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Home My WebLink About1974-11-05 State Election Results i �� COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss. Officer's Return, Reading: � By virtue of this Warrant, I , on October 25, 1974, notified and �� warned the inhabitants of the Town .of Reading, quali£ied to vote in elections and town affairs , to meet at the place and at the time spec- ified by posting attested copies of this Warrant in the following public places within the Town of Reading: Precinct 1. First National Stores, 275 Salem Street JOAnn' s Variety Store, 143 Salem Street Fire Station, 67 Pleasant Street Precinct 2. Dragon Corner Store, 206 west Street � � Hanson' s Service Station, 4 West Street Blais-Porter, 452 Main Street Precinct 3. Masonic Building, 604 Main Street �i Municipal Building, 16 Lowell Street ' Community Center, 52 Sanborn Street 8 & M Railroad Station, High Street Precinct 4. Zitzow' s Store, 287 Lowell Street Convenient Food Mart, 1349 Main Street Old Hose House, 1249 Main Street The date of posting being not less than seven days prior to Novem- ber 5, 1974, the date set for the meeting in this Warrant. I also caused an attested copy of this Warrant to be published in the Reading Chronicle in the issue of October 31, 1974, the same being more than one day prior to the date oE said meeting. (s) Joseph F. Anderson � Constable of Reading STATE ELECTION �� November 5, 1974 Pursuant to the Warrant and the Constable' s Return thereon, a State Election was held at the time and places specified in the War- rant and was called to order by the Wardens in the precincts as follows: Precinct 1�.� Killam Elementary School Henry A. Murphy, Jr. Precinct 2. Joshua Eaton School John H. Crooker Precinct 3 Community Cenier C. Dewey Smith Precinct 4 Memorial High School Russell H, Stone, Jr. who then partially read the Warrant, when on motion of Florence E. Campbell , Precinct 1; John F. Cronin, Precinct 2; Ann Cusato, Precinct 3; Leon A. LAFreniere, Precinct 4, it was voted to dispense with further reading of the Warrant, except the Constable' s Return, which was read by the Warde�s in charge. � The ballot boxes were examined by the Wardens in charge and found to be empty and all registered 000. . The polls were then declared open at 7:00 A. M, and were closed at � � 8:00 P. M. with the following results: . Whole number of votes cast 8, 340. State Election November 5, 1974 }�'�� Prec 1 Prec 2 Prec 3 Prec 4 Totals GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR - Vot�one Sargent and Dwight Rep. ) 939 1316 962 1299 4516 Dukakis and O'Neill (Dem. ) 943 855 619 971 3388 Gurewitz and Hevins (Soc. ) 22 14 9 14 59 Kahian and Greco (Amer. ) 57 39 43 � 66 205 , Blanks 38 50 39 43 � 170 . Loughey and Vinciulo (Write-in) 2 � Totals 1999 2274 1674 2393 8340 ATTOR$EY GENERAL - Vote for one Francis X. Bellotti (Dem. ) 707 642 452 666 2467 Josiah A, Spaulding (Rep. ) 1199 1521 1142 1620 5482 �' deanne Lafferty (Soc. ) 28 28 27 22 105 Blanks 65 83 53 85 286 Totals 1999 2274 1674 2393 8340 SECRETARY - Vote for one Haul H. Guzzi Dem. 1159 1212 884 1258 4513 John M, Quinlan (Rep. ) 779 985 732 1063 3559 Blanks 61 77 58 72 268 Totals 1999 2274 1674 2393 8340 TREASURER - Vote £or one Robert 4. Crane Dem. 1579 1680 1227 1768 6254 Blanks 420 594 446 625 2085 Muriel Erma Balentine (Write-in) 1 1 Totals 1999 2274 1674 2393 8340 AUDITOR - Vote for one ThaddeUs Buczko Dem. 1604 1748 1266 1818 6436 Blanks 395 526 408 575 1904 Totals 1999 2274 1fi74 P393 8340 CONGRESSMAN - Seventh District - Vote for one Torbert H. MacDonald Dem. 1391 1523 1100 1594 5608 � James J. Murphy (Ind. ) 493 545 423 630 2091 Blanks 115 206 151 169 641 Totals 1999 2274- 1674 2393 8340 COUNCILLOR - Fifth District - Vote for one Thomas J. Lane Dem. 1473 1519 1099 1639 5730 Blanks 526 755 575 754 2610 Totals 1999 227Z 1674 2393 8340 SENATOR - First Essex and Middlesex District - Vote £or one William L, Saltonstall Rep. 1593 1845 1331 2000 6769 Blanks 406 429 343 393 1571 Totals 1999 2274 1674 2393 8340 REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT Thirt -second Middlesex District - Vote £or one Nils L. Nordberg Rep. 1579 1803 1289 1951 6622 Hlanks 420 471 384 442 1717 Robert S. Warnick (write-in) 1 1 Totals 1999 2274 1674 2393 8340 DISTRICT ATTORNEY - Northern District - Vote for one John J. Droney (Dem. 1512 1597 1154 1707 5970 Blanks 48Z 677 520 686 2370 Totals 1999 22�4 1674 2393 8340 � COUNTY COMM25SIONER - Middlesex Count - Vote for one John L, Danehy Dem. ) 1437 1491 1082 1593 5603 Blanks 