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Precinct 5: Warden, Thomas J. Boyce (D); Clerk, John T. Morri- son (R); Inspectors, William J. Bonefant (D), Joan E. Brown (R).
Precinct 6: Warden, Charles M. Cahoon (R); Clerk, Anna M. Burke (D); Inspectors, Anna G. Mather (D), Lucy G. Nickerson (R).
Precinct 7: Warden, Eustis B. Grimes (D); Clerk, George C. Cotton (R); Inspectors, Annie L. Ward (D), David E. Carroll (R).
Precinct 8: Warden, William J. Lynch (D); Clerk, William Hill (R); Inspectors, Patrick Lyons (D), Irene J. Johnson (R).
The balloting started at 2 o'clock P.M. and the count started at 4 P.M. The polls closed at 8 P.M. The ballot boxes registered correctly and the check on the voting list were the same as the vote cast.
Precinct 6 was the first to make a return at 8:30 P.M. and Pre- cinct 8 was last at 10:45 P.M.
The following number of votes were cast:
Republicans
Democrats
Precinct 1
41
5
Precinct 2
64
12
Precinct 3
66
9
Precinct 4
73
11
Precinct 5
108
4
Precinct 6
50
4
Precinct 7
122
12
Precinct 8
141
15
Total vote cast: Republican 665; Democratic 72.
REPUBLICAN BALLOT
Precincts
1 2
3
4
5
6
7
8 Total
Delegates at Large to National Convention:
Leverett Saltonstall, Newton 33
62
63
67 104
45 115 139
628
Joseph W. Martin, Jr., North
Attleboro
30
55
57
64
97
40 106 128
577
Sinclair Weeks, Newton
29
56
57
64
99
41 108 129
583
Louise M. Williams, Taunton
27
53
56
63
95
38 102 123
557 557
George B. Rowell, Cambridge
27
54
56
63 64
94 94
37 102 123
554
Margaret A. Green, Holyoke George F. Booth, Worcester Blanks
28
54
56
63
95
39 102 124
561
87
61
62
63
78
72 117 98
638
38 102 123
26
53
55
47
RECORDS OF TOWN CLERK
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Alternate Delegates at Large to National Convention:
Katherine G. Howard, Reading 24
46
46
58
85
27
87
97 470
Laurence Curtis, Boston
24
46
48
57
86
30
86
97
474
Doris M. A. Kundig, Worcester 22
45
44
56
82
26
81
91
447
Rosa M. Levis, Boston
23
45
45
56
82
26
81
91
449
Horace E. Handford, New Bedford
22
45
45
56
83
26
81
92
450
Carolyn L. Purcell, Boston
22
45
45
57
84
. 26
82
92
453
J. Edward Lajoie, Fall River
23
45
43
56
82
27
81
89
446
Blanks
127 131 146 115 172 162 275 338
1466
District Delegates to National Convention:
E. Randall Jackson, Danvers
12
10
15
20
16
10
12
20
115
Harland Burke, Ipswich
9
7
12
19
14
11
7
9
88
Charles F. Sprague, Swamp- scott
21
31
30
34
73
24
82
95
390
Henry G. Wells, Haverhill
12
26
27
33
65
19
64
76
322
Blanks
28
54
48
40
48
36
79
82
415
Alternate District Delegates to National Convention:
Edward A. Coffey, Salem
8
7
14
17
15
13
12
16
102
Ralph H. Hill, Methuen
8
7
13
18
17
14
10
14
101
Margaret W. Hume, Amesbury 10
25
26
33
63
17
57
60
291
Edmund G. Sullivan, Salem
7
24
23
34
57
16
55
53
269
Blanks
49
65
56
44
64
40 110 139
567
State Committee, First Essex District:
