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Home My WebLink About1978-11-07-State-Election-Warrant • WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTION REGFERIED Town of Lexington Ela OCT26 PM 4: 08 Commonwealth of Massachusettsf iia! Middlesex, ss. [FXV @Ill3'r },, i.S�. To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in salA'County, Greetings : 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 tLair respective voting places in said Town, PRECINCT ONE, HARRINGTON SCHOOL; PRECINCT TWO, BOWMAN SCHOOL; PRECINCT THREE, BRIDGE , SCHOOL; PRECINCT FOUR, SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL; PRECINCT FIVE, CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING; PRECINCT SIX, WILLIAM DIAMOND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL; PRECINCT SEVEN, ESTABROOK SCHOOL; PRECINCT EIGHT, FIRE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING; PRECINCT NINE, MARIA HASTINGS SCHOOL, TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1978 at 7:00 o'clock A.M. , to cast their ballots for the following officers: SENATOR IN CONGRESS For this Commonwealth GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR For this Commonwealth ATTORNEY GENERAL For this Commonwealth SECRETARY For this Commonwealth TRELSURER For this Commonwealth AUDITOR For this Commonwealth REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS For 5th Congressional District COUNCILLOR For 6th Councillor District SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT For 4th Middlesex Senatorial District REPRESLNTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT For 15th Middlesex Representative District DISTRICT ATTORNEY For Northern District REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY For Middlesex County COUNTY COMMISSIONER For Middlesex County COUNTY TREASURER For Middlesex County And to take action on the following questions: -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. -3- QUESTION NO. 4 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION RESIDENCE STANDARDS FOR STATE CENSUS 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 26, 1976, by a vote of 266-0, and on August 10, Yes 1977, by a vote of 258-0? No SUMMARY The proposed constitutional amendment would require that in the taking of the state census, residence be determined in accordance with the standards used by the United States when taking the federal census. Under the federal standards, residence is based upon where a person spends most of his or her time whereas under present state standards residence is based upon legal domicile. The standards would be subject to any exceptions which the legislature might enact. QUESTION NO. 5 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION CHARTER COMMISSION 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 26, 1976, by a vote of 260-1, and on August 10, Yes 1977, by a vote of 255-0? No SUMMARY The proposed constitutional amendment would allow a local charter coumdssion 18 months after its election to prepare a charter or charter revision for submission to the voters of a city or town. Presently, the constitution provides that the charter or charter revision be prepared within 10 months of the election of the charter commission. QUESTION NO. 6 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS 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 11, 1975, by a vote of 175-73, and on September Yes 7, 1977, by a vote of 173-90? No_ SUMMARY The proposed constitutional amendment would provide that a student could neither be assigned to nor denied admittance to a pulic school on the basis of race, color, national origin or creed. . -4- QUESTION NO. 7 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION TAXATION OF LAND USED FOR RECREATION OR LEFT IN A NATURAL STATE 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 August 11, 1976, by a vote of 248-5, and on May 24, Yes___ 1978, by a vote of 257-0? No SUMMARY The proposed constitutional amendment would give the legislature the power to establish a different method of property taxation for land which is used for re- creational purposes and for land preserved in its natural state. It would add these two categories to the existing constitutional provision which allows the legislature to tax wild and forest land differently. The amendment's stated purpose is to develop and conserve natural resources and the environmental benefits of recreational land. QUESTION NO. 8 THIS QUESTION IS NON-BINDING "Shall the Senator from this District be instructed to vote to approve the passage of a bill requiring the reduction and limitation of local property taxes by substituting revenue from state taxes, and providing that all state and local taxes combined shall not take a larger percentage of the total personal income in Massachusetts than the average percentage taken in the three year period immediately Yes_ preceding approval?" No The polls will be open at 7:00 A.M. and will remain open until 8:00 P.M. And you are directed to serve this Warrant seven days at least before the time of said meeting as provided in the By-Laws of the Town. Hereof fail not, and make due return on this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting. Given under our hands at Lexington, this eleventh day of October,A.D. , 1978. ,17/49- r v ,X� %/�„rt.“ aSelectmen /�e,(Ceci �� f C of Lexington A true copy, Attest: ://1 r, r` �/j ,er. .gf; ConstaHle/of Lexing�ori 4 ,_T.:.� CONSTABLE'S RETURN nT; 26 P;1 4: 08 ( LEXINFUN, MSS. ,((" 1978 To the Town Clerk: I have served the foregoing warrant by posting a printed copy thereof in the Town Office Building, and in a public place in each of the precincts of the Town and also by sending by mail, postage pre-paid, a printed copy of such warrant addressed to each dwelling house and to each dwelling unit in multiple dwelling houses, apart- ment buildings, or other buildings in the Town /2 days before the time of said meeting. Attest: Const SYe of Lexingt do5"1Oq"w\ m J NOTARY PUBLIC wffi p Roy g uyh y II A 5!-In' Constable of.�exingtoi AMMniOr t3kf"oto�. P.O. BOX 315 > p LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02173 l., P t i(� /2: (I 7 (617) 861-8333 LLnftr hi;,,y ,;f,nc,, „a,,J. MIDDLESEX ss. Lexington, Massachusetts October 26,1978 I have this date notified the voters of the Town of Lexington, of the State Election on Tuesday, the seventh day of November, 1978, The voters wrre notified by mailing to them a true attested copy of the town warrant, I have also posted a true attested copy of the town warrant in the following public places. Precint# 1 Last Lexington Library Precint;,- 2 East Lexington Fire Station Precint# 3 Bowman School Precint# 4 Gary Library Precint# 5 Gary Hall Precint# 6 Central Fire Station Precint; 7 Esterbrook. School Frecint;, 8 Public Works lulling Precint;# 9 Maria Hastings School Town Office Building . LL Consia' le of TJex' on