Summary of Question 6
The proposed amendment would change the procedure by which the Legislature declares a measure to be an emergency law, making it effective when it is signed by the Governor. The amendment would allow the Legislature to make such a declaration by a voice vote, rather than by a recorded vote, as now required. The amendment would maintain the existing option allowing for a formal roll call.
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View Official Source (PDF)1980 - Middlesex County - Question 6Do 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 the Senate on September 7, 1977, by a vote of 264-0, and on September 19, 1980, by a vote of 162-0?
| View as: # | % | Middlesex County Results |
| City/Town | Ward | Pct | Blanks | Total Votes Cast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 156,212 |
379,130 |
111,654 | 646,996 | ||
| Acton |
2,105 |
5,708 |
987 |
8,800 |
||
| Arlington |
7,118 |
16,694 |
3,409 |
27,221 |
||
| Ashby |
282 |
734 |
106 |
1,122 |
||
| Ashland |
926 |
2,856 |
636 |
4,418 |
||
| Ayer |
659 |
1,311 |
273 |
2,243 |
||
| Bedford |
1,344 |
3,821 |
850 |
6,015 |
||
| Belmont |
3,507 |
9,044 |
3,138 |
15,689 |
||
| Billerica |
3,325 |
9,151 |
2,180 |
14,656 |
||
| Boxborough |
338 |
910 |
96 |
1,344 |
||
| Burlington |
2,804 |
5,960 |
2,589 |
11,353 |
||
| Cambridge |
11,791 |
21,304 |
7,476 |
40,571 |
||
| Carlisle |
468 |
1,321 |
156 |
1,945 |
||
| Chelmsford |
4,218 |
10,227 |
1,475 |
15,920 |
||
| Concord |
2,046 |
5,743 |
1,116 |
8,905 |
||
| Dracut |
2,420 |
6,552 |
1,236 |
10,208 |
||
| Dunstable |
204 |
502 |
81 |
787 |
||
| Everett |
3,520 |
8,669 |
4,818 |
17,007 |
||
| Framingham |
7,625 |
18,835 |
3,270 |
29,730 |
||
| Groton |
780 |
1,895 |
274 |
2,949 |
||
| Holliston |
1,327 |
4,030 |
942 |
6,299 |
||
| Hopkinton |
866 |
2,400 |
292 |
3,558 |
||
| Hudson |
1,815 |
4,365 |
771 |
6,951 |
||
| Lexington |
3,989 |
10,746 |
2,822 |
17,557 |
||
| Lincoln |
698 |
1,825 |
511 |
3,034 |
||
| Littleton |
927 |
2,234 |
255 |
3,416 |
||
| Lowell |
7,574 |
16,320 |
10,193 |
34,087 |
||
| Malden |
5,300 |
13,769 |
5,154 |
24,223 |
||
| Marlborough |
3,631 |
8,187 |
1,748 |
13,566 |
||
| Maynard |
1,115 |
3,138 |
530 |
4,783 |
||
| Medford |
7,069 |
15,951 |
5,143 |
28,163 |
||
| Melrose |
3,493 |
9,348 |
2,569 |
15,410 |
||
| Natick |
3,579 |
9,560 |
2,108 |
15,247 |
||
| Newton |
10,018 |
25,216 |
9,237 |
44,471 |
||
| N. Reading |
1,324 |
3,939 |
465 |
5,728 |
||
| Pepperell |
856 |
2,147 |
307 |
3,310 |
||
| Reading |
3,044 |
7,467 |
1,907 |
12,418 |
||
| Sherborn |
573 |
1,593 |
151 |
2,317 |
||
| Shirley |
480 |
1,003 |
170 |
1,653 |
||
| Somerville |
8,895 |
16,725 |
6,106 |
31,726 |
||
| Stoneham |
2,559 |
6,030 |
1,998 |
10,587 |
||
| Stow |
637 |
1,745 |
189 |
2,571 |
||
| Sudbury |
1,479 |
5,517 |
658 |
7,654 |
||
| Tewksbury |
2,720 |
6,830 |
935 |
10,485 |
||
| Townsend |
733 |
1,942 |
269 |
2,944 |
||
| Tyngsborough |
600 |
1,637 |
248 |
2,485 |
||
| Wakefield |
3,042 |
7,746 |
2,420 |
13,208 |
||
| Waltham |
4,834 |
12,520 |
6,112 |
23,466 |
||
| Watertown |
4,177 |
9,377 |
4,072 |
17,626 |
||
| Wayland |
1,575 |
4,453 |
1,194 |
7,222 |
||
| Westford |
1,707 |
4,226 |
586 |
6,519 |
||
| Weston |
1,591 |
3,812 |
1,053 |
6,456 |
||
| Wilmington |
1,710 |
5,027 |
1,359 |
8,096 |
||
| Winchester |
2,768 |
7,171 |
1,552 |
11,491 |
||
| Woburn |
4,027 |
9,897 |
3,462 |
17,386 |
||
| County Totals | 156,212 |
379,130 |
111,654 | 646,996 | ||