1938 Nov 8 :: State of Massachusetts :: Question 1 :: Constitutional AmendmentShall an amendment to the Constitution providing for biennial sessions of the General Court and for a biennial budget which is further described as follows: [see summary] be approved? See summary »
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This amendment annuls all existing provisions of the Constitution and its prior amendments which require annual sessions of the General Court, commonly known as the Legislature, and provides for biennial sessions in their place. It also provides that the budget of all proposed expenditures of the Commonwealth shall be so prepared as to cover two fiscal years insteadof only one as at present required,-which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held may 27, 1936, received 141 votes in the affirmative and 117 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 19, 1937, received 158 votes in the affirmative and 112 in the negative.
1938 Nov 8 :: State of Massachusetts :: Question 1 :: Constitutional AmendmentShall an amendment to the Constitution providing for biennial sessions of the General Court and for a biennial budget which is further described as follows: [see summary] be approved? See summary »
Ballot Question Results
Ward |
|
|
Blank Votes | Total Votes Cast | Total Ballots Cast |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals |
17,111 |
10,798 |
13,460 |
27,909 |
41,369 |
1
Less «
|
2,252 |
1,285 |
1,793 |
3,537 |
5,330 |
Precinct 1 |
562 |
337 |
487 |
899 |
1,386 |
Precinct 2 |
683 |
380 |
546 |
1,063 |
1,609 |
Precinct 3 |
392 |
213 |
333 |
605 |
938 |
Precinct 4 |
615 |
355 |
427 |
970 |
1,397 |
2
Less «
|
2,331 |
1,237 |
2,152 |
3,568 |
5,720 |
Precinct 1 |
385 |
155 |
373 |
540 |
913 |
Precinct 2 |
532 |
274 |
503 |
806 |
1,309 |
Precinct 3 |
269 |
148 |
263 |
417 |
680 |
Precinct 4 |
574 |
349 |
518 |
923 |
1,441 |
Precinct 5 |
571 |
311 |
495 |
882 |
1,377 |
3
Less «
|
2,265 |
1,456 |
1,803 |
3,721 |
5,524 |
Precinct 1 |
494 |
261 |
422 |
755 |
1,177 |
Precinct 2 |
482 |
309 |
367 |
791 |
1,158 |
Precinct 3 |
591 |
449 |
498 |
1,040 |
1,538 |
Precinct 4 |
698 |
437 |
516 |
1,135 |
1,651 |
4
Less «
|
2,782 |
1,781 |
2,047 |
4,563 |
6,610 |
Precinct 1 |
541 |
389 |
400 |
930 |
1,330 |
Precinct 2 |
681 |
352 |
554 |
1,033 |
1,587 |
Precinct 3 |
506 |
334 |
334 |
840 |
1,174 |
Precinct 4 |
559 |
402 |
384 |
961 |
1,345 |
Precinct 5 |
495 |
304 |
375 |
799 |
1,174 |
5
Less «
|
2,468 |
1,600 |
2,079 |
4,068 |
6,147 |
Precinct 1 |
635 |
384 |
521 |
1,019 |
1,540 |
Precinct 2 |
600 |
357 |
534 |
957 |
1,491 |
Precinct 3 |
622 |
445 |
525 |
1,067 |
1,592 |
Precinct 4 |
611 |
414 |
499 |
1,025 |
1,524 |
6
Less «
|
2,464 |
1,742 |
1,696 |
4,206 |
5,902 |
Precinct 1 |
519 |
447 |
426 |
966 |
1,392 |
Precinct 2 |
571 |
373 |
400 |
944 |
1,344 |
Precinct 3 |
664 |
425 |
443 |
1,089 |
1,532 |
Precinct 4 |
710 |
497 |
427 |
1,207 |
1,634 |
7
Less «
|
2,549 |
1,697 |
1,890 |
4,246 |
6,136 |
Precinct 1 |
483 |
406 |
451 |
889 |
1,340 |
Precinct 2 |
561 |
271 |
340 |
832 |
1,172 |
Precinct 3 |
557 |
402 |
345 |
959 |
1,304 |
Precinct 4 |
470 |
298 |
357 |
768 |
1,125 |
Precinct 5 |
478 |
320 |
397 |
798 |
1,195 |
Totals |
17,111 |
10,798 |
13,460 |
27,909 |
41,369 |