1978-11-07-State-Election-Warrant

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-2- QUESTION NO. 1 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION FOR TAX PURPOSES Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution summarized below, which was approved by the General Court in joint sessions of the House of Representatives and Senate on May 28, 1975, by a vote of 220-53, and on September 7, Yes 1977, by a vote of 243-20? No SUMMARY The proposed constitutional amendment would permit the legislature to establish as many as four different classes of real property for tax purposes. Property in any one class would be required to be assessed, rated and taxed proportionately but property in different classes could be assessed, rated and taxed differently. The legislature could grant reasonable exemptions. The constitution presently requires all property (other than wild lands, forest lands, and certain agricultural and horticultural lands) to be assessed and rated equally at full value for tax purposes. QUESTION NO. 2 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION STATE BUDGET DEADLINE Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution summarized below, which was approved by the General Court in joint sessions of the House of Representatives and Senate on May 28, 1975, by vote of 267-3, and on August 10, 1977, Yes _ by a vote of 250-1? ND� SUMMARY The proposed contitutional amendment would allow a governor who had not served in the preceding year as governor to submit a proposed budget to the legislature within eight weeks of the beginning of the legislative session. A governor who had served in the preceding year would still be required to submit a proposed budget within three weeks of the beginning of a legislative session. QUESTION NO. 3 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION FOR VOTERS Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution summarized below, which was approved by the General Court in joint sessions of the House of Representatives and Senate on June 26, 1976, by a vote of 244-6, and on August 10, Yes 1977, by a vote of 253-1? No SUMMARY The proposed constitutional amendment would require the Secretary of the Commonwealth to send information about questions that will appear on the state election ballot to each person eligible to vote in the Commonwealth, or to every residence in the Commonwealth where one or more eligible voters live. Presently, the Constitution requires the Secretary to send this information to each registered voter in the Commonwealth.