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1920 Nov 2 :: State of Massachusetts :: Initiative PetitionShall an act entitled "An Act to regulate the Manufacture and Sale of Beer, Cider and light wines," and in which it is provided that all beverages containing not less than one half of one per cent and not more than two and three fourths per cent of alcohol by weight at sixty degrees Fahrenheit shall be deemed not to be intoxicating liquor, which act passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 121 in favor and 67 against, and passed the Senate by a vote of 26 in favor and 6 against, and was thereafter vetoed by His Excellency the Governor, and failed of passage in the Senate over the said veto by a vote of 14 in favor and 22 against, be approved?

Ward	Yes	No	Blank Votes	Total Votes Cast	Total Ballots Cast
Totals	8,938	12,400	3,041	21,338	24,379
1 Less «	1,161	1,000	338	2,161	2,499
Precinct 1	491	436	145	927	1,072
Precinct 2	309	395	91	704	795
Precinct 3	173	144	55	317	372
Precinct 4	188	25	47	213	260
2 Less «	1,187	454	393	1,641	2,034
Precinct 1	291	64	99	355	454
Precinct 2	636	286	199	922	1,121
Precinct 3	260	104	95	364	459
3 Less «	1,029	1,428	289	2,457	2,746
Precinct 1	544	767	160	1,311	1,471
Precinct 2	485	661	129	1,146	1,275
4 Less «	842	1,370	263	2,212	2,475
Precinct 1	432	692	139	1,124	1,263
Precinct 2	410	678	124	1,088	1,212
5 Less «	1,291	2,024	454	3,315	3,769
Precinct 1	438	1,007	191	1,445	1,636
Precinct 2	412	653	115	1,065	1,180
Precinct 3	441	364	148	805	953
6 Less «	1,621	2,220	589	3,841	4,430
Precinct 1	426	439	175	865	1,040
Precinct 2	370	489	142	859	1,001
Precinct 3	307	577	122	884	1,006
Precinct 4	518	715	150	1,233	1,383
7 Less «	1,807	3,904	715	5,711	6,426
Precinct 1	344	866	129	1,210	1,339
Precinct 2	372	899	164	1,271	1,435
Precinct 3	450	861	199	1,311	1,510
Precinct 4	394	702	131	1,096	1,227
Precinct 5	247	576	92	823	915
Totals	8,938	12,400	3,041	21,338	24,379