1964 Nov 3 :: State of Massachusetts :: Question 6 :: ReferendumDo you approve of a law summarized below, which was approved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 180 in the affirmative and 40 in the negative and was approved in the Senate by a vote of 28 in the affirmative and 5 in the negative? See summary »

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Summary

Under the Act, effective as of January 1, 1964, each member of the General Court [...] receive seventy-eight hundred dollars for each regular annual session, the President of [...] and the Speak of the House of Representatives shall each receive the same amount as additional compensation, and the floor leaders of each of the major political parties in the Senate and House, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means and the Chairman and Vice-Chair of the committee of the House, shall each receive thirty-nine hundred dollars as additional compensation, to be paid as provided in the Act. After the same date the annual expense allowance is to be six hundred dollars for each member and the travel allowance is to be [...] cents per mile with a stated minimum and and alternative, and a member chosen to fill a vacancy or who resigns during a session is to be entitled to per diem compensation at the rate [...] for each annual session and to the allowances for travel and other expenses for the [...] his membership.

It is also provided that in addition to the compensation for the 1963 annual session the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House shall be paid thirty-nine hundred dollars [...] the floor leaders of each major political party in the Senate and House, the Chairman the Senate Committee on Ways and Means and Chairman and Vice-Chairman of that committee of [...] shall be paid twenty-nine hundred and twenty-five dollars and each other member shall be [...] nineteen hundred and fifty dollars. Each member shall also be entitled to an additional expense allowance of two hundred dollars for the calendar year 1963 and travel allowance [...] be at the rate of eight cents per mile with a stated minimum and an alternative for the [...] of the calendar year of 1963.

1964 Nov 3 :: State of Massachusetts :: Question 6 :: ReferendumDo you approve of a law summarized below, which was approved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 180 in the affirmative and 40 in the negative and was approved in the Senate by a vote of 28 in the affirmative and 5 in the negative? See summary »

Ballot Question Results

View results as: # | %  
Ward
Yes
No
Total Votes Cast Blank Votes Total Ballots Cast
Totals
 
10,755
17,744
28,499
11,303
39,802
Precinct 1
 
263
369
632
284
916
Precinct 2
 
240
367
607
295
902
Precinct 3
 
206
354
560
271
831
Precinct 4
 
302
432
734
251
985
Precinct 5
 
290
472
762
315
1,077
Precinct 1
 
104
142
246
207
453
Precinct 2
 
277
356
633
262
895
Precinct 3
 
188
231
419
218
637
Precinct 4
 
322
415
737
341
1,078
Precinct 5
 
345
433
778
309
1,087
Precinct 6
 
253
300
553
237
790
Precinct 1
 
325
453
778
391
1,169
Precinct 2
 
271
412
683
251
934
Precinct 3
 
303
520
823
347
1,170
Precinct 4
 
281
491
772
285
1,057
Precinct 5
 
237
447
684
201
885
Precinct 1
 
335
513
848
364
1,212
Precinct 2
 
199
337
536
298
834
Precinct 3
 
319
499
818
341
1,159
Precinct 4
 
325
632
957
357
1,314
Precinct 5
 
287
593
880
401
1,281
Precinct 6
 
412
561
973
389
1,362
Precinct 1
 
278
446
724
257
981
Precinct 2
 
241
427
668
316
984
Precinct 3
 
284
470
754
328
1,082
Precinct 4
 
292
484
776
272
1,048
Precinct 5
 
253
403
656
265
921
Precinct 6
 
274
537
811
307
1,118
Precinct 1
 
334
564
898
272
1,170
Precinct 2
 
294
559
853
334
1,187
Precinct 3
 
232
493
725
272
997
Precinct 4
 
262
538
800
237
1,037
Precinct 5
 
250
465
715
253
968
Precinct 1
 
324
593
917
331
1,248
Precinct 2
 
318
512
830
284
1,114
Precinct 3
 
322
632
954
274
1,228
Precinct 4
 
414
646
1,060
380
1,440
Precinct 5
 
299
646
945
306
1,251
Totals
 
10,755
17,744
28,499
11,303
39,802