John A. Bailey, Lynn
3
7
4
2
5
1 2
5
4
31
W. Henry Merrill, Lynn
1
2
2
0
3
91
40
99 17
18
75
Mae A. Kieran, Lynn
5
11
9
7
8
1
11
16
68
Marianna Nicholson, Lynn Blanks
24
32
40
39
62
31
76 49
369
12
21
17
27
38
18 40
DEMOCRATIC BALLOT
Delegates at Large to the National Convention:
David I. Walsh, Fitchburg
3
8
6
8
4
2
10
14 55
William J. Foley, Boston
2
6
7
5
3
2
8
13 46
Joseph E. Casey, Clinton
2
8
6
6
3
1
7
12
45
James M. Curley, Boston
2
7
7
4
3
2
7
13
45
William H. Burke, Jr., Northampton
2
6
7
6 5
3 3
2 0
8 8 8
11 12 12
44
John W. McCormack, Boston
2
7
7
6
3
2
3
2
8 8
14 13
49
Joseph B. Ely, Westfield
2
7
6
8 5
2
1 2
9
13
46
6
7
7
2
2
7
13
47
7
6
4
2
1
7
39
63
28
61
15
29
49
11 29 309
57
57
17 102
95
42 102 126
533
Flora -A. Titus
28
56
56
18
94
41
90 117
500
James W. Buchanan Charles F. Sprague
33
56
53
14
95
37
99 117
504 551
Helen E. Gillen
25
54
54
17
95
90 112
481
Mary F. Fletcher
26
55
54
17.94
35
94 113
488
Blanks
203 245 267 608 405 229 543 582
3082
32
50
55
62
9
9
7
1
1
12
Albert F. White, Swampscott Blanks
5
5
5
65 46 95 113
Town Committee:
George H. Lucey
511
Malcolm F. MacLean, Jr.
32
57
59
20
Frank W. Tomasello, Boston
2
7
7
47
Maurice J. Tobin, Boston
2
6
7
7
2
47
6
7
Margaret M. O'Riordan, Boston 2 Charles F. Hurley, Cambridge 3 Mathias LaPierre, Leominster 1 Blanks 35
33
60
60
19 100
42 107 130 34
118
547
228
45
30
48
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Alternate Delegates at Large to the National Convention: Elizabeth L. McNamara, Cambridge 2 6 4 3 5
John Zielinski, Holyoke
3
5
4
4
2
0 0
7 6
8 32
Joseph K. Zemaitis, Worcester
2
5
3
3
2
0
6
8
29
Joseph M. McDonough,
Boston
2
7
4
6
2
2
7
9 39
Samuel Michelman, North- ampton
3
5
3
3
2
6
8 30
Charles Kaplan, Boston
2
5
3
2
2
6
7
27
Mary Maliotis, Boston
2
5
3
2
2
2 2
1 0
5 6 5
9 8 8 9
29
Bernard J. Killion, Boston
2
5
3
3
2
1 1
6 5
30
Catherine E. Hanifin, Belchertown
3
5
4
2
1
8 81
487
District Delegates to National Convention:
Colin J. Cameron, Amesbury Michael F. McGrath, Salem
2
7
3
4
2
2
6
28
Harvey A. Pothier, Haverhill Philip A. Kiely, Lynn
3
6
2
3
2
1
2
5
24
Joseph B. Harrington, Salem
0
2
4
3 3 3
3
1
3 4 3 2 4 0 0
1 0
0
Daniel Graves, Gloucester
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
0
0
Blanks
10
14
13
15
5 2
Alternate District Delegates to National Convention:
Muriel E. L. Vrettos, Danvers 2 Adelard Beaulieu, Salem
3
5
2
1
2
2
2
5
22
John H. Mitchell, Haverhill
2
4
2
1
2
3
2
5
21
Charles M. Boyle, Peabody Katherine F. Griffin, Salem Harold L. Armstrong, Gloucester
3
5
3
2
3
3
2 3
6 2
14
William J. Shanahan, Salem James L. Lomasney, Salem Blanks
10
18
21
State Committee:
John M. Bresnahan, Lynn
3
2
1
6
3
0
2
2
25
Blanks
0
2
2
3
2
2
4
20
Joan C. Kiely, Lynn
2
8
5
8
3
0
6
9
41
Grace B. Michaud, Lynn Blanks
1
0
3
1
0
1 3
2 4
4 2
12
2
4
1
2
1
Town Committee:
No candidates.
