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Home My Public Portal About2014-11-04-State Election Report State Election- November 4th, 2014 Report of the State Election November 4th, 2014 In accordance with the warrant, the inhabitants of Brewster, qualified to vote in the State Election met at the Brewster Baptist Church, 1848 Main Street, Brewster, on Tuesday, November 4th, 2014. The polls were declared open at 7:00 am. The elections workers duly sworn-in were: Sharon Ryone, Warden; David Whitney, Deputy Warden; Dorothy Leone, Precinct 1 Clerk; Edward Swiniarski, Precinct 2 Clerk; Cynthia Mathison, Precinct 3 Clerk; Checkers and Counters were as follows; Barbara Bartolomei, Patricia Busch, Joan Carstanjen, Suzanne Clowry, Jackalyn Courchesne, Barbara Crossen, Susan Daly, Gina Dupont, Beth Finch, Myles Franklin, Robert Gaughran, Lisa Gerrish, Claire Gradone, Terry Iaccheri, Aline Johnson, Peter Johnson, Eleanor Johnson, Cheryl Kimberley, Dave Lahive, Marilyn Lahive, Anne LeMaitre, Gerry Mannix, Terry Mannix, Tammi Mason, Julie Menges, Marilyn Mooers, Mary Myers, MaryJo Nabywaniec, Jane Nixon, Glenda Normand, Judy Novick, Dave Quinn, Judy Rowe, Arnie Ryone, Joan Scheffer, Peter Scheffer, Pamela Smith, Pat Stanley, Elizabeth Taylor, Michelle Tero, Kimberley Tipton, Elbert Uleshoeffer, Jan Voelker and Jayanne Sci, Assistant Town Clerk. Total Votes Cast: 4946 Eligible Voters: 7779 Percentage: 64% TIME P1 P2 P3 TOTAL 8:00AM 116 89 101 306 4% 9:00AM 239 210 210 659 9% 10:00AM 378 363 311 1052 14% 11:00AM 525 513 450 1488 20% 12:00PM 679 656 577 1912 25% 1:00PM 808 771 691 2270 30% 2:00PM 969 924 832 2725 35% 3:00PM 1129 1067 962 3158 41% 4:00PM 1285 1224 1081 3590 47% 5:00PM 1418 1353 1229 4000 52% 6:00PM 1620 1509 1411 4540 59% 7:00PM 1692 1598 1482 4772 62% 8:00PM 1731 1680 1534 4945 64% UOCAVA 1 0 0 1 TOTAL 1732 1680 1534 4946 The polls were closed at 8:00 pm with the following results: Senator in Congress PREC. 1 PREC. 2 PREC. 3 TOTAL Edward J. Markey 941 946 805 2692 Brian J. Herr 749 676 691 2116 Write-Ins 0 2 1 3 Blanks 42 56 37 135 Total 1732 1680 1534 4946 Governor & Lt. Governor Baker and Polito 864 825 786 2475 Coakley and Kerrigan 777 771 653 2201 Falchuk and Jennings 48 35 57 140 Lively and Saunders 20 10 15 45 McCormick and Post 10 10 11 31 Write-Ins 1 1 1 3 Blanks 12 28 11 51 Total 1732 1680 1534 4946 Page 1 of 5 State Election- November 4th, 2014 PREC. 1 PREC. 2 PREC. 3 TOTAL Attorney General Maura Healey 972 943 821 2736 John B. Miller 707 674 668 2049 Write-Ins 0 0 1 1 Blanks 53 63 44 160 Total 1732 1680 1534 4946 Secretary of State William Francis Galvin 1035 1036 894 2965 David D'Arcangelo 572 530 525 1627 Daniel L. Factor 61 37 53 151 Write-Ins 0 0 1 1 Blanks 64 77 61 202 Total 1732 1680 1534 4946 Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg 820 836 723 2379 Michael James Heffernan 762 702 679 2143 Ian T. Jackson 67 47 58 172 Write-Ins 0 0 1 1 Blanks 83 95 73 251 Total 1732 1680 1534 4946 Auditor Suzanne M. Bump 835 856 711 2402 Patricia S. Saint Aubin 727 668 668 2063 MK Merelice 67 46 63 176 Write-Ins 0 0 1 1 Blanks 103 110 91 304 Total 1732 1680 1534 4946 Representative in Congress William Richard Keating 902 910 791 2603 John C. Chapman 794 725 711 2230 Write-Ins 1 1 1 3 Blanks 35 44 31 110 Total 1732 1680 1534 4946 Councillor Joseph C. Ferreira 1101 1089 986 3176 Write-Ins 5 7 9 21 Blanks 626 584 539 1749 Total 1732 1680 1534 4946 Senator in General Court Daniel A. Wolf 1058 1048 930 3036 Ronald R. Beaty, Jr. 592 551 537 1680 Allen Waters (Write-In) 11 11 5 27 Write-Ins 0 0 3 3 Blanks 71 70 59 200 Total 1732 1680 1534 4946 Rep. in General Court (1st Barnstable) Timothy R. Whelan 891 784 1675 Elisa Beth Zawadzkas 797 842 1639 Write-Ins 0 0 0 Blanks 44 54 98 Total 1732 1680 3412 Page 2 of 5 II li State Election- November 4th, 2014 I Rep. in General Court PREC. 1 PREC. 2 PREC. 3 TOTAL (4th Barnstable) Sarah K. Peake 1074 1074 Write-In 18 18 Blanks 442 442 Total 1534 1534 Total Rep. P1, 2, & 3 1732 1680 1534 4946 District