1964-11-03-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 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 voting places in said Town , PRECINCT ONE, HARRINGTON SCHOOL; PRECINCT TWO, ADAMS 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 TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE TUESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF NOVEMRFR, 1964 at 7:00 o' clock A.M. , to cast their ballots for the following officers : Presidential Electors; Senator in Congress ; Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Attorney General; Secretary; Treasurer; Auditor; Repre- sentative in Congress ; Councillor; Senator; One Representative in General Court; Clerk of Courts; Register of Deeds; Two County Commissioners.. 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 March 29, 1961, received 219 votes in the affirmative and 26 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 8, 1963, received 211 votes in the affirmative and 14 in the negative? YES SUMMARY NO The proposed amendment provides that the terms of office of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the Common- wealth, Treasurer and Receiver General, Attorney General and Auditor shall be four years. Executive Councillors, Senators and Representatives shall continue to serve for two years. The four-year term for constitutional officers would become effective at the time of the November election in the year 1966. QUESTION NO. 2 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 July 18, 1962, received 238 votes in the affirmative and 1 in the negative , and in a joint session of the two branches held May 8, 1963, YES received 246 votes in the affirmative and 2 in the negative? NO