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Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, the State Election was held in the Becket Town Hall, 557 Main Street, on November 4, 2008. The polling hours were 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Prior to the polls opening, the Ballot Box was publicly opened, examined and found to be empty; the register was set at zero. The results of the election are as follows:
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VOTES |
Electors of President & Vice President (Vote for One) |
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Blanks |
5 |
Baldwin and Castle |
5 |
Barr and Root |
3 |
McCain and Palin |
255 |
McKinney and Clemente |
6 |
Nader and Gonzalez |
11 |
Obama and Biden |
672 |
Write Ins: |
2 |
TOTAL VOTES |
959 |
Senator in Congress (Vote for One) |
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Blanks |
26 |
John F. Kerry |
659 |
Jeffrey K. Beatty |
223 |
Robert J. Underwood |
49 |
Write Ins: |
2 |
TOTAL VOTES |
959 |
Representative in Congress (Vote for One) |
|
Blanks |
36 |
John W. Olver |
685 |
Nathan A. Bech |
237 |
Write Ins: |
1 |
TOTAL VOTES |
959 |
Councillor (Vote for One) |
|
Blanks |
119 |
Thomas T. Merrigan |
618 |
Michael Franco |
222 |
All Others |
0 |
TOTAL VOTES |
959 |
Senator in General Court (Vote for One) |
|
Blanks |
181 |
Benjamin Brackett Downing |
773 |
Write Ins: |
5 |
TOTAL VOTES |
959 |
Representative in General Court (Vote for One) |
|
Blanks |
217 |
Denis E. Guyer |
739 |
Write Ins: |
3 |
TOTAL VOTES |
959 |
Register of Probate (Vote for One) |
|
Blanks |
232 |
Francis B. Marinaro |
725 |
Write Ins: |
2 |
TOTAL VOTES |
959 |
Regional School Committee (Becket) (Vote for One) |
|
Blanks |
255 |
John J. Les |
703 |
Write Ins: |
1 |
TOTAL VOTES |
959 |
Regional School Committee (Dalton) (Vote for not more than Three) |
Blanks |
2863 |
Write Ins: |
14 |
TOTAL VOTES |
2877 |
Regional School Committee (Hinsdale) (Vote for One) |
|
Blanks |
947 |
Write Ins: |
12 |
TOTAL VOTES |
959 |
Regional School Committee (Peru) (Vote for One) |
|
Blanks |
946 |
Write Ins: |
13 |
TOTAL VOTES |
959 |
Regional School Committee (Washington) (Vote for One) |
|
Blanks |
949 |
Write Ins: |
10 |
TOTAL VOTES |
959 |
Regional School Committee (Windsor) (Vote for One) |
|
Blanks |
497 |
Richard J. Wagner |
461 |
Write Ins: |
1 |
TOTAL VOTES |
959 |
QUESTION 1 (Law Proposed by Initiative Petition) |
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This proposed law would reduce the state personal income tax rate to 2.65% for all categories of taxable income for the tax year beginning on or after January 1, 2009, and would eliminate the tax for all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2010… |
Blanks |
17 |
YES |
267 |
NO |
675 |
TOTAL VOTES |
959 |
QUESTION 2 (Law Proposed by Initiative Petition) |
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This proposed law would replace the criminal penalties for possession of one ounce or less of marijuana with a new system of civil penalties, to be enforced by issuing citations, and would exclude information regarding this civil offense from the state's criminal record information system... |
Yes |
661 |
No |
272 |
Blanks |
26 |
TOTAL VOTES |
959 |
QUESTION 3 (Law Proposed by Initiative Petition) |
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This proposed law would prohibit any dog racing or racing meeting in Massachusetts where any form of betting or wagering on the speed or ability of dogs occurs... |
Yes |
629 |
No |
300 |
Blanks |
30 |
TOTAL VOTES |
959 |
Town of Becket, Total Registered Voters: |
1292 |
Ballots cast: |
959 |
Percent Voting |
74% |
A total of 959 votes were cast. There were 95 absentee ballots, 1 Provisional ballot, 1 Partial Provisional ballot (per House Bill 5121), 22 spoiled ballots, and 2 Specially Qualified voters. The AutoMARK voter assist terminal was tested at 8:53 a.m. and 3:40 p.m. Election Officials were Dorothy Bellavance, Eva Bonney (Clerk), Joyce Brownhill, Claire Daigle, Chuck Garman, Beverly Gillette, Ann Krawet, Gale LaBelle (Warden), Blanche Lennington, Priscilla McEwen and Al Trivers (Clerk). The Constable was Michael Sawyer. The polls closed at 8:00 p.m. and the unofficial results were printed and posted.
Respectfully submitted,
Jeanne W. Pryor,
Town Clerk
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