SPECIAL STATE ELECTION
JANUARY 19, 2010
Pursuant to the provisions of the Warrant of December 1, 2009, the inhabitants of the Town of Sharon qualified to vote in elections, met in the Sharon High School Gymnasium at 7:00 A.M., Tuesday, January 19, 2010. The meeting was called to order by Town Clerk Marlene B. Chused who read the call and return of the warrant. The warden for the election was Beth A. Kourafas. The wardens for Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 were named as follows: Brian DArcy, Barbara Testa, Marilyn Lamb, Shirley Schofield, Ellen Mirson. Clerks and workers were: Jeffrey Shapiro, Lorraine Forman, Chuck Levine, Barbara Kass, Carol Brown, Dorothy Kaufman, Mort Kaufman, Pat Walker, Celina Sondheim, Robert Hall, Harriet Agulnek, Bev Palan, Trudy Leonard, Mildred Worthley, Elise Popkin, Hy Lamb, Ruth Grandberg, Jim Testa, Barry Zlotin, Sherm Palan, Doris Gladstone, Lois Wallenstein. The ballot boxes were shown to be empty and registered zero; the ballot boxes were locked and the keys delivered to Officer of the Day, Steven D. Kraus. All election officers and workers were sworn.
At 8:05 P.M. the polls were declared closed. Total votes were as follows: Precinct 1 1,587; Precinct 2 1,546; Precinct 3 1,717; Precinct 4 1,548, Precinct 5 1,675; Total votes cast 8,073.
The ballots were canvassed according to law by an OPTECH 111-P Eagle Precinct Ballot Tabulator. Results were transcribed by Town Clerk Marlene B. Chused at 8:25 P.M. as follows:
|
PRECINCT |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
TOTAL |
|
SENATOR IN CONGRESS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scott P. Brown |
605 |
732 |
780 |
663 |
760 |
3,540 |
|
Martha Coakley |
965 |
800 |
926 |
875 |
896 |
4,462 |
|
Joseph L. Kennedy |
16 |
11 |
10 |
8 |
17 |
62 |
|
Write-In |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Blanks |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
|
TOTAL |
1,587 |
1,546 |
1,717 |
1,548 |
1,675 |
8,073 |
Total Registered Voters: 12,222
Percent Voting: 66%
Absentee: 495
Total Votes Cast: 8,073