1970 Nov 3 :: State of Massachusetts :: Question 2 :: Constitutional AmendmentDo 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, 1969, received 262 votes in the affirmative and 4 in the negative? See summary »
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The proposed amendment to the Constitution abolishes the requirement that in order to vote in a state election a person must have readied within the Commonwealth one year. If amended, the Constitution would require only that a voter have resided six months in the town or district in which he claims the right to vote.
1970 Nov 3 :: State of Massachusetts :: Question 2 :: Constitutional AmendmentDo 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, 1969, received 262 votes in the affirmative and 4 in the negative? See summary »
Ballot Question Results
| Ward |
|
|
Blank Votes | Total Votes Cast | Total Ballots Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals |
15,212 |
7,258 |
7,738 |
22,470 |
30,208 |
| 1
Less «
|
1,578 |
819 |
915 |
2,397 |
3,312 |
| Precinct 1 |
316 |
164 |
197 |
480 |
677 |
| Precinct 2 |
304 |
160 |
191 |
464 |
655 |
| Precinct 3 |
300 |
162 |
167 |
462 |
629 |
| Precinct 4 |
372 |
180 |
187 |
552 |
739 |
| Precinct 5 |
286 |
153 |
173 |
439 |
612 |
| 2
Less «
|
1,741 |
828 |
1,025 |
2,569 |
3,594 |
| Precinct 1 |
134 |
56 |
149 |
190 |
339 |
| Precinct 2 |
330 |
180 |
195 |
510 |
705 |
| Precinct 3 |
245 |
98 |
122 |
343 |
465 |
| Precinct 4 |
347 |
181 |
221 |
528 |
749 |
| Precinct 5 |
383 |
173 |
168 |
556 |
724 |
| Precinct 6 |
302 |
140 |
170 |
442 |
612 |
| 3
Less «
|
2,057 |
942 |
1,036 |
2,999 |
4,035 |
| Precinct 1 |
444 |
199 |
309 |
643 |
952 |
| Precinct 2 |
309 |
188 |
158 |
497 |
655 |
| Precinct 3 |
458 |
178 |
216 |
636 |
852 |
| Precinct 4 |
450 |
213 |
192 |
663 |
855 |
| Precinct 5 |
396 |
164 |
161 |
560 |
721 |
| 4
Less «
|
2,745 |
1,283 |
1,508 |
4,028 |
5,536 |
| Precinct 1 |
465 |
221 |
239 |
686 |
925 |
| Precinct 2 |
314 |
140 |
243 |
454 |
697 |
| Precinct 3 |
485 |
213 |
232 |
698 |
930 |
| Precinct 4 |
502 |
252 |
200 |
754 |
954 |
| Precinct 5 |
494 |
225 |
312 |
719 |
1,031 |
| Precinct 6 |
485 |
232 |
282 |
717 |
999 |
| 5
Less «
|
2,439 |
1,172 |
1,146 |
3,611 |
4,757 |
| Precinct 1 |
394 |
199 |
218 |
593 |
811 |
| Precinct 2 |
357 |
170 |
198 |
527 |
725 |
| Precinct 3 |
438 |
198 |
170 |
636 |
806 |
| Precinct 4 |
471 |
234 |
164 |
705 |
869 |
| Precinct 5 |
346 |
161 |
189 |
507 |
696 |
| Precinct 6 |
433 |
210 |
207 |
643 |
850 |
| 6
Less «
|
2,138 |
1,011 |
947 |
3,149 |
4,096 |
| Precinct 1 |
475 |
226 |
204 |
701 |
905 |
| Precinct 2 |
493 |
205 |
231 |
698 |
929 |
| Precinct 3 |
368 |
218 |
182 |
586 |
768 |
| Precinct 4 |
438 |
191 |
166 |
629 |
795 |
| Precinct 5 |
364 |
171 |
164 |
535 |
699 |
| 7
Less «
|
2,514 |
1,203 |
1,161 |
3,717 |
4,878 |
| Precinct 1 |
466 |
243 |
235 |
709 |
944 |
| Precinct 2 |
404 |
218 |
182 |
622 |
804 |
| Precinct 3 |
483 |
242 |
185 |
725 |
910 |
| Precinct 4 |
621 |
265 |
323 |
886 |
1,209 |
| Precinct 5 |
540 |
235 |
236 |
775 |
1,011 |
| Totals |
15,212 |
7,258 |
7,738 |
22,470 |
30,208 |
