Summary of Question 2
This proposed constitutional amendment would prohibit persons who are incarcerated in a correctional facility due to a felony conviction from voting in elections for governor, lieutenant governor, state senator, or state representative. The amendment would also result in such persons being ineligible to vote for governors councillor, secretary of state, state treasurer, state auditor, state attorney general, or United States senator or representative in Congress.
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View Official Source (PDF)2000 - Statewide - 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 two houses on July 29, 1998 (yeas 155 - nays 34); and again on June 28, 2000 (yeas 144 - nays 45)?
| County | Blanks | Total Votes Cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable
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82,084 |
35,587 |
4,649 |
122,320 |
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| Berkshire
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|
33,730 |
22,748 |
3,936 |
60,414 |
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| Bristol
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|
131,232 |
67,221 |
15,427 |
213,880 |
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| Dukes
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|
5,192 |
3,256 |
457 |
8,905 |
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| Essex
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|
198,680 |
99,339 |
15,351 |
313,370 |
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| Franklin
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|
17,350 |
14,993 |
1,450 |
33,793 |
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| Hampden
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|
106,231 |
56,513 |
12,568 |
175,312 |
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| Hampshire
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|
37,429 |
28,849 |
3,235 |
69,513 |
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| Middlesex
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393,443 |
232,542 |
37,500 |
663,485 |
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| Nantucket
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|
2,938 |
1,754 |
272 |
4,964 |
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| Norfolk
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201,739 |
104,145 |
14,107 |
319,991 |
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| Plymouth
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141,293 |
63,555 |
8,555 |
213,403 |
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| Suffolk
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99,045 |
95,764 |
26,369 |
221,178 |
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| Worcester
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198,061 |
100,471 |
14,771 |
313,303 |
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| Totals | 1,648,447 |
926,737 |
158,647 | 2,733,831 | ||
