| 1978Nov 7 |
1 |
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in joint sessions of the House of Representatives and Senate of May 28, 1975, by a vote of 220-53, and on September 7, 1977, by a vote of 243-20?
The proposed ...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1978Nov 7 |
2 |
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in joint sessions of the House of Representatives and Senate of May 28, 1975, by a vote of 267-3, and on August 10, 1977, by a vote of 250-1?
The proposed cons...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1978Nov 7 |
3 |
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in joint sessions of the House of Representatives and Senate of June 26, 1976, by a vote of 244-6, and on August 10, 1977, by a vote of 253-1?
The proposed con...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1978Nov 7 |
4 |
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in joint sessions of the House of Representatives and Senate of May 28, 1976, by a vote of 266-0, and on August 10, 1977, by a vote of 258-0?
The proposed cons...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1978Nov 7 |
5 |
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in joint sessions of the House of Representatives and Senate of May 26, 1976, by a vote of 260-1, and on August 10, 1977, by a vote of 255-0?
The proposed cons...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1978Nov 7 |
6 |
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in joint sessions of the House of Representatives and Senate of June 11, 1975, by a vote of 175-73, and on September 7, 1977, by a vote of 173-90?See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1978Nov 7 |
7 |
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in joint sessions of the House of Representatives and Senate of August 11, 1976, by a vote of 248-5, and on May 24, 1978, by a vote of 257-0?
The proposed cons...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1978Nov 7 |
8 |
Shall the Senator from this District be instructed to vote to approve the passage of a bill requiring the reduction and limitation of local property taxes by substituting revenue from state taxes, and providing that all state and local taxes combined shall not take a larger percentage of the total p...See Details » |
Advisory/Public Policy Question |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1977Nov 8 |
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Although the City Charter has been amended since 1899, there has not been a substantial revision of the Charter since this date and this non-binding advisory question placed on the ballot by the Board of Aldermen and the Mayor seeks to obtain a sense o the people about whether a committee should or ...See Details » |
Advisory/Public Policy Question |
City of Somerville |
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| 1976Nov 2 |
1 |
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in joint sessions of the House of Representatives and Senate of August 15, 1973, by a vote of 261-0, and on May 14, 1975, by a vote of 217-55?
The proposed ame...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1976Nov 2 |
2 |
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in joint sessions of the House of Representatives and Senate of August 15, 1973, by a vote of 199-66, and on May 14, 1975, by a vote of 228-41?
The proposed am...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1976Nov 2 |
3 |
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in joint sessions of the House of Representatives and Senate of August 15, 1973, by a vote of 259-0, and on May 12, 1976, by a vote of 262-1?See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1976Nov 2 |
4 |
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was disapproved by the House of Representatives on May 5, 1975, by a vote of 179-46, and on which no vote was taken by the Senate before May 7, 1975?
SECTION 1 of the act inserts a new chapter ...See Details » |
Initiative Petition |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1976Nov 2 |
5 |
Do you approve of a law summarized below, which was disapproved by the House of Representatives on May 3, 1976, by a vote of 197-35, and on which no vote was taken by the Senate before May 5, 1976?
The proposed legislation would prohibit the possession, ownership, or sale of any wea...See Details » |
Initiative Petition |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1976Nov 2 |
6 |
Do you approve of a law summarized below, which was disapproved by the House of Representatives on May 3, 1976, by a vote of 146-85, and on which no vote was taken by the Senate before May 5, 1976?
The proposed act would require every beverage container sold or offered for sale in t...See Details » |
Initiative Petition |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1976Nov 2 |
7 |
Do you approve of a law summarized below, which was disapproved by the House of Representatives on May 3, 1976, by a vote of 182-49, and on which no vote was taken by the Senate before May 5, 1976?
The proposed act would impose a general requirement that every electric utility compa...See Details » |
Initiative Petition |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1976Nov 2 |
8 |
The following is a non-binding advisory question: "Shall the General Court enact legislation authorizing the construction of an oil refinery and a deep water port, subject to the approval of those communities directly affected and any reservations that the General Court may prescribe?"
