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Summary of Question 2

The proposed constitutional amendment would allow the expenditure of public funds for private schools and private school students.

It would remove primary and secondary schools from the list of nonpublic institutions barred from receiving public aid and would allow public money, property, or loans of credit to be used for founding, maintaining, or aiding those schools, The proposed amendment would also allow public financial aid, materials, or services to be provided to a non-public school student requesting such aid, but only if that school does not discriminate in its entrance requirements on the basis of race, color, national origin, religious belief, sex, or physical handicap, The state legislature would have the power to impose limits on aid, materials, or services provided to students.

1986 - Essex County - Question 2Do 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 December 12, 1984 by a vote of 108-79, and on April 16, 1986 by a vote of 107-87?

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Essex County Results
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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
57,375
137,929
11,869 207,173
Amesbury
 
854
2,309
294
3,457
Andover
 
2,498
6,885
299
9,682
Beverly
 
3,263
8,505
634
12,402
Boxford
 
420
1,685
25
2,130
Danvers
 
2,419
5,936
302
8,657
Essex
 
196
863
40
1,099
Georgetown
 
348
1,659
64
2,071
Gloucester
 
1,829
5,610
600
8,039
Groveland
 
368
1,277
54
1,699
Hamilton
 
552
1,936
53
2,541
Haverhill
 
4,107
8,266
857
13,230
Ipswich
 
858
3,074
116
4,048
Lawrence
 
6,219
6,322
1,592
14,133
Lynn
 
7,248
14,171
1,571
22,990
Lynnfield
 
1,102
3,461
130
4,693
Manchester-by-the-Sea
 
468
1,603
63
2,134
Marblehead
 
1,353
6,702
154
8,209
Merrimac
 
316
1,096
50
1,462
Methuen
 
4,616
7,771
1,419
13,806
Middleton
 
319
1,189
52
1,560
Nahant
 
531
1,048
53
1,632
Newbury
 
461
1,554
60
2,075
Newburyport
 
1,310
3,767
334
5,411
N. Andover
 
2,286
4,788
247
7,321
Peabody
 
4,431
11,063
943
16,437
Rockport
 
497
2,370
93
2,960
Rowley
 
252
1,086
24
1,362
Salem
 
3,831
7,240
812
11,883
Salisbury
 
391
1,292
130
1,813
Saugus
 
1,985
5,820
410
8,215
Swampscott
 
1,117
3,846
311
5,274
Topsfield
 
414
1,819
33
2,266
Wenham
 
227
1,002
27
1,256
W. Newbury
 
289
914
23
1,226
County Totals
57,375
137,929
11,869 207,173