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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 - Worcester 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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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
56,691
124,441
12,598 193,730
Ashburnham
 
259
1,059
45
1,363
Athol
 
605
2,129
128
2,862
Auburn
 
1,446
3,502
231
5,179
Barre
 
323
1,021
87
1,431
Berlin
 
165
584
26
775
Blackstone
 
687
1,027
135
1,849
Bolton
 
197
877
18
1,092
Boylston
 
320
904
26
1,250
Brookfield
 
173
600
39
812
Charlton
 
465
1,300
66
1,831
Clinton
 
1,393
2,214
285
3,892
Douglas
 
374
890
68
1,332
Dudley
 
798
1,326
167
2,291
E. Brookfield
 
136
431
43
610
Fitchburg
 
3,788
5,657
718
10,163
Gardner
 
1,777
3,062
597
5,436
Grafton
 
919
2,454
192
3,565
Hardwick
 
251
495
47
793
Harvard
 
313
1,557
21
1,891
Holden
 
1,111
4,287
244
5,642
Hopedale
 
360
1,153
59
1,572
Hubbardston
 
117
513
20
650
Lancaster
 
336
1,208
48
1,592
Leicester
 
1,040
2,238
182
3,460
Leominster
 
3,411
5,254
828
9,493
Lunenburg
 
534
2,262
111
2,907
Mendon
 
214
805
42
1,061
Milford
 
1,714
4,206
453
6,373
Millbury
 
1,140
2,385
205
3,730
Millville
 
213
321
33
567
New Braintree
 
59
218
10
287
N. Brookfield
 
468
1,019
109
1,596
Northborough
 
780
3,034
90
3,904
Northbridge
 
1,220
1,986
326
3,532
Oakham
 
72
339
16
427
Oxford
 
852
1,783
252
2,887
Paxton
 
345
1,127
32
1,504
Petersham
 
134
313
10
457
Phillipston
 
64
259
8
331
Princeton
 
179
934
11
1,124
Royalston
 
50
237
18
305
Rutland
 
266
956
77
1,299
Shrewsbury
 
2,466
6,297
529
9,292
Southborough
 
495
1,863
60
2,418
Southbridge
 
1,559
2,103
539
4,201
Spencer
 
1,052
2,088
241
3,381
Sterling
 
408
1,514
35
1,957
Sturbridge
 
493
1,172
131
1,796
Sutton
 
485
1,430
64
1,979
Templeton
 
443
1,156
72
1,671
Upton
 
311
1,111
49
1,471
Uxbridge
 
913
1,707
171
2,791
Warren
 
350
791
68
1,209
Webster
 
2,020
1,805
275
4,100
W. Boylston
 
593
1,648
71
2,312
W. Brookfield
 
226
775
67
1,068
Westborough
 
878
3,219
105
4,202
Westminster
 
364
1,471
49
1,884
Winchendon
 
343
1,052
81
1,476
Worcester
 
14,224
25,313
3,868
43,405
County Totals
56,691
124,441
12,598 193,730