Summary of Question 1
This proposed constitutional amendment would prohibit the state Legislature from changing the base compensation received by members of the Legislature as of January 1,1996. As of the first Wednesday in January of 2001, and every second year thereafter, the base compensation would be increased or decreased at the same rate as increases or decreases in the median household income for the Commonwealth for the preceding two-year period, as ascertained by the Governor.
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View Official Source (PDF)1998 - 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 two houses on July 29, 1996 (yeas 127 - nays 65); and again on June 9, 1998(yeas 149-nays 41)?
| View as: # | % | Middlesex County Results |
| City/Town | Ward | Pct | Blanks | Total Votes Cast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 296,956 |
128,990 |
51,260 | 477,206 | ||
| Acton |
5,323 |
2,067 |
464 |
7,854 |
||
| Arlington |
12,059 |
5,346 |
1,267 |
18,672 |
||
| Ashby |
643 |
262 |
51 |
956 |
||
| Ashland |
2,953 |
1,145 |
198 |
4,296 |
||
| Ayer |
1,188 |
432 |
119 |
1,739 |
||
| Bedford |
2,874 |
1,396 |
907 |
5,177 |
||
| Belmont |
6,789 |
3,165 |
795 |
10,749 |
||
| Billerica |
7,891 |
3,213 |
613 |
11,717 |
||
| Boxborough |
1,163 |
451 |
102 |
1,716 |
||
| Burlington |
5,158 |
2,308 |
629 |
8,095 |
||
| Cambridge |
17,409 |
7,191 |
2,964 |
27,564 |
||
| Carlisle |
1,360 |
637 |
89 |
2,086 |
||
| Chelmsford |
8,289 |
3,810 |
815 |
12,914 |
||
| Concord |
4,893 |
2,162 |
472 |
7,527 |
||
| Dracut |
5,430 |
2,610 |
633 |
8,673 |
||
| Dunstable |
642 |
277 |
41 |
960 |
||
| Everett |
4,807 |
2,129 |
3,580 |
10,516 |
||
| Framingham |
12,546 |
4,747 |
1,309 |
18,602 |
||
| Groton |
2,174 |
867 |
181 |
3,222 |
||
| Holliston |
3,709 |
1,341 |
255 |
5,305 |
||
| Hopkinton |
3,069 |
1,257 |
274 |
4,600 |
||
| Hudson |
4,450 |
1,648 |
624 |
6,722 |
||
| Lexington |
7,737 |
3,480 |
2,223 |
13,440 |
||
| Lincoln |
1,652 |
741 |
110 |
2,503 |
||
| Littleton |
2,032 |
807 |
145 |
2,984 |
||
| Lowell |
11,589 |
5,578 |
1,973 |
19,140 |
||
| Malden |
8,782 |
3,522 |
1,808 |
14,112 |
||
| Marlborough |
7,297 |
2,671 |
1,163 |
11,131 |
||
| Maynard |
2,791 |
937 |
280 |
4,008 |
||
| Medford |
11,484 |
4,779 |
2,372 |
18,635 |
||
| Melrose |
7,320 |
3,365 |
937 |
11,622 |
||
| Natick |
7,683 |
3,038 |
889 |
11,610 |
||
| Newton |
17,946 |
8,125 |
5,835 |
31,906 |
||
| N. Reading |
2,990 |
1,863 |
363 |
5,216 |
||
| Pepperell |
2,437 |
786 |
166 |
3,389 |
||
| Reading |
5,966 |
2,665 |
512 |
9,143 |
||
| Sherborn |
1,263 |
561 |
108 |
1,932 |
||
| Shirley |
1,246 |
505 |
93 |
1,844 |
||
| Somerville |
12,015 |
5,202 |
2,959 |
20,176 |
||
| Stoneham |
5,246 |
2,177 |
717 |
8,140 |
||
| Stow |
1,800 |
693 |
123 |
2,616 |
||
| Sudbury |
4,266 |
1,845 |
381 |
6,492 |
||
| Tewksbury |
6,340 |
2,591 |
569 |
9,500 |
||
| Townsend |
1,749 |
650 |
110 |
2,509 |
||
| Tyngsborough |
2,061 |
891 |
147 |
3,099 |
||
| Wakefield |
5,563 |
3,067 |
840 |
9,470 |
||
| Waltham |
8,330 |
3,714 |
3,239 |
15,283 |
||
| Watertown |
7,148 |
3,137 |
1,426 |
11,711 |
||
| Wayland |
4,004 |
1,599 |
390 |
5,993 |
||
| Westford |
4,501 |
1,990 |
322 |
6,813 |
||
| Weston |
3,056 |
1,289 |
282 |
4,627 |
||
| Wilmington |
3,981 |
1,739 |
1,300 |
7,020 |
||
| Winchester |
5,419 |
3,084 |
654 |
9,157 |
||
| Woburn |
6,443 |
3,438 |
2,442 |
12,323 |
||
| County Totals | 296,956 |
128,990 |
51,260 | 477,206 | ||