1962 Nov 6 :: State of Massachusetts :: Question 2 :: ReferendumDo you approve of a law summarized below, which was approved by both branches of the General Court by vote not recorded? See summary »

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Yes
 
 
No
 
 
Summary

This act increases the compensation each member of the General Court shall receive for each regular annual session from fifty-two hundred dollars to sixty-seven hundred dollars and increases the additional compensation the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall receive from fifty-two hundred dollars to sixty-seven hundred dollars. The act also increases the additional compensation the floor leaders of the major political parties in the Senate and House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means and the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means shall receive from twenty-six hundred dollars to thirty-three hundred and fifty dollars, and provides that a member of the General Court chosen to fill a vacancy, or who resigns his seat during a regular annual session, shall receive a per diem compensation for each regular annual sessions.

1962 Nov 6 :: State of Massachusetts :: Question 2 :: ReferendumDo you approve of a law summarized below, which was approved by both branches of the General Court by vote not recorded? See summary »

Ballot Question Results

View results as: # | %  
Ward
Yes
No
Blank Votes Total Votes Cast Total Ballots Cast
Totals
 
5,448
24,542
8,038
29,990
38,028
Precinct 1
 
133
583
213
716
929
Precinct 2
 
117
507
238
624
862
Precinct 3
 
137
510
167
647
814
Precinct 4
 
140
617
193
757
950
Precinct 5
 
152
689
225
841
1,066
Precinct 1
 
85
239
177
324
501
Precinct 2
 
146
528
201
674
875
Precinct 3
 
109
347
174
456
630
Precinct 4
 
157
619
283
776
1,059
Precinct 5
 
158
634
204
792
996
Precinct 6
 
122
465
180
587
767
Precinct 1
 
159
552
280
711
991
Precinct 2
 
130
537
193
667
860
Precinct 3
 
136
750
258
886
1,144
Precinct 4
 
163
651
191
814
1,005
Precinct 5
 
119
623
155
742
897
Precinct 1
 
142
811
244
953
1,197
Precinct 2
 
120
479
208
599
807
Precinct 3
 
177
742
233
919
1,152
Precinct 4
 
153
858
229
1,011
1,240
Precinct 5
 
162
762
260
924
1,184
Precinct 6
 
196
797
284
993
1,277
Precinct 1
 
113
643
177
756
933
Precinct 2
 
119
613
237
732
969
Precinct 3
 
142
640
201
782
983
Precinct 4
 
145
712
177
857
1,034
Precinct 5
 
138
565
189
703
892
Precinct 6
 
151
708
210
859
1,069
Precinct 1
 
197
688
203
885
1,088
Precinct 2
 
169
747
224
916
1,140
Precinct 3
 
116
626
190
742
932
Precinct 4
 
124
666
184
790
974
Precinct 5
 
117
666
169
783
952
Precinct 1
 
126
760
226
886
1,112
Precinct 2
 
155
724
201
879
1,080
Precinct 3
 
193
826
190
1,019
1,209
Precinct 4
 
178
824
247
1,002
1,249
Precinct 5
 
152
834
223
986
1,209
Totals
 
5,448
24,542
8,038
29,990
38,028