HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-01-24-STE-Referendum-Results SPECIAL ELECTION
(SEE WARRANT FILE)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012
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 Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 7:00 a.m.
The following places were designated as the voting places for the various precincts: Precinct
One, Cary Memorial Building; Precinct Two, Bowman School; Precinct Three, Jonas Clarke
Middle School; Precinct Four, Bridge School; Precinct Five, Cary Memorial Building; Precinct Six,
William Diamond Middle School; Precinct Seven, Joseph Estabrook School; Precinct Eight,
Samuel Hadley Public Services Building; Precinct Nine, Maria Hastings School
The election officers, serving both half and full days, and Wardens of the various precincts were
assigned for duty as follows:
Precinct 1: Richard Pemberton [U], Warden; Barry Sampson [U], Clerk; Richard Spillane [U],
Edwina Spillane [U], Doris Pemberton [U], Jeanette Cerulli [D], William Barrett [R], Eileen
McAlduff[U], Carol Sampson [U].
Precinct 2: Richard Eaton [U], Warden; Susanne Hays [U], Co-Clerk, Katherine O'Sullivan [U],
Co-Clerk; Ann Anderson [D], Dorothy Bond [U], Arline Burns [U], Robert Hartshorn [D], Marita
Hartshorn [D], Claire Martin [U], Margaret Ouellette [D].
Precinct 3: Shirley Frawley [D], Warden; Faith Fenske [U], Clerk; Maarib Bazzaz [D], Ann
Canter [D], Maria Griffin [U], Stacey Hamilton [D], Elizabeth McLaughlin [U], Sandra Natale [U],
Edward Natale [U], Mary Ellen Turner[D].
Precinct 4: Renee Reynolds [D], Warden; Evangeline Puopolo [U], Clerk; Beverly Aker [U],
Gloria Curran [U], Mary Devoe [U], Ann Mary Dunn [U], Dana Regillo [U], Adrian Reynolds [D],
Eleanor Smith [U].
Precinct 5: Marie Hill [U], Warden; Josephine Bailey [U], Clerk; Christine Hill [D], Donna Keane
[U], Julie Miller[U], Lorraine Setterlund [U], Ephraim Weiss [D], Martha Wood [D].
Precinct 6: Dorothy Boggia [U], Warden; Ann Webster [U], Clerk; Anne Conceison [U], Charles
Freeman [R], Margaret Freeman [U], J. David MacLellan [U], Gerald McGrath [U], Arlene Ellen
McGrath [U], Sheldon Spector [U], Elizabeth Sullivan [D], Marie Sullivan [U].
Precinct 7: Alice Pierce [D], Warden; Margaret Bradley [D], Co-Clerk; Linda Dixon [U], Co-Clerk;
Joel Adler [U[, Mabel Amar [D], Mary Ayvazian [D], Isabelle Bennett [R], Mary Burnell [U],
Charlotte Ford [D], Pamela Marshall [D], Jane Trudeau [D].
Precinct 8: Chet Webster [U], Warden; Amy Rubin [D], Co-Clerk; Barbara Perrotta [U], Co-
Clerk; Elinor Bettencourt [R], Ann Diamond [U], Anthony Montagna [U], Anne O'Neill [U], Charles
Price [U].
Precinct 9: Kathleen Burns [U], Warden; Elaine Quinlan [U], Co-Clerk; Clark Schuler [U], Co-
Clerk, Dorothy Bolduc [U], Francine Edwards [D], Harry Farrington [U], Carol Flynn [U], Anne
Frymer [U], Mary Gillespie [D], Edgar Knudson [D], Sheryl Mason [U], Dale Pease [U], Elizabeth
Weiss [U].
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.
Total of 21,435 registered voters eligible to vote as of January 4, 2012.
Pct. Registered Democrat Green- Republican Unenrolled Other
Voters Rainbow
1 2134 847 1 194 1085 7
2 2483 1053 6 210 1211 3
3 2126 835 1 235 1047 8
4 2502 1045 1 224 1225 7
5 2635 1016 2 299 1314 4
6 2475 985 1 319 1163 7
7 2415 923 3 236 1247 6
8 2316 882 1 242 1183 8
9 2349 829 1 255 1257 7
Total 21435 8415 17 2214 10732 57
Election results were delivered to the Town Clerk at the Town Office Building.
27% of the registered voters cast their vote. The Town Clerk canvassed the results as follows:
ABSENTEE BALLOT BREAKDOWN
Applications Ballots Timely Ballots Returned Late/Not Ballots
Pct Processed Returned Returned/Rejected Counted
1 11 11 0 11
2 27 23 4 23
3 35 28 7 28
4 42 39 3 39
5 28 24 4 24
6 34 28 6 28
7 30 28 2 28
8 30 25 5 25
9 34 29 5 29
Totals 271 235 36 235
Special Election —January 24, 2012
Pct 1 Pct 2 Pct 3 Pct 4 Pct 5 Pct 6 Pct 7 Pct 8 Pct 9 TOTAL
Total Registered Voters 2134 2483 2126 2502 2635 2475 2415 2316 2349 21435
Total Votes 458 793 420 749 598 695 781 604 628 5726
Percent 21% 32% 20% 30% 23% 28% 32% 26% 27% 27%
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 bond issued in order to pay the costs of remodeling,
reconstructing and making extraordinary repairs to the Bridge and Bowman Schools, including the
payment of costs of architectural and engineering services, original equipment and landscaping, paving
and other site improvements incidental or directly related to such remodeling, reconstruction or repair?
Pct 1 Pct 2 Pct 3 Pct 4 Pct 5 Pct 6 Pct 7 Pct 8 Pct 9 TOTAL
YES 252 594 306 514 331 445 546 393 375 3756
NO 205 196 112 232 267 247 224 209 253 1945
BLANKS 1 3 2 3 0 3 11 2 0 25
QUESTION 2
Shall the Town of Lexington be allowed to exempt from the provisions of Proposition two and one-half,
so called, the amount required to pay for the bond issued in order to pay for planning, constructing,
originally equipping and furnishing a new Estabrook School on the current Estabrook School site,
including the payment of costs of architectural and engineering services, playground and athletic
fields, paving, other site improvements incidental or directly related to the project?
Pct 1 Pct 2 Pct 3 Pct 4 Pct 5 Pct 6 Pct 7 Pct 8 Pct 9 TOTAL
YES 269 626 320 564 366 515 625 438 417 4140
NO 189 165 98 182 230 178 154 165 209 1570
BLANKS 0 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 16
A true copy.
Attest:
Donna M. Hooper, Town Clerk