Dissolved at 12:30 A.M.
Attest:
MALCOLM F. MacLEAN, JR., Town Clerk.
5
Thomas J. Burns, Salem
0
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
0
Charles H. Morrill, Haverhill
0
0
4
1
3
1
0
3 3 2
3 2
17
0
2
1
3
0 0 6 2
1 2 1 2 0
2
14
0
4
1
3 4
0
0 0 6 2
25 2
27 115 5 20
0
2
3
26 5
29 5 2 5
19
6
4
3
23 3
42 1
6 73 3 2
7 2
17
Arthur J. Walsh, Salem
0
1
2
13
Charles E. Campbell, Beverly
0
1
2
3
William H. Hanifey, Swamp- scott
0
2
3
5
James D. Burns, Salem
0
1
0
2
1 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 0
3 2 2
31
3
8
3
4
35
Clementina Langone, Boston
4
5
3
30
Silas F. Taylor, Boston
2
5
3
2
2
0 0 0
8
27
Paul V. McDonough, Fall River 2
7
4 3
Blanks
31
79
4 67
91
30 9
27
George J. O'Shea, Lynn
2
8
4
2
1
27
0
11
142
11
17
2
5 27
33
9 36
49
RECORDS OF TOWN CLERK
1944]
WARRANT FOR STATE PRIMARY The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex, ss. To either of the Constables in the Town of Swampscott, GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town who are qualified to vote in Primaries to meet in their respective precincts in said Swampscott on
Tuesday, the Eleventh Day of July, 1944
at 7 o'clock A. M., for the following purposes :
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Nomina- tion of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices:
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Treasurer and Receiver-General
Auditor of the Commonwealth
Attorney General
Senator in Congress (To fill vacancy.)
Representative in Congress
Councillor Senator
Three Representatives in General Court
Two County Commissioners Sheriff
for this Commonwealth for this Commonwealth for this Commonwealth for this Commonwealth for this Commonwealth for this Commonwealth for this Commonwealth for 6th Congressional District for 5th Councillor District for 1st Essex Senatorial District for 13th Essex Represent- ative District for Essex County for Essex County
The Polls will be open from 7 A.M. to 8 P.M.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an attested copy thereof at the Town Hall, the Post Office, and at least two pub- lic and conspicuous places in each precinct in the town, and at or in the immediate vicinity of each railroad station in the town not less than seven days before the day appointed for said meeting.
HEREOF FAIL NOT, and make return of this Warrant with your doing's thereon at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this fifteenth day of June, A.D., 1944.
PHILIP E. BESSOM, ALBERT S. HILLS, JAMES W. BUCHANAN, Selectmen of Swampscott.
(Seal.)
A true copy. Attest: LEONARD H. BATES, Constable.
RETURN ON THE WARRANT
Pursuant to the within warrant to me directed, I have notified the legal voters of Swampscott, by posting attested copies of said
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warrant at the Town Hall, Post Offices at least two public and con- spicuous places in each precinct in the town, and at or in the imme- diate vicinity of each railroad station in Swampscott on Monday, July 3, 1944, the posting of said notices being seven days before the time of said meeting.
LEONARD H. BATES, Constable.
STATE PRIMARY Tuesday, July 11, 1944
In accordance with the foregoing warrant the voters of Swamp- scott assembled at their voting places in the several precincts and were called to order at 7 o'clock A.M. by their presiding officers. The warrant with the return thereon was read by the Clerk in each Precinct.
The following were appointed Precinct Officers and qualified for same:
Precinct 1: Warden, J. M. Hervey Blackford (R); Clerk, Vernice F. Smith (D); Inspectors, Ruth B. Houghton (R), Lauretta M. Four- nier (D); Tellers, Cornelia T. Moore (R), Harriett T. Kain (D), Gladys E. Hanscom (R), May S. Mader (R), Beatrice F. Hamel (D), Mary L. Ronzano (D).