See Details » |
Advisory/Public Policy Question |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1976Nov 2 |
9 |
The following is a non-binding advisory question: "Shall retail stores including package liquor stores, so called, be allowed to open for business on Sunday?"
The Legislature has placed this question on the ballot in order to determine whether the people favor or oppose the Sunday o...See Details » |
Advisory/Public Policy Question |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1975Nov 4 |
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Question "Shall licenses be granted in this City (or town) for the operation, holding or conducting a game commonly called Beano?"See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1974Nov 5 |
1 |
The proposed constitutional amendment, if approved, would replace the present Article 52 of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth and would empower the General Court, by concurrent vote of the two houses, to take a recess or recesses amounting to not more than thirty days...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1974Nov 5 |
2 |
The proposed constitutional amendment, if approved, would provide for a census in the year 1975 and every tenth year thereafter of the inhabitants of each city and town as a basis for determining the representative, senatorial and councillor districts for the ten year period beginning with the first...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1974Nov 5 |
3 |
The proposed constitutional amendment would repeal section 2 of Article 46 of the Articles of Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth (the "anti-aid amendment ", so-called), and replace it with a new section 2, for the purpose of allowing grants in aid to private higher educational instit...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1974Nov 5 |
4 |
The proposed constitutional amendment would revise Article 78 of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution to permit the expenditure of money from the highway fund for mass transportation lines and other mass transportation purposes in such manner as the Legislature may direct. The highway fund ...See Details » |
Initiative Petition |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1974Nov 5 |
5 |
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 73 in the affirmative and 150 in the negative and was disapproved in the Senate by a vote of 16 in the affirmative and 22 in the negative?
See Details » |
Initiative Petition |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1974Nov 5 |
6 |
Should the General Court enact legislation during the nineteen hundred and seventy-five session reorganizing state government by creating a Department of Health Systems Regulation which shall have the power to administer the medicaid program, control and set rates for nursing homes, hospitals and ot...See Details » |
Advisory/Public Policy Question |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1972Nov 7 |
1 |
The proposed amendment would authorize the Legislature to enact a law that agricultural and horticultural lands shall be valued, for taxation purposes, according to their agricultural or horticultural uses. No parcel of land less than five acres which has not been actively devoted to such uses for t...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1972Nov 7 |
2 |
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 18, 1969, received 143 votes in the affirmative and 113 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1972Nov 7 |
3 |
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 18, 1969, received 258 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12, ...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1972Nov 7 |
4 |
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 18, 1969, received 264 votes in the affirmative and 1 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12, ...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1972Nov 7 |
5 |
The proposed amendment would annul Article 49 of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution and substitute a new amendment which declares that the people have the right to clean air and water, freedom from excessive and unnecessary noise, and the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic qualities o...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1972Nov 7 |
6 |
The proposed amendment would authorize but not require, the Legislature to modify the Massachusetts income tax laws by the use of graduated rates instead of the present flat or uniform rates. The Legislature could do this in any one of three ways:
1. Apply a uniform rate or percentage to an indiv...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1972Nov 7 |
7 |
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 18, 1969, received 198 votes in the affirmative and 63 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12,...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1972Nov 7 |
8 |
Do you approve of an act passed by the general court in the year nineteen hundred and Seventy-two, entitled "An Act lowering to eighteen years the requirement of a person licensed to sell or allowed to purchase alcoholic beverages?"See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1972Nov 7 |
9 |
Shall the voluntary recitation of prayer be authorized in the public schools of the commonwealth?See Details » |
Advisory/Public Policy Question |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1972Nov 7 |
10 |
Shall the Representative from this district be instructed to vote to approve the passage of a constitutional amendment reducing the size of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 240 members to 160 members?See Details » |
Advisory/Public Policy Question |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1971Nov 2 |
1 |
Shall licenses be granted in this city for the operation, holding or conducting a game commonly called beano?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1971Nov 2 |
2 |
Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and seventy-one entitled 'An Act providing for the funding of certain revenue anticipation notes of the City of Somerville' be accepted?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1970Nov 3 |
1 |
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held July 15, 1968, received 155 votes in the affirmative and 98 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 14,...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1970Nov 3 |
2 |
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held October 9, 1967, received 237 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 14...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1970Nov 3 |
3 |
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held October 9, 1967, received 142 votes in the affirmative and 102 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May ...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1970Nov 3 |
4 |
The proposed amendment to the Constitution amends the existing constitutional provisions which direct the divisions of the Commonwealth into 240 representative districts and 40 senatorial districts. It provides for a census of the inhabitants of each city and town in the Commonwealth in the year 197...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1970Nov 3 |
5 |
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION. Which one of the following do you prefer with reference to the future course of action by the United States in Vietnam?