562 783 592 800 2737 Totals 1999 22�4 1674 2393 8340 SHERIFF - Middlesex Count - Vote for one John J. Buckley Rep. 1101 1521 1067 1538 5227 Walter J. Sullivan (Dem. ) 829 666 553 786 2834 Blanks 69 87 54 69 279 Totals 1999 2274 1674 2393 6340 8 6 State Election � November 5, 1974 QUESTION No. 1 - Proposed Amendment to the Constitution Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitu- tion summarized below, which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held August 25, 1971 , received 212 votes in the a££irmative and 39 in the negative, and in a joint ses- sion o£ the two branches held June 6, 1973, received 235 votes in the affirmative and 19 in the negative? SUMMARY 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 ivqte of the two houses, to take a recess or recesses amounting to not � � more than thirty days. The present Article 52 permits such recesses but � pYovides that "no such r.ecess shall extend beyond the sixtieth day" from . the beginninq of the legislative session. � . c 1 Prec 2 Prec 3 Prec 4 Totals YES . 1156 1398 1009 1496 5059 NO - � 609 577 462 642 2290 � Blanks - 234 299 203 255 991 Totals . 1999 2274 1674 2393 8340 � QUESTION No. 2 - Proposed Amendment to the Constitution Do you approve of the adcption of an amendment to the constitu- � tio❑ sUmmarized below, which was approved by the General Court in a . joint session of the two branches held August 25, 1971 , received 177 votes in the affirmative and 65 in the negative, and in a joint ses- sion of the two branches held June 6 , 1973, received 166 votes in the affirmative and 93 in the negative? SUMMARY The proposed constitutional amendment, i£ 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 repre- sentative senatorial and councillor districts for the ten year period beginning with the £irst Wednesday in the fourth January following the � taking of the census, provided that the districts as established based on the 1971 census shall terminate on the first Wednesday of January, 1979. The census shall specify the number of inhabitants residing in each precinct of a town and each precinct and ward of a city. Under the proposed amendment, the House of Representatives would consi4of 160 members, in contract to the present membership of 240, and the Senate of 40 members. The General Court would, at its first regu- �� lar session after the year in which the census is taken, divide the Commonwealth into 160 representative districts and 40 senatorial dis- tricts of contiguous territory so that each representative and each sen- ator will represent an equal number of inhabitants as nearly as may be; and such districts shall be formed, as nearly as may be, without unit- ing, as nearly as may be, two towns or parts of two or more towns, two cities or parts of two or more cities, or a city and a town, or parts of cities and towns , into one district, and without dividing any town containing less than 2500 inhabitants. The General Court would be permitted to pass laws to limit the time within which judicial proceed- ings may be instituted calling in question any such division. The proposed amendment further provides that every representative, for one �� year at least immediately preceding his election, shall have been an inhabitant of the district for which he is chosen, and every senator shall be an inhabitant of this Commonwealth for five years at least preceding his election and at the time of his election shall be an in- . habitant of the district for which he is chosen. Every representative � and senator shall cease to represent his district when he shall cease to be an inhabitant of the Commonwealth. The manner of calling and conduct- ing the elections for representatives and for senators and councillors, and o£ ascertaining their election, shall be prescribed by law. The amendment vests original jurisdiction in the Supreme Judicial Court, upon petition of any voter of the Commonwealth, filed with the clerk of said court, �£or judicial relief relative to the establishment of tiouse of Representatives, councillor and senatorial districts. State Election November 5, 1974 3�� Prec 1 Prec 2 Prec 3 Prec 4 Totals YES 1490 1739 1291 1880 6400 NO 280 250 195 250 975 Blanks 229 285 188 263 965 Totals 1999 2274 1674 2393 8340 QUESTION No. 3 - Proposed Amendment to the Constitution Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below, which was approved by the General Court in a joint ses- sion of the two branches held June 7, 1972, received 250 votes in the affirmative and 3 