HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-05-20-STE-Referendum-Results SPECIAL ELECTION
(SEE WARRANT FILE)
MONDAY, MAY 20, 2002
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant the legal voters of the Town of Lexington met in
their respective voting places in said Town of Lexington on Monday, May 20, 2002 at
7:00 a.m.
The following places were designated as the voting places for the various precincts:
Precinct One, Harrington School; Precinct Two, Bowman School; Precinct Three, Jonas
Clarke Middle School; Precinct Four, Bridge School; Precinct Five, Fiske School;
Precinct Six, William Diamond Middle School; Precinct Seven, Joseph Estabrook
School; Precinct Eight, Central Fire Station; Precinct Nine, Maria Hastings School
The election officers and Wardens of the various precincts were assigned for
duty as follows:
Precinct One Precinct Two
U Richard Pemberton Warden D Gerald Abegg
D Margaret Blouin Clerk D Rebecca Fagan
R Hazel Allison Inspector R Elizabeth Adam
D Robert Blouin Inspector D Donna Alexson (PM)
D Jeannette Cerulli Inspector U Dorothy Bond
D Leonora Feeney (PM) Inspector D Audrey Deshler(PM)
U Margaret Kelly(AM) Inspector R Robert Edwards
D Eileen McAlduff(PM) Inspector D Leonora Feeney (PM)
U Doris Pemberton Inspector D Eileen N. McAlduff(PM)
U Barry Sampson Inspector U Marjorie McNicholas
U Martha Shurtleff(AM) Inspector U Clifford Pehrson
Inspector D Ephraim Weiss
Precinct Three Precinct Four
D Marjorie Modoono Warden D Gulli Kula
U Alice Hopkins Clerk R Richard Crawford
D Maarib Bazzaz Inspector U Doris Berkstresser
D Rita Casey Inspector U Mary Devoe
U Lillian Drury (PM) Inspector U Elizabeth Fleming (AM)
U Marcia Flint Inspector D Elizabeth Patrician (PM)
D M. Elinor Greenway Inspector R Dana Regillo
D Elizabeth McLaughlin Inspector U Eleanor Smith
U Laura Welby (PM) Inspector R Gladys Snyder
Precinct Five Precinct Six
D Eric Kula Warden R Dorothy Boggia
U/U Grace Ayers/Faith Fenske Clerk U/U Mary Casey/Harriett Morrison
D Helen Cravis (AM) Inspector R Shirley Bullock (PM)
R Marilyn Ford (PM) Inspector D Norman Cohen
R Dorothy Gauthier(PM) Inspector U Alla Fedus
D Jane Gharibian Inspector D Hazel Graham
U David Kanter Inspector R William Simmons
D Priscilla Winter Inspector R Barbara Simmons
Precinct Seven Precinct Eipht
R Robert Foster Warden U Leo Chudigian
U Bernice Gerrig Clerk U Judith Chudigian
D Mary Ayvazian Inspector U Claire Abernathy
D Maureen Brown Inspector R Doris Barclay
D Mildred Collentro Inspector R Elinor Bettencourt
R Robert Edwards Inspector U Rita Cassettari (PM)
D Robert Greenway Inspector U Ann Diamond (PM)
D Edna Holloran Inspector U Audrey Hosford (PM)
D Judith O'Leary(AM) Inspector U Kenneth MacWilliams
Inspector D George McCormack (AM)
Inspector D Phyllis Richardson (AM)
Precinct Nine
U Duncan MacQueen Warden
U John Taylor Clerk
U Beverly Aker Inspector D Robert Ryan
R Shirley Knox Inspector U Judith Schuler (PM)
R Janet Lowther Inspector U Anne Taylor(AM)
D Edith Paster (PM) Inspector D Ruth Thomas (PM)
The election officers were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties.
The polls were declared open in each precinct at seven o'clock A.M. and remained open
until eight o'clock P.M., at which time, after due notice, the polls were declared closed.
