875
Sturbridge
 
915
666
439
2,020
Sutton
 
1,058
579
244
1,881
Templeton
 
840
730
242
1,812
Upton
 
774
543
270
1,587
Uxbridge
 
1,536
917
523
2,976
Warren
 
508
467
267
1,242
Webster
 
2,458
1,359
1,190
5,007
W. Boylston
 
1,663
704
264
2,631
W. Brookfield
 
564
324
115
1,003
Westborough
 
2,975
1,670
507
5,152
Westminster
 
1,099
684
187
1,970
Winchendon
 
926
590
287
1,803
Worcester
 
31,162
11,229
11,442
53,833
County Totals
120,132
62,035
41,004 223,171