Precinct 2: Warden, William T. Pearson (R); Clerk, Edwin F. Moran (D); Inspectors, James E. Connor (D), Lillian A. Currant (R); Tellers, Miriam Magee (I), Ruth H. Conley (R), Doris L. Smith (D), Carol C. Edmondson (D), John H. Philpot (D), Marion Lees.
Precinct 3: Warden, Stuart P. Ellis (R); Clerk, Walter L. Kehoe (D); Inspectors, Donald L. Sawyer (D), Almer A. Jackson (R); Tell- ers, Elizabeth M. Callahan (D), M. Madeline Costin (I), Winifred G. Jacobs (R), Hazel E. Sibley (R), Katherine E. Lamkin (R), Elva P. Carey (R).
Precinct 4: Warden, Herman B. Betts (R); Clerk, Bessie F. Ma- guire (D); Inspectors, Horace P. Fifield (R), Henry Grace (D); Tell- ers, Anna C. Howard (R), Margaretta F. Laxton (R), Martha L. Graham ,R), Edith J. Johnson (R), Lucielle V. Duggan (D), Gladys Rockwood.
Precinct 5: Warden, Thomas J. Boyce (D); Clerk, John T. Morri- son (R); Inspectors, William J. Bonefant (D), Joan E. Brown (R); Tellers, Helen R. Gillen (R), Bessie P. Laxton (R), Alice E. Leslie (D), Etta J. Minton (R), Florence E. Scanlon (D).
Precinct 6: Warden, Irving Curtis (R); Clerk, Anna M. Burke (D); Inspectors, Anna G. Mather (D), Lucy G. Nickerson (R); Tell- ers, Irene E. Chisholm, Eva C. Evans (R), Helen A. Greene (R), Mar- garet P. Smith (R), Margaret Stinson (D), Doris A. Coletti (R).
Precinct 7: Warden, Eustis B. Grimes (D); Clerk, George C. Cot- ton (R); Inspectors, Annie L. Ward (D), Agnes C. Kennedy (R); Tellers, David F. Carroll (R), Francis H. McCarron (D), Doris L. Torrey (R), Blanche L. Pratt (R), Grace L. Russell (R), Sydna H. Collins (R).
Precinct 8: Warden, William J. Lynch (D); Clerk, William C. Hill (R); Inspectors, Patrick Lyons (D), Irene H. Johnson (R); Tellers, Annie T. Conners (D), Pauline Duncan (R), Elizabeth C. Moloney (R), Clara V. Watson (R), Mary E. Marsh (R).
The balloting started at 7 o'clock A.M. and the count started at
1944]
4 P.M. The polls closed at 8 P.M. The ballot boxes registered correctly and the checks on the voting list were the same as the vote cast.
Precinct 2 was the first to make a return at 8:20 P.M. and Pre- cinct 1 the last at 9:00 P.M.
The following number of votes were cast:
Republican
Democrat
Precinct 1
155
20
Precinct 2
205
25
Precinct 3
190
17
Precinct 4
186
19
Precinct 5
258
16
Precinct 6
177
13
Precinct 7
296
29
Precinct 8
290
22
Total
1757
161
REPUBLICAN BALLOT
Governor:
Precinct
1 2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Total 1470
Blanks
35
31
25
31
28
32
72
33
287
Lieutenant Governor:
Robert F. Bradford, Cam- bridge
61
86
96
86 135
77 134 176
851
Jarvis Hunt, North Attleboro
21
43
29
43
57
34
37
42
306
Rudolph F. King, Millis
14
29
26
19
39
15
53
28
223
Daniel E. McLean, Beverly
42
29
24
20
16
28
41
29
229
William H. McMasters, Belmont
1
3
5
1
1
3
2
1
17
Blanks
16
15
10
17
10
20
29
14
131
Secretary:
Frederic W. Cook,Somerville 120 175 167 160 241 151 228 266
Blanks
35
30
23
26
17
26
68
24
249
Treasurer:
Fred J. Burrell, Medford
75 112
85
97 126
68 100 122
785
Laurence Curtis, Boston Blanks
34
25
21
34
31
43
66
22
276
Auditor:
Frank A. Goodwin, Fairhaven 78 114
Wallace E. Stearns, Boston
16
13
12
14
15
14
14
8
106
Russell A. Wood, Cambridge Blanks
32
54
64
64 106
52
77
97
546
29
24
19
23
23
31
65
21
235
Attorney General:
Clarence A. Barnes, Mansfield 47 105
95
76 136
77 127 164
827
Charles Fairhurst, Greenfield 17
12
12
19
19
13
20
19
131
James E. Farley, Peabody Blanks
65
67
65
66
82
60
83
83
571
26
21
18
25
21
27
66
24
228
Senator in Congress:
Leverett Saltonstall, Newton 130 184 176 172 241 160 251 280
Blanks
25
21
14
14
17
17
45
10
