SPECIAL TOWN 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 Lynne M. Callanan.  The wardens for Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 were named as follows:  Susan Keating, Marcia Shapiro, Ellen Michelson, Margaret Davidi, Susan Slater.  Clerks and workers were:  Marion Baker, Jean Platzman, Mary Hall, Marie Cuneo, Walter Siemiatkaska, Gloria Rose, Leslie Kingsley, Roberta Wasif, Margie Asnes, Bev Armando, Nancy Fyler, Linda Lyons, Arlene Weingast, Marcia Hahn, Steve Azer, Helen Hogan, Elise Popkin, Sherm Palan, Hy Lamb, Ruth Grandberg, Jim Testa, Barry Zlotin.  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.

     At 8:05 the polls were declared closed.  Total votes were as follows:  Precinct 1 – 1,459; Precinct 2 – 1,402; Precinct 3 – 1,593; Precinct 4 – 1,461; Precinct 5 – 1,573; Total votes cast – 7,488.

     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:

QUESTION NO. 1

Shall the Town of Sharon be allowed to exempt from the provisions of Proposition two-and-one-half, so called, the amounts required to pay for the bonds issued in order to pay for the costs for the renovation of the Sharon Middle School, located at 75 Mountain Street?

PRECINCT	1	2	3	4	5	TOTAL
Yes	857	822	930	810	795	4,214
No	584	573	646	631	753	3,187
Blanks	18	7	17	20	25	87
Total	1,459	1,402	1,593	1,461	1,573	7,488

Total Registered Voters:  12,222

Percent Voting:  61%

Absentee:  465

Total Votes Cast:  7,488