Special Election — May 20, 2002
Total of 20,128 registered voters eligible to vote as of April 30, 2002.
Pct. Registered Democrat Green Libertarian Republican Unenrolled Other*
Voters
1 2056 817 1 324 913 1
2 2360 1069 6 1 276 1005 3
3 2083 807 1 330 943 2
4 2351 957 4 3 340 1045 2
5 2326 889 4 1 434 996 2
6 2346 982 1 6 381 971 5
7 2294 927 2 1 346 1014 4
8 2170 858 5 337 967 3
9 2142 808 2 5 297 1028 2
Total 20,128 8114 19 24 3065 8882 24
P.1- 1 Inter. 3r Party; P.2 — 1 Green Party USA, 2 Inter. 3r Party; P.3 — 1 Inter. 3r Party, 1
Socialist, P.4—1 Inter. 3rd Party, 1 Socialist, P.5—1 Inter. 3rd Party, 1 Reform; P.6— 1 American
Independent, 2 Socialist, 1 Reform, 1 Inter. 3rd Party, P.7 — 2 Inter. 3rd Par y,1 Reform, 1
Rainbow Coalition; P.8— 1 American Independent, 1 Green Party USA, 1 Inter. 3r Party, ;. P.9—
2 Green Party USA
Election results were delivered to the Town Clerk at the Town Office Building.
40% of the registered voters cast their vote. The Town Clerk and Board of
Registrars canvassed the results as follows:
ABSENTEE BALLOT BREAKDOWN
Ballots Ballots
Applications Timely Returned Ballots
Pct Processed Returned Late/ Counted
Undeliverable
1 19 18 18
2 33 32 32
3 33 29 29
4 54 47 1 47
5 45 43 1 43
6 49 46 46
7 33 32 32
8 32 32 32
9 20 19 19
Totals 318 298 2 298
Pct 1 Pct 2 Pct 3 Pct 4 Pct 5 Pct 6 Pct 7 Pct 8 Pct 9 TOTAL
Registered 2056 2360 2083 2351 2326 2346 2294 2170 2142 20128
Voters
Total Votes 756 988 667 956 876 1100 949 926 802 8020
Percent 37% 42% 32% 41% 38% 47% 41% 43% 37% 40%
QUESTION # 1: Shall the Town of Lexington be allowed to exempt from the provisions of
proposition two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bonds to be issued in
order to pay for improvements to town streets, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or
otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in the land necessary therefore?
Pct 1 Pct 2 Pct 3 Pct 4 Pct 5 Pct 6 Pct 7 Pct 8 Pct 9 TOTAL
YES 372 645 402 619 485 699 562 561 419 4764
NO 379 339 260 333 390 397 382 361 377 3218
BLANKS 5 4 5 4 1 4 5 4 6 38
Special Election — May 20, 2002
QUESTION #2: Shall the Town of Lexington be allowed to exempt from the provisions of
proposition two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bonds to be issued in
order to reconstruct the Lincoln Park athletic fields and parking lot?
Pct 1 Pct 2 Pct 3 Pct 4 Pct 5 Pct 6 Pct 7 Pct 8 Pct 9 TOTAL
YES 327 579 353 529 412 599 492 506 380 4177
NO 422 405 311 424 457 491 452 412 417 3791
BLANKS 7 4 3 3 7 10 5 8 5 52
QUESTION #3: Shall the Town of Lexington be allowed to exempt from the provisions of
proposition two and one-half, so called, the amounts required to pay for the bonds to be issued in
order to design, construct, originally equip and furnish two new elementary schools to replace the
current Fiske and Harrington Elementary Schools?
Pct 1 Pct 2 Pct 3 Pct 4 Pct 5 Pct 6 Pct 7 Pct 8 Pct 9 TOTAL
YES 352 601 368 552 453 655 520 522 403 4426
NO 400 384 295 400 420 440 426 399 397 3561
BLANKS 4 3 4 4 3 5 3 5 2 33
A true copy.
Attest:
Donna M. Hooper, Town Clerk