163
Congressman:
George J. Bates, Salem®
127 187 173 162 241 157 243 274
1564
Blanks
28
18
17
24
17
20
53
16
193
95
85
114
80
140
164
870
46
68
84
55 101
66 130 146
696
1508
Horace T. Cahill, Braintree
120 174 165 155 230 145 224 257
SWAMPSCOTT PUBLIC LIBRARY
1594
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RECORDS OF TOWN CLERK
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Councillor :
Washington Cook, Haverhill
74
97
76
87 155
83 140 143
855
Fred A. Turner, Lawrence
34
43
55
34
32
29
38
40
305
S. Howard Donnell, Salem
14
24
25
20
32
18
44
62
23
Blanks
33
41
34
45
39
47
74
45
358
Senator:
Bertram V. Hawthorne, Lynn 120 170 155 146 220 149 218 249
Blanks
35
35
35
40
38
28
78
41
330
Representatives in General Court:
Lester B. Morley, Swamp- scott
140 172 146 128 218 148 248 248
1448
Edmond Talbot, Jr., Salem
46
86
66
92
87
66
74 115
632
Loring Grimes, Swampscott
63
134 118 121
94 167 195
1050
Frederick W. McCarthy, Marblehead
15
21
27
10
20
17
28
21
159
Eben Parsons, Marblehead
50
97
88 101
83 122 161
853
Blanks
151 105 125 106 140 123 249 130
1129
County Commissioners :
J. Fred Manning, Lynn
61
70
71
68
92
66
97 107
632
John M. Kelleher, Newbury- port
14
16
35
19
27
29
35
41
216
Walter B. Morse, Danvers
57
79
69
59
91
53
77 105
590
C. F. Nelson Pratt, Saugus Francis Scalese, Haverhill George B. Sellars, Jr., Lawrence
6
7
5
3
7
5
9
5
47
6
7
7
6
13
11 74
78
103
690
Arthur A. Thompson, Methuen 53 Blanks 66
23
23
19
19
25
15
26
26
176
22
22
20
20
25
30
72
24
235
DEMOCRATIC BALLOT
Governor:
Francis X. Hurley, Boston
4
2
5
10
3
5 8
4 21
8
41
Maurice J. Tobin, Boston Blanks
16
23
11
9
13
0
0
4
0
5
Lieutenant Governor: John B. Carr, Somerville
3
7
3
3
8
1
10
4
39
Alfred P. Farese, Everett
5
0
1
5
0
1
0
0
12
Alexander F. Sullivan, Boston
6
3
2
8
2
4
8
6
39
John S. Sullivan, Worcester Blanks
4
11
4
3
2
3
4
6
37
2
4
7
0
4
4
7
6
34
Secretary :
John M. Bresnahan, Lynn
11
18
11
12
6
9
16
8
91
Margaret M. O'Riordan, Boston
7
4
2
5
6
2
9
9
44
Blanks
2
3
4
2
4
2
4
5
26
Treasurer:
John E. Hurley, Boston
9
10
8
1.2
10
7
19
11
86
Francis C. McKenna, Medway
3
5
1
1
0
1
2
1
14
Michael A. O'Leary, Cam-
bridge
4
5
1
2
4
2
3
2
23
John F. Welch, Boston
2
1
1
3
0
3
1
2
13
Blanks
2
4
6
1
2
0
4
6
25
47
65
54
56
89
118
69 189
92
713
Sheriff :
Frank E. Raymond, Salem
110
160
151 147 208 132 198 240
1346
Romeo C. King, Andover Blanks
0
0
1
0
73
47 100 104
546
80
95
80
71
59
72
95
158
151
7 23
14
115
1427
53
RECORDS OF TOWN CLERK
1944]
Auditor:
Thomas J. Buckley, Boston
16
20
10
14
12
9
23
18
122
Blanks
4
5
7
5
4
4
6
4
39
Attorney General:
John H. Backus, New Bedford
4
1
1
0
3
2
4
0
15
Francis D. Harrigan, Boston
6
9
9
3
0
3
10
4
44
Francis E. Kelly, Boston
7
8
2
8
5
3
6
6
45
Joseph M. McDonough, Boston
3
7
3
7
5
5
5
9
44
Blanks
0
0
2
1
3
0
4
3
13
Senator in Congress:
John H. Corcoran, Cambridge Joseph A. Langone, Jr., Boston
4
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
9
Joseph Lee, Boston
4
4
2
4
1
1
4
6
26
Richard M. Russell, Boston
3
5
3
5
2
4
9
10
41
Blanks
2
7
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Congressman:
John M. Bresnahan, Lynn Blanks
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Councillor:
John V. O'Sullivan Blanks
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Senator:
Charles V. Hogan, Lynn
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Representatives in General Court:
John J. Walsh, Salem
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County Commissioners :
J. Fred Manning
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Michael F. Conway, Peabody
