1950 Nov 7 :: State of Massachusetts :: Question 5 :: Initiative PetitionDo you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 77 in the affirmative and 139 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 13 in the affirmative and 25 in the negative? See summary »

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Summary

The proposed measure strikes out the first sentence of section 113B of chapter 175 of the General Laws (Tercentenary Edition) as most recently amended by section 4 of chapter 459 of the acts of 1935, and inserts in place thereof a sentence which provides that the Commissioner of Insurance shall annually, on or before September fifteenth, after due hearing and investigation, fix and establish fair and reasonable classifications of risks and adequate, just, reasonable and nondiscriminatory premium charges to be used and charged by insurance companies in connection with the issue or execution of motor vehicle liability policies or bonds, as defined in section 34A of chapter 90 of the General Laws, for the ensuing calendar year or any part thereof, but said classifications and premium charges shall be uniform throughout the Commonwealth and shall not be fixed or established according to districts or zones.

1950 Nov 7 :: State of Massachusetts :: Question 5 :: Initiative PetitionDo you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 77 in the affirmative and 139 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 13 in the affirmative and 25 in the negative? See summary »

Ballot Question Results

View results as: # | %  
Ward
Yes
No
Blank Votes Total Votes Cast Total Ballots Cast
Totals
 
18,979
12,952
9,159
31,931
41,090
Precinct 1
 
549
313
295
862
1,157
Precinct 2
 
502
313
242
815
1,057
Precinct 3
 
444
269
224
713
937
Precinct 4
 
517
313
242
830
1,072
Precinct 5
 
529
355
256
884
1,140
Precinct 1
 
438
182
343
620
963
Precinct 2
 
534
234
269
768
1,037
Precinct 3
 
354
194
209
548
757
Precinct 4
 
557
298
285
855
1,140
Precinct 5
 
507
299
251
806
1,057
Precinct 6
 
449
251
231
700
931
Precinct 1
 
527
322
271
849
1,120
Precinct 2
 
449
401
231
850
1,081
Precinct 3
 
539
405
250
944
1,194
Precinct 4
 
536
363
251
899
1,150
Precinct 5
 
449
378
195
827
1,022
Precinct 1
 
611
419
266
1,030
1,296
Precinct 2
 
411
237
286
648
934
Precinct 3
 
549
448
224
997
1,221
Precinct 4
 
606
459
231
1,065
1,296
Precinct 5
 
547
363
292
910
1,202
Precinct 6
 
427
204
202
631
833
Precinct 1
 
460
288
190
748
938
Precinct 2
 
513
276
262
789
1,051
Precinct 3
 
485
309
238
794
1,032
Precinct 4
 
482
340
202
822
1,024
Precinct 5
 
438
265
204
703
907
Precinct 6
 
539
340
231
879
1,110
Precinct 1
 
506
405
219
911
1,130
Precinct 2
 
533
409
272
942
1,214
Precinct 3
 
377
373
224
750
974
Precinct 4
 
488
393
209
881
1,090
Precinct 5
 
423
434
168
857
1,025
Precinct 1
 
533
436
244
969
1,213
Precinct 2
 
520
387
256
907
1,163
Precinct 3
 
556
499
200
1,055
1,255
Precinct 4
 
538
390
292
928
1,220
Precinct 5
 
557
388
202
945
1,147
Totals
 
18,979
12,952
9,159
31,931
41,090