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Home My WebLink About1982-11-02-State-Election-Warrant WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTION Town of Lexington Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said 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 their respective voting places in said Town, PRECINCT ONE, HARRINGTON SCHOOL; PRECINCT TWO, BOWMAN SCHOOL; PRECINCT THREE, JONAS CLARKE JUNIOR HIGH 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 SECOND DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1982 from 7:00 o'clock A.M. to 8:00 o'clock P.M. , for the following purpose: To cast their votes in the state election for the candidates for the following offices: U.S. SENATOR For the Commonwealth GOVERNOR/LT. GOVERNOR For the Commonwealth ATTORNEY GENERAL For the Commonwealth co ria r r%) rt' SECRETARY For the Commonwealth —r TREASURER For the Commonwealth -- AUDITOR For the Commonwealth " 1_ REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS 7th Congressional District t2 CD COUNCILLOR 6th Councillor District SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT 4th Middlesex Senatorial District REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT 15th Middlesex Representative District DISTRICT ATTORNEY Northern District CLERK OF COURTS Middlesex County REGISTER OF DEEDS Middlesex County, Southern District COUNTY COMMISSIONER Middlesex County And to take action on the following questions: 2 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 joint sessions of the House of Representatives and the Senate on July 2, 1980 by a vote of 171-4, and on June 21, 1982 by a vote of 144-44? Yes SUMMARY No The proposed constitutional amendment would remove the present constitutional prohibition against the use of public funds to aid or maintain private primary or secondary schools. It would permit the Commonwealth, cities and towns to make public funds available to pupils attending private primary and secondary schools in the form of either aid, materials or services subject, however, to three specific limitations. First, the private school could not be one that discriminates on the basis of race or color in its admission requirements. Second, the grant of aid must be consistent with the First Amendment to the United States Constitution which guarantees the free exercise of religion and prohibits the establishment of religion. Third, individual pupils would have to request the aid, materials or services. In addition to these three specific limitations, the amendment would authorize the legislature to enact other laws imposing conditions or restrictions on the grant of public aid, materials or services. The proposal would also change the state constitution to allow public money to be spent to aid infirmaries, hospitals, charitable or religious undertakings if they are either publicly owned or under the control of public officials. The state constitution now prohibits such spending unless these institutions are both publicly owned and under the control of public officials. 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 joint sessions of the House of Representatives and the Senate on September 19, 1980 by a vote of 123-63 and on June 21, 1982 by a vote of 125-62? Yes SUMMARY No The proposed constitutional amendment would allow the legislature to enact laws authorizing the state courts to impose the death penalty on the conviction of crimes to be specified by law. The proposed amendment would provide that no provision of the state constitution may in the future be construed as prohibiting the imposition of the punishment of death. QUESTION NO. 3 LAW PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the House of Representatives or the Senate before July 7, 1982? Yes No 3 SUMMARY The proposed law would require that before the construction or operation of any new nuclear power plant or low-level radioactive waste storage or disposal facility in the Commonwealth, the legislature must make certain findings and a majority of voters must approve the new facility at a statewide election. Before the question of building a new nuclear power plant could be submitted to the voters, the legislature would have to find that (1) the proposed facility is the best means for meeting energy needs based on certain economic, safety, environmental and social considerations; (2) a federally-licensed facility exists for the disposal of the high-level radioactive waste that would be generated; (3) an approved emergency preparedness plan has been developed; (4) radioactive pollution standards have been promulgated; and (5) a demonstrated, federally-approved technology exists for decommissioning the proposed power plant. Before the question of building and operating a low-level radioactive waste storage or disposal facility or of entering into an agreement with another state to build and operate such a facility in Massachusetts could be submitted to the voters, the legislature would have to find that the technology and site designated for the proposed facility are the best available based on certain economic, safety, environmental and social considerations. The legislature would also have to find that the obligations imposed on Massachusetts by any interstate agreement were no greater than those imposed on any other state. The proposal would not apply to a facility which had obtained all necessary government approvals before August 5, 1981, nor to any facility for disposal or storage of radioactive wastes from medical or bio-research applications in Massachusetts. QUESTION 4 REFERENDUM ON AN EXISTING LAW Do you approve of a law summarized below, which was approved by the House of Representatives on November 10, 1981 by a vote of 108-49, and by the Senate on November 16, 1981 by a vote of 29-10? Yes SUMMARY No The law requires that a refundable deposit be paid for certain beverage containers sold in Massachusetts. Beverage containers of less than 32 ounces must have a refund value of at least five cents and larger containers a refund value of at least ten cents. This requirement applies to non-biodegradable containers of carbonated soft drinks, mineral water, beer and other malt beverages, but not to containers of other alcoholic beverages, dairy products, natural fruit juices or wine. All -beverage containers subject to deposit must clearly indicate the refund value on the container. The deposit is paid by the consumer upon purchase and must be refunded when the consumer returns the empty container to a proper dealer or redemption center, so long as the container does not contain any material different from its normal contents. Dealers and distributors are also subject to the same deposit and refund on the beverage containers they handle, and are also entitled to a handling fee of at least one cent per container. 4 No containers can be sold in the state if they are joined together by plastic rings or any other device that cannot be broken down by light or bacteria. The law provides a bottler a reduction in corporate excise tax of one-tenth of one cent for each reusable beverage container which the bottler sells in the first three months of 1983. The law provides for additional unemployment benefits and, if the Legislature appropriates the funds, a job retraining program for employees of bottlers, canners, or manufacturers of beverage containers who lose their jobs as a result of this law. The law takes effect on January 17, 1983. QUESTION 5 Shall the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts inform the President and the Congress of the United States that it is the desire of the people of Massachusetts to have the government of the United States work vigorously to negotiate a mutual nuclear weapons moratorium and reduction, with appropriate verification, with the Soviet Union and other nations? Yes 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 eighteent day of October, A.D. , 1982. /" J �� ?j" Selectmen di y 7 - , ill l of J8.-_k 1O 4/ "�? Lexington A,,t\\ru(ejncopy, Attest: Constable of L inglUo" CONSTABLE'S RETURN i282 LI 22 1,,, J, 58 IrVLLA ?Oiri;< Ht„,) lie. -2,- 2), , 1982 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 prepaid, 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 /1 days before the time of said meeting. ki&jakiClitek 14, --) Constable ofcL ngt3i Attest: OFFICER'S RETURN Middlesex, ss: Town of Lexington October 22, 1982 I, this day notified the voters of Lexington of the coming State Election to be held on the second day of November, 1982. I notified 9,698 inhabitants of the Town of Lexington qualified to vote in elec- tions by mailing them a true attestee copy of the Warrant on October 22, 1982, 11 days before the time of said election. I have also posted a true and attested copy of this State Election in the following public places, plus one at the Town Office Building: 1. Precinct #1 East Lexington Library 2. Precinct #2 East Lexington Fire Station 3. Precinct #3 Jonas Clarke Junior High School 4. Precinct #4 Senior High School 5. Precinct #5 Cary Memorial Building 6. Precinct #6 William Diamond Junior High School 7. Precinct #7 Estabrook School 8. Precinct #8 Fire Headquarters 9. Precinct #9 Marian Hastings School OD LID c.6 i N Respectfully submitted: _ P Y W S-) 1 William J. un Constable of Lexington