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John M. Kelleher, Newbury- port
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George B. Sellars, Jr., Lawrence
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Sheriff
Angus R. Gillis, Lynn William G. Hennessey, Lynn
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Thomas G. Rando, Lynn
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MALCOLM F. MacLEAN, JR., Town Clerk.
November 3, 1944.
On the above date, Francis P. Wall was sworn in as Chief of Police by the Town Clerk.
MALCOLM F. MacLEAN, Jr.,
Town Clerk.
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Adjourned at 10:30 P.M.
Attest:
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
STATE ELECTION
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Swampscott, in said County, GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in elections to meet in their respective precincts in said Swampscott on
Tuesday, November 7, 1944
at 6 o'clock A.M. for the following purposes:
To bring in their votes to the Election Officers on one ballot for the following officers:
Presidential Electors; Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Secretary; Treasurer; Auditor; Attorney General; Senator in Congress (to fill vacancy); Representative in Congress; Councillor; Senator; Repre- sentatives in General Court (3); County Commissioners (2); Sheriff.
TO VOTE YES OR NO ON THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: QUESTION NO 1
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
Shall an amendment to the constitution to provide for a Fair, Concise Summary, instead of a Description, of Each Proposed Amend- ment to the Constitution and Each Law submitted to the People, under the Initiative and the Referendum, and Certain Changes relative to the Filing of Initiative Petitions which is further described as fol- low's :-
This amendment amends Article XLVIII of the Amendments to the Constitution by striking out section three under the heading "The Initiative. II. Initiative Petitions" and inserting in place thereof a new section which provides,-
That an initiative petition for a constitutional amendment or a law shall first be signed by ten qualified voters of the Commonwealth and shall be submitted to the Attorney General not later than the first Wednesday of the August before the assembling of the General Court into which it is to be introduced. It may be filed with the Sec- retary of the Commonwealth if the Attorney General shall certify that the measure and its title are in proper form and that it is not, affirmatively or negatively, substantially the same as any measure which has been qualified for submission or submitted to the people at either of the two preceding biennial state elections, and that it con- tains only subjects not excluded from the popular initiative and which are related or which are mutually dependent.
The Secretary shall provide blanks for the use of subsequent signers. He shall print at the top of each blank a fair, concise sum- mary of the proposed measure, as determined by the Attorney General as it will appear upon the ballot, together with the names and resi- dences of the first ten signers. All such petitions, with the first ten signatures attached, shall be filed with the Secretary not earlier than the first Wednesday of the September before the assembling of the Legislature into which they are to be introduced, and the remainder of the required signatures shall be filed not later than the first Wednesday of the following December.
