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Summary of Question 1
This proposed law would reduce the state personal income tax rate to 2.65% for all categories of taxable income for the tax year beginning on or after January 1, 2009, and would eliminate the tax for all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2010. The personal income tax applies to income received or gain realized by individuals and married couples, by estates of deceased persons, by certain trustees and other fiduciaries, by persons who are partners in and receive income from partnerships, by corporate trusts, and by persons who receive income as shareholders of "S corporations" as defined under federal tax law. The proposed law would not affect the tax due on income or gain realized in a tax year beginning before January 1, 2009. The proposed law states that if any of its parts were declared invalid, the other parts would stay in effect.

2008 - Statewide - Question 1Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives before May 6, 2008?

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County Blanks Total Votes Cast
Barnstable More »
 
48,459
79,707
5,434
133,600
Berkshire More »
 
15,028
49,760
1,805
66,593
Bristol More »
 
71,541
162,448
11,923
245,912
Dukes More »
 
3,837
6,075
697
10,609
Essex More »
 
115,654
228,068
12,349
356,071
Franklin More »
 
6,210
31,695
969
38,874
Hampden More »
 
50,060
141,842
7,211
199,113
Hampshire More »
 
16,143
62,004
1,891
80,038
Middlesex More »
 
213,598
493,355
23,537
730,490
Nantucket More »
 
2,507
3,258
316
6,081
Norfolk More »
 
106,891
229,266
11,197
347,354
Plymouth More »
 
85,477
158,379
7,683
251,539
Suffolk More »
 
60,062
190,087
20,524
270,673
Worcester More »
 
118,953
234,755
12,340
366,048
Totals
914,420
2,070,699
117,876 3,102,995