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Summary of Question 1

The proposed constitutional amendment would allow the legislature to prohibit or regulate abortions to the extent permitted by the United States Constitution, It would also provide that the state constitution does not require public or private funding of abortions, or the provision of services or facilities for performing abortions, beyond what is required by the United States Constitution, The provisions of this amendment would not apply to abortions required to prevent the death of the mother.

1986 - Middlesex County - Question 1Do 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 June 27, 1984 by a vote of 120-67, and on April 30, 1986 by a vote of 123-69?

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Middlesex County Results
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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
159,155
262,297
31,787 453,239
Acton
 
1,640
4,127
165
5,932
Arlington
 
8,355
11,194
772
20,321
Ashby
 
247
472
21
740
Ashland
 
1,190
1,989
149
3,328
Ayer
 
577
796
58
1,431
Bedford
 
1,282
2,937
196
4,415
Belmont
 
3,872
6,846
690
11,408
Billerica
 
4,133
5,283
319
9,735
Boxborough
 
231
633
14
878
Burlington
 
3,509
4,064
448
8,021
Cambridge
 
6,793
21,915
1,885
30,593
Carlisle
 
354
1,371
22
1,747
Chelmsford
 
4,384
6,116
496
10,996
Concord
 
1,526
4,378
273
6,177
Dracut
 
3,277
3,237
496
7,010
Dunstable
 
212
373
24
609
Everett
 
4,401
5,241
2,053
11,695
Framingham
 
6,408
11,165
750
18,323
Groton
 
747
1,450
34
2,231
Holliston
 
1,670
2,878
178
4,726
Hopkinton
 
1,037
1,683
59
2,779
Hudson
 
1,943
2,374
164
4,481
Lexington
 
3,162
9,025
828
13,015
Lincoln
 
369
1,863
47
2,279
Littleton
 
881
1,651
73
2,605
Lowell
 
10,011
7,227
3,839
21,077
Malden
 
5,724
8,524
1,367
15,615
Marlborough
 
4,052
4,241
322
8,615
Maynard
 
1,210
1,825
120
3,155
Medford
 
8,518
9,372
2,349
20,239
Melrose
 
4,083
6,359
1,173
11,615
Natick
 
3,235
6,587
867
10,689
Newton
 
6,702
22,092
1,928
30,722
N. Reading
 
1,481
2,577
94
4,152
Pepperell
 
838
1,368
54
2,260
Reading
 
3,025
5,147
242
8,414
Sherborn
 
575
1,386
37
1,998
Shirley
 
526
615
34
1,175
Somerville
 
8,841
13,283
1,666
23,790
Stoneham
 
3,179
3,956
399
7,534
Stow
 
549
1,341
19
1,909
Sudbury
 
1,297
3,834
140
5,271
Tewksbury
 
3,298
3,720
186
7,204
Townsend
 
692
1,200
75
1,967
Tyngsborough
 
941
1,284
102
2,327
Wakefield
 
3,798
4,783
421
9,002
Waltham
 
6,028
7,903
2,253
16,184
Watertown
 
4,663
7,231
1,040
12,934
Wayland
 
1,264
3,579
231
5,074
Westford
 
1,896
3,171
136
5,203
Weston
 
997
3,116
191
4,304
Wilmington
 
1,929
2,945
385
5,259
Winchester
 
2,913
5,214
579
8,706
Woburn
 
4,690
5,356
1,324
11,370
County Totals
159,155
262,297
31,787 453,239