Attorney PREC. 1 PREC. 2 PREC. 3 TOTAL Michael D. O'Keefe 894 810 788 2492 Richard G. Barry 775 800 695 2270 Write-Ins 1 1 2 4 Blanks 62 69 49 180 Total 1732 1680 1534 4946 Register of Probate Anastasia Welsh Perrino 1178 1140 1066 3384 Write-Ins 5 3 4 12 Blanks 549 537 464 1550 Total 1732 1680 1534 4946 County Commissioner Leo G. Cakounes 834 753 757 2344 Mark R. Forest 784 800 687 2271 Write-Ins 0 0 1 1 Blanks 114 127 89 330 Total 1732 1680 1534 4946 Barnstable Assembly Delegate Jason Michael Klump 346 343 349 1038 Edward S. Lewis 650 648 525 1823 Madhavi Venkatesan 482 453 428 1363 Write-Ins 2 1 7 10 Blanks 252 235 225 712 Total 1732 1680 1534 4946 Question 1 LAW PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives on or before May 6, 2014? This proposed law would eliminate the requirement that the state's gasoline tax, which was 24 cents per gallon as of September 2013, (1) be adjusted every year by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index over the preceding year, but (2) not be adjusted below 21.5 cents per gallon. Yes 943 840 813 2596 No 738 774 677 2189 Blanks 51 66 44 161 Total 1732 1680 1534 4946 Question 2 LAW PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives on or before May 6, 2014? This proposed law would expand the state's beverage container deposit law, also known as the Bottle Bill, to require deposits on containers for all non-alcoholic non-carbonated drinks in liquid form intended for human consumption, except beverages primarily derived from dairy products, infant formula, and FDA approved medicines. The proposed law would not cover containers made of paper-based biodegradable material and aseptic multi- material packages such as juice boxes or pouches. The proposed law would require the state Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) to adjust the container deposit amount every five years to reflect (to the nearest whole cent) changes in the consumer price index, but the value could not be set below five cents. The proposed law would increase the minimum handling fee that beverage distributors must pay dealers for each properly returned empty beverage container, which was 21/4 cents as of September 2013, to 31/2 cents. It would also increase the minimum handling fee that bottlers must pay distributors and dealers for each properly returned empty reusable beverage container, which was 1 cent as of September 2013, to 31/2 cents. The Secretary of EEA would review the fee amounts every five years and make appropriate adjustments to Page 3 of 5 State Election- November 4th, 2014 reflect changes in the consumer price index as well as changes in the costs incurred by redemption centers. The proposed law defines a redemption center as any business whose primary purpose is the redemption of beverage containers and that is not ancillary to any other business. The proposed law would direct the Secretary of EEA to issue regulations allowing small dealers to seek exemptions from accepting empty deposit containers. The proposed law would define small dealer as any person or business, including the operator of a vending machine, who sells beverages in beverage containers to consumers, with a contiguous retail space of 3,000 square feet or less, excluding office and stock room space; and fewer than four locations under the same ownership in the Commonwealth. The proposed law would require that the regulations consider at least the health, safety, and convenience of the public, including the distribution of dealers and redemption centers by population or by distance or both. The proposed law would set up a state Clean Environment Fund to receive certain unclaimed container deposits. The Fund would be used, subject to appropriation by the state Legislature, to support programs such as the proper management of solid waste, water resource protection, parkland, urban forestry, air quality and climate protection. The proposed law would allow a dealer, distributor, redemption center or bottler to refuse to