Friday, April 5, 2013
Unlike some states where a tie can be broken by a roll of the dice or a game of Texas Hold-em, Town Meeting members will decide who takes the 12th seat in the Fifth.
They counted the votes at Belmont's Town Clerk's Office and the final tally from the Belmont Town Election this past Tuesday is official. And while one of the interesting results from the April 2 election was the tie between top vote getters, Elyse Shuster and Laurie Slap, in the Belmont School Committee race, it turns out that it was not the only race where an equal number of voters cast their ballots for two candidates. But what was interesting in the tie between Fifth Precinct Town Meeting candidates Andrea Serra-Masciari and Matthew Sullivan was it was for the 12th and final seat on the town's legislative body. While not unusual, a tie in elected contests are resolved differently from state-to-state and from community-to-community. A …
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Elyse Shuster elected to fill the seat once held by Dan Scharfman.
The celebration at Comella's Restaurant on Leonard Street on Tuesday night, April 2 included pizza, beer and a winning smile on Elyse Shuster's face. The first-time town-wide candidate not only won a seat on the Belmont School Committee but received the exact number of votes as incumbent Laurie Slap, 1,539, in the annual Belmont Town Election. "It's a funny coincidence that our numbers were the same since Laurie [Slap's] numbers were really close in each precinct," said Shuster, who will take the seat occupied by Dan Scharfman who died in January. The 17-year Belmont resident and mother of three daughters, all who have or are attending Belmont public schools, Shuster said she feels very proud to equal Slap's vote count because "she's an …
The unofficial tally for all races including town-wide office and Town Meeting Representative.
The unofficial results from yesterday's Belmont Town Election have been tabulated by the Town Clerk's office. A pdf file of the results can be seen and downloaded from this Web page. A hair under 2,500 voters – 2,499 in fact – of Belmont's 17,824 registered voters cast ballots on April 2. That is a 14 percent turnout. In the only competitive town-wide race, challenger Elyse Shuster and incumbent Laurie Slap tied in number of votes with 1,594 votes or 38.5 percent, beating back a strong challenge by 21-year-old Jamie Kang, a Belmont High School graduate and MIT senior, who was third with 947 votes. And it wasn't to be for 18-year-old Belmont High School senior Chris Van Winkle who lost his battle for a one-year Town Meeting seat in …
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Town voters select incumbent and school volunteer to town office.
First-time candidate Elyse Shuster and incumbent Laurie Slap could not be separated as they beat out a very competitive 21-year-old Jamie Kang to fill the two open seats on the Belmont School Committee at Belmont annual Town Election, Tuesday, April 2. The unofficial results from the town's eight precincts had Slap and Shuster each receiving 1,594 votes or 38.5 percent of the vote. Kang, a Belmont High School graduate and MIT senior, was third with 947 votes.
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Polls are open until 8 p.m. at all eight polling sites.
In November of last year, the line never stopped long enough for poll workers to have lunch at Precinct 4 as about 940 voters had cast their ballots by 3 p.m. at the Butler School in Waverley Square. Around the same time of day today, the only line around the Butler were of children being released from school as the 4th Precinct just nudged beyond three digits with 102 ballots cast in the Belmont Town Election. Where more than a thousand had voted in the General Election five months ago midway through the day at nearly all the polling sites, Belmont voters enthusiasm has been as cold as the weather – blustery winds making the 40 degree temperature feel well below freezing – with only a single competitive town-wide race (for School …
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Mary Lee Burbank Elementary School
266 School St, Belmont, MA
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Belmont Public Library
336 Concord Ave, Belmont, MA
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But the importance of the day should not be lost on voters, says Town Clerk.
Tom Flynn vividly remembers last November when nearly 100 people waited in line at Belmont's Precinct 2 polling location to vote. The line of voters extended down the stairway and out the front door of Town Hall for the opportunity to cast their ballot for President and state offices. It took a while to vote then, said Flynn. No problem this time around. Flynn of Dundonald Road was the first and only voter waiting at the doors of the Board of Selectmen's Room which was transformed into a polling station. "I'm just doing my civic duty," said the former Cambridge-resident who has lived in Belmont for the past 15 years. It was a sleepy start to a relatively quiet Belmont Town Election, which, for the first time, is being held on the first …
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Where and when to vote, how to ask for a ride to the polls, whose on the ballot and more.
The annual town election for town-wide offices and the election of all Town Meeting members take place today, Tuesday, April 2. Time Polling places are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line at 8 p.m., you will be allowed to cast a ballot. Who's on the ballot This is the official list of candidates from the Belmont Town Clerk's office. Transportation to the polls The League of Women Voters of Belmont is offering rides to the polls from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call 617-771-8500 to schedule transportation. Questions about or during voting Most questions – including who is eligible to vote in Belmont – that arise during voting can be answered by the precinct warden at the polling station. Other questions should be addressed to the Town Clerk'…
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Get all the information you need about who's running in the Town election via the web.
The Belmont League of Women Voters Guide to the 2013 Town Election is now avaliable online in addition to a print version being sent to every household this week. The online guide can be obtained here. The online version includes information about each candidate on the ballot seeking election to town-wide office and onto the Town Meeting. The League contacted all the candidates with the following question: Belmont citizens look to their elected officials for fair and responsible solutions to the issues facing their community. Please choose two issues which you consider important to the future of the town and present your ideas for managing them effectively. Responses were limited to 70 words and printed verbatim as written by the …
Monday, March 25, 2013
Town election for town-wide positions and Town Meeting reps.
The Belmont Town Clerk and the Board of Registrars reminds all Belmont voters of the upcoming Annual Town Election, to be held Tuesday, April 2. And there still time to vote with an absentee ballot for this election in eight days. Complete, sign and submit an Absentee Ballot Application form, which is also available at any Town or City Clerk's Office in the state and public libraries throughout the State. The following polling places will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. to cast your ballot: PRECINCT 1: Belmont Memorial Library, Assembly Room, 336 Concord Ave. PRECINCT 2: Belmont Town Hall, Selectmen’s Room, 455 Concord Ave. PRECINCT 3 & 5: Beech Street Center, Multi-purpose Room, 266 Beech St. PRECINCT 4: Daniel Butler School, Gymnasium, 90 …
Friday, March 22, 2013
League of Women Voters volunteers will take those who require help to the polls.
There's a new day for Belmont Town Elections as last year's Town Meeting approved switching the day to vote for town-wide positions and Town Meeting representatives from the traditional first Monday in April to the first Tuesday, this year being April 2. But one thing will remain constant: a free ride to the polls courtesy of the For some residents, the opporunity to vote is hampered by limited mobility or the lack of transportation to the polls which are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. For those voters, the Belmont League of Women Voters is here to assist them. League volunteers will drive voters from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. to their local precinct to make their selections Monday, I mean Tuesday. Call 617-771-8500 or e-mail, Rides@BelmontLWV.org , …
Gang Zhao
3:15 pm on Wednesday, April 3, 2013
My hat off to all three exceptional women! Thank you for the passionate run for our town, our children and our school system. more ›