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two � branches held June 6, 1973, received 253 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative' SUMMARY The proposed constitutional amendment would repeal section 2 of Arti- cle 46 of the Articles of Amendments to the Constitution of the Common- wealth (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 institutions or to students, or parents or guardians of students, attending such institutions. The pr000sed amendment would delete the first clause of the present . section 2, which requires that all moneys raised by taxation in the towns and cities for the support of public schools, and all moneys appropriated by the Commonwealth £or the support of common schools shall be applied to or expended in only those schools conducted according to law under the order and superintendence of the aUthorities o£ the town or city in which the money is expended. The effect of the deletion of the first clause o£ section 2 would be to remove the constitutional prohibition aqainst the use of .public moneys, which have been raised by taxation or appropriated for support of public schools, for grants in aid to private higher educational institutions or to students, or parents or guardians of students, attending such institutions. The proposed amendment would also alter the second clause of the present section 2 by �removing the prohibition against a grant, appro- priation or use of public money or property or loan of public credit by � the Commonwealth or any political subdivision for the purpose of found- ing, maintaining or aiding any school or institution of learning, whether under public control or otherwise, wherein any denominational doctrine is inculcated, or any other school or any college which is not publicly owned and under the exclusive control , order and superintendence of pub- lic officers or public agents. In place o£ the foregoing, the proposed amendment would prohibit the grant, appropriation or use of public money or property or loan o£ credit by the Commonwealth or any political sub- division for the purpose of founding, maintaining or aiding any primary or secondary school which is not publicly owned and under the exclusive control , order and superintendence of public officers or public agents. The proposed amendment would also add to the present section 2 a provision that nothing therein shall be construed to prohibit grants in aid to private higher educational institutions or to students, or par- ents, or guardians of students, attending such institutions. Prec 1 Prec 2 Prec 3 Prec 4 Totals YES 963 1197 872 1216 4248 NO , 774 792 611 912 3089 Slanks 262 285 191 265 1003 Totals 1999 2274 1674 2393 8340 QUESTION No. 4 - Law Proposed by an Initiative Petition � Do you approve of the adoptio❑ of an amendment to the constitution summarized below, which was approved by the General Court in a joint se- sion of the two branches held May 17, 1972, received 131 votes in the affirmative and 121 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 8, 1974, received 139 votes in the affirmative and 119 in the negative? SUMMARY The proposed constit�tional amendment would revise Article 78 of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution to permit the ex�diture of money from the highway fund for mass transportation lines aa.n other mass transportation purposes in such manner as the Legislature may di- rect. The highway fund includes receipts from fees, duties, excises � h� State Election November 5 , 1974 � and license taxes relating to registration, operation or use of motor � vehicles and taxes from the sale of motor vehicle fuels. The expendi- �� ture of money from such fund is presently restricted to highway and bridge construction, reconstruction, maintenance and repair, enforce- ment o£ state traffic laws, and administration of the tax statutes which provide highway fund receipts. Prec i Prec 2 Prec 3 Ppec� 4 �Totals , YES 1079 1342 980 1342 4743 NO 686 653 511 816 2666 Blanks 234 279 183 235 931 Totals 1999 2274 1674 2393 8340 QUESTION No. 5 - Law Proposed by an Initiative Petition � Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 73 in the af£irmative and 150 in the negative and was disapproved in the Senate by a vote of 16 in the affirmative and 22 in the negative? SUMMARY . Provisions of the act establish an independent Corrupt Practices � Commission, with £ive members to be appointed by the Governor to staq- gered five year terms. The Commission has subpoena powers and is to investigate, by means of secret hearings, candidates' compliance