Summary of Question 3
This proposed law would change the state income tax rate on interest and dividend income, which was 12% as of September 1997, to whatever rate applies to Part B taxable income (such as wages and salaries), which was 5.95% as of September 1997. The change would take effect starting in tax year 2000.
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View Official Source (PDF)1998 - Statewide - Question 3Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives before May 6, 1998?
| County | Blanks | Total Votes Cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable
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74,161 |
13,718 |
6,427 |
94,306 |
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| Berkshire
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|
26,767 |
6,633 |
7,928 |
41,328 |
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| Bristol
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|
99,037 |
25,338 |
18,700 |
143,075 |
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| Dukes
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|
4,850 |
990 |
605 |
6,445 |
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| Essex
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|
172,195 |
31,833 |
22,077 |
226,105 |
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| Franklin
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|
16,027 |
5,611 |
1,929 |
23,567 |
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| Hampden
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|
76,653 |
18,981 |
12,462 |
108,096 |
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| Hampshire
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|
31,707 |
10,680 |
5,286 |
47,673 |
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| Middlesex
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349,909 |
75,925 |
55,173 |
481,007 |
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| Nantucket
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|
2,652 |
509 |
439 |
3,600 |
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| Norfolk
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178,031 |
35,055 |
22,578 |
235,664 |
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| Plymouth
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110,873 |
22,585 |
12,353 |
145,811 |
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| Suffolk
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82,462 |
25,371 |
39,809 |
147,642 |
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| Worcester
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164,427 |
35,364 |
24,123 |
223,914 |
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| Totals | 1,395,599 |
309,416 |
230,262 | 1,935,277 | ||