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1944]
Section 3 of that part of said Article XLVIII under the heading "The Referendum. III. Referendum Petitions." is also amended by striking out the second sentence of such section and inserting in place thereof provisions that the Secretary shall provide blanks for the use of signers of a referendum petition on a law requesting that the oper- ation of such law be suspended subsequent to the first ten signers and shall print at the top of each blank a fair, concise summary of the proposed law as determined by the Attorney General as it will appear upon the ballot, together with the names and residences of the first ten signers.
Section 4 of that part of said Article XLVIII under the heading "The Referendum. III. Referendum Petitions.", is also amended by striking out the third sentence of such section and inserting in place thereof provisions that the Secretary shall provide blanks for the use of signers subsequent to the first ten signers of a referendum petition asking for the repeal of an emergency law or of a law which takes effect because the referendum petition does not contain a request for suspension, and shall print at the top of each blank a fair, concise summary of the proposed law as such summary will appear on the ballot together with the names and residences of the first ten signers.
Article XLVIII is further amended by striking out subheading "III. Form of Ballot" and subheading "IV. Information for Voters" under the heading "General Provisions" and inserting in place thereof new subheadings III and IV, which provide, respectively:
III. Form of Ballot
A fair, concise summary of each proposed amendment to the Constitution and each law submitted to the people, as determined by the Attorney General shall be printed on the ballot. The Secretary shall give each question a number and cause such question, except as otherwise authorized in said article of amendment, to be printed on the ballot in the following form:
In the case of an amendment to the constitution: Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized be- low, (here state, in distinctive type, whether approved or disapproved by the general court, and by what vote thereon) ? Yes. - No.
(Set forth summary here)
In the case of a law: Do you approve of a law summarized below, (here state, in distinctive type, whether approved or disapproved by the general court, and by what vote thereon) ? Yes. - No.
(Set forth summary here)
IV. Information for Voters
The Secretary shall print and send to each registered voter the full text of every measure to be submitted to the people, together with a copy of the legislative committee's majority and minority re- ports, with the names of the majority and minority members and a fair, concise summary of the measure as such summary will appear on the ballot and, in such manner as may be provided by law, other argu- ments for and against the measure, --
which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8, 1941, received 201 votes in the affirmative and 2 in the negative, and in a + joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1943, YES received 214 votes in the affirmative and 5 in the negative, -be approved ?
NO
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[Dec. 31
QUESTION NO. 2 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
Shall an amendment to the constitution to provide that the Gen- eral Court may prescribe the terms and conditions under which par- dons of offences which are felonies may be granted which is further described as follows :-
This article of amendment to the Constitution of Massachusetts annuls Article VIII of section 1 of chapter II of Part the Second of the Constitution, which vested the Governor, by and with the advice of the Council, with the full and unrestricted power of pardoning offences of which a person is convicted, except such as persons may be convicted of before the Senate by an impeachment of the House, and adopts a new Article VIII in place thereof.
This new Article VIII vests the pardoning power in the Governor, by and with the advice of the Council, but provides further that if the offence to be pardoned is a felony the Legislature shall have power to prescribe the terms and conditions upon which a pardon may be granted.
The new Article VIII contains the same provision as the old with relation to the ineffectiveness of pardons granted before a conviction,-
which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8, 1941, received 199 votes in the affirmative and 1 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1943, re- YES ceived 198 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, -be approved ?
NO
QUESTION NO. 3 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
Shall an amendment to the constitution restoring Annual Sessions of the General Court and an Annual Budget which is further de- scribed as follows :-
This amendment to the Constitution of Massachusetts annuls Article LXXII of the Amendments which provided for biennial ses- sions of the Legislature and a biennial budget, and makes effective those earlier provisions of the Constitution and its Amendments which were annulled or affected by said Article LXXII,-
which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8, 1941, received 172 votes in the affirmative and 38 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1943, re- YES ceived 188 votes in the affirmative and 52 in the negative, -be approved ?
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