1978 Nov 7 :: State of Massachusetts :: Question 8 :: Advisory/Public Policy QuestionShall 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 personal income in Massachusetts than the average percentage taken in the three year period immediately preceding approval?
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View Official Source (PDF)1978 Nov 7 :: State of Massachusetts :: Question 8 :: Advisory/Public Policy QuestionShall 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 personal income in Massachusetts than the average percentage taken in the three year period immediately preceding approval?
Ballot Question Results
| Ward |
|
|
Blank Votes | Total Votes Cast | Total Ballots Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals |
14,048 |
3,867 |
7,480 |
17,915 |
25,425 |
| 1
Less «
|
1,542 |
389 |
821 |
1,931 |
2,752 |
| Precinct 1 |
291 |
70 |
168 |
361 |
529 |
| Precinct 2 |
271 |
68 |
162 |
339 |
501 |
| Precinct 3 |
303 |
86 |
173 |
389 |
562 |
| Precinct 4 |
370 |
92 |
163 |
462 |
625 |
| Precinct 5 |
307 |
73 |
155 |
380 |
535 |
| 2
Less «
|
1,515 |
489 |
929 |
2,004 |
2,933 |
| Precinct 1 |
117 |
35 |
106 |
152 |
258 |
| Precinct 2 |
316 |
106 |
184 |
422 |
606 |
| Precinct 3 |
180 |
41 |
101 |
221 |
322 |
| Precinct 4 |
329 |
128 |
166 |
457 |
623 |
| Precinct 5 |
326 |
107 |
243 |
433 |
676 |
| Precinct 6 |
247 |
72 |
129 |
319 |
448 |
| 3
Less «
|
1,873 |
571 |
1,013 |
2,444 |
3,457 |
| Precinct 1 |
420 |
117 |
266 |
537 |
803 |
| Precinct 2 |
359 |
110 |
210 |
469 |
679 |
| Precinct 3 |
373 |
132 |
202 |
505 |
707 |
| Precinct 4 |
386 |
111 |
180 |
497 |
677 |
| Precinct 5 |
335 |
101 |
155 |
436 |
591 |
| 4
Less «
|
2,421 |
637 |
1,381 |
3,058 |
4,439 |
| Precinct 1 |
404 |
121 |
193 |
525 |
718 |
| Precinct 2 |
266 |
73 |
211 |
339 |
550 |
| Precinct 3 |
408 |
124 |
191 |
532 |
723 |
| Precinct 4 |
477 |
123 |
233 |
600 |
833 |
| Precinct 5 |
433 |
100 |
300 |
533 |
833 |
| Precinct 6 |
433 |
96 |
253 |
529 |
782 |
| 5
Less «
|
2,298 |
586 |
1,062 |
2,884 |
3,946 |
| Precinct 1 |
350 |
106 |
168 |
456 |
624 |
| Precinct 2 |
358 |
95 |
197 |
453 |
650 |
| Precinct 3 |
405 |
87 |
162 |
492 |
654 |
| Precinct 4 |
440 |
107 |
179 |
547 |
726 |
| Precinct 5 |
304 |
88 |
170 |
392 |
562 |
| Precinct 6 |
441 |
103 |
186 |
544 |
730 |
| 6
Less «
|
1,956 |
513 |
990 |
2,469 |
3,459 |
| Precinct 1 |
398 |
106 |
240 |
504 |
744 |
| Precinct 2 |
449 |
95 |
229 |
544 |
773 |
| Precinct 3 |
341 |
117 |
210 |
458 |
668 |
| Precinct 4 |
422 |
115 |
185 |
537 |
722 |
| Precinct 5 |
346 |
80 |
126 |
426 |
552 |
| 7
Less «
|
2,443 |
682 |
1,314 |
3,125 |
4,439 |
| Precinct 1 |
449 |
136 |
236 |
585 |
821 |
| Precinct 2 |
378 |
133 |
213 |
511 |
724 |
| Precinct 3 |
475 |
113 |
238 |
588 |
826 |
| Precinct 4 |
652 |
178 |
410 |
830 |
1,240 |
| Precinct 5 |
489 |
122 |
217 |
611 |
828 |
| Totals |
14,048 |
3,867 |
7,480 |
17,915 |
25,425 |