A. Win a military victory.
B. Withdraw our armed forces in accordance with a planned schedule.
C. Withdraw all our armed forces immediately.See Details » |
Advisory/Public Policy Question |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1970Nov 3 |
6A |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages)?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1970Nov 3 |
6B |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages)?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1970Nov 3 |
6C |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1970Nov 3 |
6D |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale of all alcoholic beverages by hotels having a dining room capacity of not less than ninety-nine persons and lodging capacity of not less than fifty rooms?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1968Nov 5 |
1 |
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 16,1965, received 210 votes in the affirmative and 26 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 10, ...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1968Nov 5 |
2 |
The proposed amendment of the Constitution authorizes the Legislature to impose an income tax graduated according to total income, and authorizes the granting of reasonable exemptions, deductions and abatements, as an alternative to the exercise of the Legislature's existing power to tax income unde...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1968Nov 5 |
3 |
The proposed amendment of the Constitution defines the circumstances in which a Governor's inability to perform his functions shall cause his office to become vacant, and it establishes a procedure for making the necessary determinations. The office will become vacant following a declaration of disa...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1968Nov 5 |
4 |
Do you approve of a law summarized below, upon which the House of Representatives did not vote and upon which the Senate did not vote?
The proposed law provides that the official ballot in the biennial State election for the year 1970 shall contain a question asking the voters wheth...See Details » |
Initiative Petition |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1968Nov 5 |
5A |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages)?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1968Nov 5 |
5B |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages)?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1968Nov 5 |
5C |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1968Nov 5 |
5D |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale of all alcoholic beverages by hotels having a dining room capacity of not less than ninety-nine persons and lodging capacity of not less than fifty rooms?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1968Nov 5 |
6 |
Shall the commonwealth of Massachusetts retain capital punishment for crime?See Details » |
Advisory/Public Policy Question |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1967Nov 7 |
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QUESTION: An act authorizing the submission to the voters of the City of Somerville of the question of approving an ordinance relative to the control of dogs. "Do you approve of an ordinance relative to the control of dogs, namely, Article No. 1966-1, Section 12, as amended, of the Code of Ordinance...See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1966Nov 8 |
1 |
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 11, 1963, received 228 votes in the affirmative and 29 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 5, ...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1966Nov 8 |
2 |
The proposed amendment provides that the Governor, for the purpose of making certain structural changes in the executive department, may from time to time prepare reorganization plans to be presented to the General Court. If the General Court fails to disapprove a reorganization plan within sixty da...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1966Nov 8 |
3 |
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 11, 1963, received 232 votes in the affirmative and 18 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 19,...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1966Nov 8 |
4 |
The proposed amendment confers considerable authority upon cities and towns with respect to the conduct of municipal government, including the authority to adopt, repeal, and amend city and town charters and, in accordance therewith, local ordinance and by-laws. The General Court retains general pow...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1966Nov 8 |
5 |
Do you approve of a law summarized below which was approved by the House of Representatives by a vote of 118 in the affirmative and 102 in the negative, and in the Senate by a vote of 21 in the affirmative and 16 in the negative?
