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View Official Source (PDF)1978 - 1st Suffolk and Norfolk District - Question 8Shall the Senator from this District be instructed to vote to approve the passage of a bill requiring the reduction and limitation of local property taxes by substituting revenue from state taxes, and providing that all state and local taxes combined shall not take a larger percentage of the total personal income in Massachusetts than the average percentage taken in the three year period immediately preceding approval?
| City/Town | Ward | Pct | Blanks | Total Votes Cast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston |
10,468 |
2,535 |
7,859 |
20,862 |
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| Dedham |
6,412 |
2,074 |
3,013 |
11,499 |
||
| Walpole |
4,711 |
1,276 |
1,348 |
7,335 |
||
| Westwood |
4,281 |
1,031 |
1,155 |
6,467 |
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| Totals | 25,872 |
6,916 |
13,375 | 25,301 | ||