1968-11-05-State-Election-Warrant

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WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTION Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said County, Greeting: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington qualified to vote in elections to meet in their respective voting places in said Town. PRECINCT ONE, HARRINGTON SCHOOL; PRECINCT TWO, ADAPTS SCHOOL; PRECINCT THREE, CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING; PRECINCT FOUR, SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL; PRECINCT FIVE, CENTRAL FIRE STATION; PRECINCT SIX, MARIA HASTINGS SCHOOL. PARTIAL BALLOT VOTING FOR. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS ONLY WILL BE HELD IN THE CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING. TUESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1968 at 7 :00 o ' clock A.M. , to cast their ballots for the following officers : Electors of President and Vice-President Representative in Congress For 5th Congressional District Councillor For 6th Councillor District Senator For 7th Middlesex Senatorial District One Representative in General Court For 7th Middlesex Representative District ( Precinct 1) One Representative in General Court For P) th Middlesex Representative District (Precincts 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) Two County Commissioners For Middlesex County Sheriff For Middlesex County And to take action on the following questions : QUESTION NO. 1 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 session of the two branches held June 16, 1965, received 210 votes in the affirmative and 26 in the negative, and. in a joint session of the two branches held May 10, 1967, received 220 votes in the Yes affirmative and 9 in the negative? No SUMMARY The proposed amendment of the Constitution increases from five days to ten days the period of time the Con- stitution gives the Governor to act upon measures passed by the Legislature and submitted to him for approval. No other changes are made in the several Constitutional pro- visions relative to action by the Governor upon such measures.