The Act imposes a temporary tax upon all retail sales...See Details » |
Referendum |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1966Nov 8 |
6 |
Do you approve of an act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and sixty-six, entitled "An Act imposing tax on retail sales, and a temporary tax on retail sales, and a temporary excise upon the storage, use or other consumption, of certain tangible personal property, revising and ...See Details » |
Initiative Petition |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1966Nov 8 |
7A |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages)?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1966Nov 8 |
7B |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages)?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1966Nov 8 |
7C |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1966Nov 8 |
7D |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale of all alcoholic beverages by hotels having a dining room capacity of not less than ninety-nine persons and lodging capacity of not less than fifty rooms?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1964Nov 3 |
1 |
The proposed amendment provides that the terms of office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer and Receiver General, Attorney General and Auditor shall be four years. Executive Councillors, Senators, and Representatives shall continue to serve for two years. The ...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1964Nov 3 |
2 |
In the event that any public office, whether elective or appointive, shall become vacant as a result of an enemy attack, the proposed amendment would enable the General Court to provide for prompt and temporary succession to the powers and duties of such offices, and take steps to insure continuity ...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1964Nov 3 |
3 |
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held March 29, 1961, received 251 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative and in a joint session of the two branches held May 8, 1...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1964Nov 3 |
4 |
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held July 18, 1962, received 220 votes in the affirmative and 24 in the negative and in a joint session of the two branches held May 8, 1...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1964Nov 3 |
5 |
Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved by the House of Representatives by a vote of 109 in the affirmative and 109 in the negative and was disapproved in the Senate by a vote of 16 in the affirmative and 20 in the negative?
The proposed measure provides that ...See Details » |
Initiative Petition |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1964Nov 3 |
6 |
Do 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?
Under the Act, effective as of January 1, ...See Details » |
Referendum |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1964Nov 3 |
7A |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages)?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1964Nov 3 |
7B |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages)?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1964Nov 3 |
7C |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1962Nov 6 |
1 |
The proposed amendment imposes no new taxes but gives the General Court the power to pass an income tax at graduated or proportioned rates and is a change in the constitutional limitations now in effect on the power of the General Court to pass tax measures. The proposed amendment would add a new Ar...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1962Nov 6 |
2 |
Do you approve of a law summarized below, which was approved by both branches of the General Court by vote not recorded?
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 h...See Details » |
Referendum |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1962Nov 6 |
3A |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages)?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1962Nov 6 |
3B |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages)?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1962Nov 6 |
3C |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1962Nov 6 |
4A |
Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed horse races be permitted in this county?See Details » |
Local Measure |
Middlesex County |
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| 1962Nov 6 |
4B |
Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed dog races be permitted in this county?See Details » |
Local Measure |
Middlesex County |
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| 1960Nov 8 |
1A |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages)?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1960Nov 8 |
1B |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages)?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1960Nov 8 |
1C |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1958Nov 4 |
1 |
Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 73 in the affirmative and 132 in the negative and was approved in the Senate by a vote of 21 in the affirmative and 17 in the negative?
The proposed measure provides that ever...See Details » |
Initiative Petition |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1958Nov 4 |
2A |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages)?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1958Nov 4 |
2B |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages)?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1958Nov 4 |
2C |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1958Nov 4 |
3A |
Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed horse races be permitted in this county?See Details » |
Local Measure |
Middlesex County |
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| 1958Nov 4 |
3B |
Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed dog races be permitted in this county?See Details » |
Local Measure |
Middlesex County |
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| 1956Nov 6 |
1A |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages)?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1956Nov 6 |
1B |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages)?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1956Nov 6 |
1C |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1954Nov 2 |
1A |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages)?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1954Nov 2 |
1B |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages)?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1954Nov 2 |
1C |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1954Nov 2 |
2A |
Shall the pari-mutel system of betting on licensed horse races be permitted in this county?See Details » |
Local Measure |
Middlesex County |
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| 1954Nov 2 |
2B |
Shall the parimutuel system of betting on licensed dog races be permitted in this county?See Details » |
Local Measure |
Middlesex County |
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| 1953Nov 3 |
1 |
Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-three, entitled 'An Act to establish a department of public works in the city of Somerville' be accepted?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1952Nov 4 |
1A |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wine and all other alcoholic beverages)?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1952Nov 4 |
1B |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages)?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1952Nov 4 |
1C |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages so called, not to be drunk on the premises?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1952Nov 4 |
2 |
Shall an ordinance which reads as follows: An Ordinance Relative to Salaries of Members of the Board of Aldermen, City of Somerville, Be it Ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the city of Somerville, as follows: Section 1. As authorized by Chapter 259, Acts of the Legislature 1952, the salaries of ...See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1950Nov 7 |
1 |
This proposed amendment of the Constitution provides for the time when the respective terms of office of the governor, lieutenant-governor and councillors shall begin and the time when their respective terms shall end. It also makes provision relative to the succession to the office of governor in t...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1950Nov 7 |
2 |
This proposed amendment to the Constitution provides for an increase in the number of signatures of qualified voters required upon an initiative or upon a referendum petition, and it further makes provision for changes in legislative procedures thereon with reference to dates upon, or within which, ...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1950Nov 7 |
3 |
Do you approve of a law summarized below on which the House of Representatives did not vote and on which the Senate did not vote?
