HomeMy Public PortalAbout2021-03-30 Special Town Election Report Special Town Election - March 30th, 2021
Report of the
Special Town Election
March 30th, 2021
In accordance with the Warrant, the inhabitants of Brewster, qualified to vote in
the Special Town Election met at the Brewster Baptist Church Hall , Tuesday,
March 30th , 2021 .
This was Brewster's first dual election , being held in conjunction with the Nauset
Regional District High School Renovation Project. Following the procedures of
Chapter 71 Section 16 paragraph (n) the election was called for a maximum of 8
hours . Due to the Covid 19 Pandemic and the State enacted Special Legislation ,
Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2020 , which were extended to March 31St, 2021 , that
allowed for Early Voting ballots to be made available to any requestor for a local
municipal election . Brewster mailed out vote-by-mail application postcards to
all registered voters in town on February 22nd , 2021 . 2994 individuals returned
those requests and were mailed ballots for Brewster's first dual election .
Prec . 1 Prec . 2 Prec . 3 Total
Early /Absentee Voting Ballots
Requested 1021 1012 961 2994
Returned & Counted 854 847 802 2503
Returned Late / Not Returned 15 / 152 11 / 154 11 / 148 37 / 454
The polls were declared open at 11 : 00 a. m .
The elections workers duly sworn-in were ; Curt Taylor; Warden , Glenda
Normand , Precinct One Clerk, June Cameron , Precinct Two Clerk; and Sharon
Ryone , Precinct Three Clerk . The Checkers and counters were ; Sally Andreola,
Cheryl Avery, David Briggs , Nancy Burdych , George Carey, Susan Daly, Lauren
Elliott- Grunes , Beth Finch , Sandy Franconi, John Galante , Pat Galante , Robert
Gaughran , Robert Harris , Jodi Holland , Penny Holeman , Joanne Hughes , Peter
Johnson , Ellie Johnson , Sandra Johnson , Julie Menges , Marjorie Oliver, Judy
Rowe , Christine Rossiter, Pat Stanley, Elizabeth Taylor, Charles Winn and
Jayanne Monger, Assistant Town Clerk .
The polls were closed at 7 : 00 p . m . with the following results .
Total votes cast in Precinct 1 : 1187
Total votes cast in Precinct 2 : 1233
Total votes cast in Precinct 3 : 1166
Total votes cast. 3586
Registered voters : 8466 42% voter participation.
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Special Town Election - March 30th, 2021
QUESTION 1
Shall the Town of Brewster be allowed to exempt from the provisions of
proposition two and one-half, so - called , the amounts required to pay its allocable
share of the bonds issued by the Nauset Regional School District to pay costs of
renovating and adding to Nauset Regional High School, located at 100 Cable
Road , North Eastham , Massachusetts , including the payment of all costs
w incidental or related thereto?
Prec . 1 Prec . 2 Prec . 3 Total
Blanks 2 7 4 13
*Yes 733 720 705 2158
No 452 506 457 1415
Total 1187 1233 1166 3586
A True Copy Attest;
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Colette M . Williams , MMC / CMMC
Town Clerk
Brewster, MA
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