1972 Nov 7 :: State of Massachusetts :: Question 9 :: Advisory/Public Policy Question :: Shall the voluntary recitation of prayer be authorized in the public schools of the commonwealth?

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Ballot Question Results

Ward	Yes	No	Blank Votes	Total Votes Cast	Total Ballots Cast
Totals	25,031	4,563	4,486	29,594	34,080
1 Less «	2,629	388	538	3,017	3,555
Precinct 1	508	72	111	580	691
Precinct 2	475	64	105	539	644
Precinct 3	494	91	100	585	685
Precinct 4	663	85	123	748	871
Precinct 5	489	76	99	565	664
2 Less «	2,885	708	651	3,593	4,244
Precinct 1	217	39	105	256	361
Precinct 2	541	133	134	674	808
Precinct 3	383	71	83	454	537
Precinct 4	665	170	123	835	958
Precinct 5	593	209	109	802	911
Precinct 6	486	86	97	572	669
3 Less «	3,359	577	601	3,936	4,537
Precinct 1	731	114	191	845	1,036
Precinct 2	569	119	96	688	784
Precinct 3	736	127	137	863	1,000
Precinct 4	717	113	87	830	917
Precinct 5	606	104	90	710	800
4 Less «	4,446	694	840	5,140	5,980
Precinct 1	745	123	128	868	996
Precinct 2	509	73	139	582	721
Precinct 3	776	137	121	913	1,034
Precinct 4	790	155	130	945	1,075
Precinct 5	809	106	187	915	1,102
Precinct 6	817	100	135	917	1,052
5 Less «	3,934	667	651	4,601	5,252
Precinct 1	625	92	107	717	824
Precinct 2	615	139	128	754	882
Precinct 3	657	132	98	789	887
Precinct 4	768	119	94	887	981
Precinct 5	583	86	105	669	774
Precinct 6	686	99	119	785	904
6 Less «	3,471	720	530	4,191	4,721
Precinct 1	770	139	116	909	1,025
Precinct 2	761	217	131	978	1,109
Precinct 3	664	154	112	818	930
Precinct 4	673	100	93	773	866
Precinct 5	603	110	78	713	791
7 Less «	4,307	809	675	5,116	5,791
Precinct 1	773	156	128	929	1,057
Precinct 2	707	138	116	845	961
Precinct 3	885	213	119	1,098	1,217
Precinct 4	1,114	182	201	1,296	1,497
Precinct 5	828	120	111	948	1,059
Totals	25,031	4,563	4,486	29,594	34,080