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Summary of Question 5

This proposed law would allow retail stores to open at any time on Sundays and on the legal holidays of Memorial Day, July Fourth, and Labor Day. It would not affect current restrictions on the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays and these holidays. Stores opening under the proposed law would be required to make Sunday and holiday work voluntary and would be required to pay most employees at least one and one-half times their regular rate.

1994 - Statewide - Question 5Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by tht Senate or the House of Representatives before May 4, 1994?

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County Blanks Total Votes Cast
Barnstable More »
 
47,101
43,052
3,746
93,899
Berkshire More »
 
22,617
23,167
3,950
49,734
Bristol More »
 
75,310
75,185
15,371
165,866
Dukes More »
 
3,658
2,024
328
6,010
Essex More »
 
135,766
110,685
15,393
261,844
Franklin More »
 
16,130
10,151
1,089
27,370
Hampden More »
 
67,064
73,344
10,923
151,331
Hampshire More »
 
26,530
25,796
2,327
54,653
Middlesex More »
 
285,723
241,958
27,887
555,568
Nantucket More »
 
1,997
862
136
2,995
Norfolk More »
 
126,607
130,368
12,860
269,835
Plymouth More »
 
78,055
81,545
8,211
167,811
Suffolk More »
 
76,797
71,398
26,488
174,683
Worcester More »
 
137,521
100,412
12,441
250,374
Totals
1,100,994
990,057
141,155 2,232,206