with all state and £ederal laws relating to political campaign contributions and expenditures and corrupt practices. I£ probable cause is shown, the Commission is required to direct the Attorney General to take fur- ther action in the proper form and is required to make public a report of such action. In cases involving the campaign practices of the At- torney General himself, a special attorney is to be appointed. If no probable cause is shown, the Commission is to state so publicly. Further, the proposed act extends the application of the current statute regarding the disclosure of campaign expenditures and contri- butions, to all candidates for office above the town and city level , with the exception of President and Vice President of the United States. The act requires all such candidates to receive and disburse all amounts greater than S25 by check, and makes it a crime to knowingly receive cash payment from a candidate or his committee for a service costing '� more than $25. The act also requires candidates to designate a single bank as depository of funds and as recordkeeper, with records of re- ceipts and expenditures to be open to public scrutiny. � Provisions of the act extend present campaign spending limits to cover all media expenses and require all media firms (including: tel- . evision, radio, newspaper, billboard, magazine, advertising, public � relations, printing, opinion polling, computer, telephone, telegraph) to report the purchase of inedia services by candidates. Media expen- ses of candidates for the offices of district attorney, clerk of covrt, register of probate and insolvency, register of deeds, covnty commis- � sioner, county treasurer and sheriff are limited to 5.07 for each resi- dent of the respective electoral district. Other provisions of the act require candidates, upon official announcement or filing of nomina- . tion papers, to report all political receipts and expenditures since the date of the last general election for the office sought, and count such expenditures toward spending limits. The act also limits candidates to one political committee. �� The act establishes a maximum penalty of one year imprisonment . and/or 510,000 fine for individuals engaged in corrupt practices, and . a $50,000 fine for corporations so involved. In addition, the Attor- � ney General is permitted to bring an action £or the removal of a can- didate whose election was materially aided by corrupt practices on the part of the candidate or one acting in his behalf, where such re- � moval is otherwise authorized by law�. Prec 1 Prec 2 Prec 3 prec 4 Totals YES 1073 1231 892 1353 4549 - NO 632 646 525 698 2501 Blanks 294 397 257 342 1290 Totals 1999 2274 1674 2393 8340 � y State Election November 5, 1974 QUESTION N0. 6 Should [he General Court enact legisla[ion during the nineteen handred and seventy-five session reorganizing state government by creating a Department of Health Sys[ems Regulation which shall have the power to administer the medicaid program, control and set rates for nursing homes, hospitals, and other heal[h providers under medicaid, license and inspect heal[h facilities� and regulate private health insurance policies, medical and hospital service plans? �� Prec 1 Prec 2 Prec 3 Prec 4 Totals YES 1361 1460 1091 1602 5514 NO 361 468 338 483 1650 BLanks 277 346 245 308 1176 Totals 1999 2274 1674 2393 8340 QUESTION N0. 7 D. Sha11 Licenses be gxanted '.n this city (oi town) for the sale of a11 alcoholic beverages by hotels having a dining xoom capacity of not Less than ninety-nine persons and lodging capacity of not less than fifty rooms? Prec 1 Prec 2 Prec 3 Prec 4 Totals . YES 1186 1282 926 1263 4657 NO 660 786 592 928 2966 BLanks 153 206 156 202 717 Totals 1999 2274 1674 2393 8340 E. Sha11 the town of Aeading grant licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be consumed on the premises to legally chartered clubs within the boundaries of said town? Prec 1 � Prec 2 Prec 3 Prec 4 Totals � YES 1239 1429 980 1438 5086. NO 616 682 557 801 2656 � Blanks 144 1F3 137 154 598 Totals 1999 2274 1674 2393 8340 The votes were declared in open Town Meeting, sealed in ballot envelopes � and transmitted to the Town Clerk to be placed in the vault for safe keeping. � Vored to adjourn, 10:00 P.M. , November 5, 1974. A true copy. At[est: ' — � �- L—�— _—'__ Lawrence Drew Town Clerk November 6, 1974 Attested copies of the election results were this day transmitted to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Attest: � Lawxence Drew Town C1erk