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Summary of Question 1

The law provides a salary increase, effective January 7, 1987, for the members of the legislature and certain constitutional officers of the Commonwealth.

Beginning at a base salary of $30,000, each member of the legislature will receive a salary increase under the law equal to the compounded percentage increase in the salaries of full time state employees who are subject to collective bargaining agreements between the Commonwealth and the ALLIANCE, AFSCME - SEIU, AFL - CIO in effect between January 5, 1983 and January 7, 1987. Thereafter the salaries of each member of the legislature will be increased by the same percentages as the salaries of full time state employees subject to the collective bargaining agreements.

The law further provides that members of the legislature holding leadership positions and committee chairmanships will receive an annual sum in addition to their salary. This additional amount will vary from $7,500 to $35,000 depending upon the particular position the member holds. The law also increases the salaries of certain constitutional officers. Under the law the salary of the governor is set at $85,000; the salaries of the lieutenant governor, state secretary, state treasurer and the state auditor are set at $70,000; and the salary of the attorney general is set at $75,000.

Any individual may waive his or her salary increase under this law. Any amount so waived shall not be deemed regular compensation for the purposes of computing any such person's benefits and shall be exempt from state taxation.

1988 - Middlesex County - Question 1Do you approve of a law summarized below, which was approved by the House of Representatives on May 20, 1987, by a vote of 93 - 58, and approved by the Senate on May 20, 1987, by a vote of 31 - 8?

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Middlesex County Results
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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
122,061
512,998
41,208 676,267
Acton
 
2,241
7,166
322
9,729
Arlington
 
5,355
19,985
1,517
26,857
Ashby
 
164
1,109
22
1,295
Ashland
 
1,088
4,819
165
6,072
Ayer
 
295
1,898
58
2,251
Bedford
 
1,235
4,854
395
6,484
Belmont
 
3,407
10,939
856
15,202
Billerica
 
2,011
13,419
508
15,938
Boxborough
 
332
1,330
39
1,701
Burlington
 
1,619
9,474
776
11,869
Cambridge
 
13,451
25,293
3,836
42,580
Carlisle
 
569
1,920
59
2,548
Chelmsford
 
2,370
14,296
465
17,131
Concord
 
2,311
6,627
594
9,532
Dracut
 
1,197
10,127
573
11,897
Dunstable
 
168
963
21
1,152
Everett
 
1,696
11,953
2,370
16,019
Framingham
 
5,268
22,883
1,393
29,544
Groton
 
725
2,972
78
3,775
Holliston
 
1,196
5,890
209
7,295
Hopkinton
 
866
3,759
95
4,720
Hudson
 
1,074
6,504
215
7,793
Lexington
 
4,283
12,462
1,222
17,967
Lincoln
 
954
2,121
139
3,214
Littleton
 
640
3,074
114
3,828
Lowell
 
4,164
25,426
2,337
31,927
Malden
 
2,799
18,261
2,031
23,091
Marlborough
 
2,039
11,932
375
14,346
Maynard
 
808
4,295
149
5,252
Medford
 
4,399
22,491
2,126
29,016
Melrose
 
2,367
12,410
1,030
15,807
Natick
 
2,948
12,769
909
16,626
Newton
 
11,777
28,890
3,152
43,819
N. Reading
 
889
5,539
160
6,588
Pepperell
 
608
3,655
82
4,345
Reading
 
1,934
10,642
433
13,009
Sherborn
 
555
1,986
60
2,601
Shirley
 
276
1,782
47
2,105
Somerville
 
7,135
22,234
2,442
31,811
Stoneham
 
1,487
9,412
575
11,474
Stow
 
586
2,389
52
3,027
Sudbury
 
1,792
6,510
419
8,721
Tewksbury
 
1,450
10,775
212
12,437
Townsend
 
483
3,181
116
3,780
Tyngsborough
 
397
3,241
81
3,719
Wakefield
 
1,794
11,162
584
13,540
Waltham
 
3,341
18,015
2,826
24,182
Watertown
 
3,548
12,635
1,536
17,719
Wayland
 
1,745
5,414
275
7,434
Westford
 
1,360
6,876
291
8,527
Weston
 
1,694
4,335
288
6,317
Wilmington
 
907
7,362
515
8,784
Winchester
 
2,358
9,286
646
12,290
Woburn
 
1,906
14,256
1,418
17,580
County Totals
122,061
512,998
41,208 676,267