This measure provides for minimum payments of seventy-five dollars per month, or eighty-five dollars per month if blind, as assistance to deserving aged ...See Details » |
Initiative Petition |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1950Nov 7 |
4 |
Do you approve of a law summarized below on which the House of Representatives did not vote and on which the Senate did not vote?
This measure provides for the creation of a Massachusetts commission for the purpose of conducting once every month a lottery drawing to raise additional...See Details » |
Initiative Petition |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1950Nov 7 |
5 |
Do 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?
The proposed measure strikes out the first sentence ...See Details » |
Initiative Petition |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1950Nov 7 |
6A |
Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed horse races be permitted in this county?See Details » |
Local Measure |
Middlesex County |
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| 1950Nov 7 |
6B |
Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed dog races be permitted in this county?See Details » |
Local Measure |
Middlesex County |
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| 1950Nov 7 |
7A |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages)?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1950Nov 7 |
7B |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages)?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1950Nov 7 |
7C |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1950Nov 7 |
8 |
(a) If a voter desires that this city (or town) shall declare by popular referendum that a shortage of rental housing accommodations exists which requires the continuance of federal rent control in this city (or town) after December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and fifty, and until the close of Ju...See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1949Nov 8 |
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Shall the city of Somerville adopt the form of Government defined as Plan E. and consisting of a government by a City Council to be elected at large by proportional representation, 1 member of which shall be Mayor and having a City Manager, with elections to be held biennially in every odd numbered ...See Details » |
Initiative Petition |
City of Somerville |
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| 1948Nov 2 |
1 |
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 28, 1945, received 227 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held June 9, ...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1948Nov 2 |
2 |
This proposed amendment to the Constitution provides that the use of revenue from fees, duties, excises or license taxes relating to the registration, operation or use of vehicles on public highways or to fuels used for propelling such vehicles, except revenue from any excise tax imposed for the pri...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1948Nov 2 |
3 |
This is an amendment of Article XVII of the Amendments to the Constitution. It provides that in case of a failure to elect the secretary, treasurer and receiver general, auditor or attorney general of the Commonwealth, or in case of the death of a person elected to any such offices between the day o...See Details » |
Constitutional Amendment |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1948Nov 2 |
4 |
Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 84 in the affirmative and 130 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 15 in the affirmative and 22 in the negative?
This measure by amending General Laws (Ter. Ed. Chap...See Details » |
Initiative Petition |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1948Nov 2 |
5 |
Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 5 in the affirmative and 203 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 0 in the affirmative and 36 in the negative?
This measure prohibits the denial of the opportunity t...See Details » |
Initiative Petition |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1948Nov 2 |
6 |
Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 82 in the affirmative and 126 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 13 in the affirmative and 20 in the negative?
This measure requires that elections of officers of ...See Details » |
Initiative Petition |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1948Nov 2 |
7 |
Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 95 in the affirmative and 110 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 14 in the affirmative and 18 in the negative?
This measure prohibits the calling of a strike by a ...See Details » |
Initiative Petition |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1948Nov 2 |
8 |
Is it desirable that the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States, - [See Summary] - be ratified by the general court?
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"Section 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of Pres...See Details » |
Advisory/Public Policy Question |
State of Massachusetts |
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| 1948Nov 2 |
9A |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages)?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1948Nov 2 |
9B |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages)?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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| 1948Nov 2 |
9C |
Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises?See Details » |
Local Measure |
City of Somerville |
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