accept any beverage container that is not marked as being refundable in Massachusetts. The proposed law would take effect on April 22, 2015. Yes 540 516 474 1530 No 1164 1124 1047 3335 Blanks 28 40 13 81 Total 1732 1680 1534 4946 Question 3 LAW PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives on or before May 6, 2014? This proposed law would (1) prohibit the Massachusetts Gaming Commission from issuing any license for a casino or other gaming establishment with table games and slot machines, or any license for a gaming establishment with slot machines; (2) prohibit any such casino or slots gaming under any such licenses that the Commission might have issued before the proposed law took effect; and (3) prohibit wagering on the simulcasting of live greyhound races. The proposed law would change the definition of"illegal gaming" under Massachusetts law to include wagering on the simulcasting of live greyhound races, as well as table games and slot machines at Commission-licensed casinos, and slot machines at other Commission-licensed gaming establishments. This would make those types of gaming subject to existing state laws providing criminal penalties for, or otherwise regulating or prohibiting, activities involving illegal gaming. The proposed law states that if any of its parts were declared invalid, the other parts would stay in effect. Yes 900 849 770 2519 No 786 769 729 2284 Blanks 46 62 35 143 Total 1732 1680 1534 4946 Question 4 LAW PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives on or before May 6, 2014? This proposed law would entitle employees in Massachusetts to earn and use sick time according to certain conditions. Employees who work for employers having eleven or more employees could earn and use up to 40 hours of paid sick time per calendar year, while employees working for smaller employers could earn and use up to 40 hours of unpaid sick time per calendar year. An employee could use earned sick time if required to miss work in order (1) to care for a physical or mental illness, injury or medical condition affecting the employee or the employee's child, spouse, parent, or parent of a spouse; (2) to attend routine medical appointments of the employee or the employee's child, spouse, parent, or parent of a spouse; or (3) to address the effects of domestic violence on the employee or the employee's dependent child. Employees would earn one hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked, and would begin accruing those hours on the date of hire or on July 1, 2015, whichever is later. Employees could begin to use earned sick time on the 90th day after hire. The proposed law would cover both private and public employers, except that employees of a particular city or town would be covered only if, as required by the state constitution, the proposed law were made applicable by local or state legislative vote or by appropriation of sufficient funds to pay for the benefit. Earned paid sick time would be compensated at the same hourly rate paid to the employee when the sick time is used. Page 4 of 5 iiu State Election- November 4th, 2014 Employees could carry over up to 40 hours of unused sick time to the next calendar year, but could not use more than 40 hours in a calendar year. Employers would not have to pay employees for unused sick time at the end of their employment. If an employee missed work for a reason eligible for earned sick time, but agreed with the employer to work the same number of hours or shifts in the same or next pay period, the employee would not have to use earned sick time for the missed time, and the employer would not have to pay for that missed time. Employers would be prohibited from requiring such an employee to work additional hours to make up for missed time, or to find a replacement employee. Employers could require certification of the need for sick time if an employee used sick time for more than 24 consecutively scheduled work hours. Employers could not delay the taking of or payment for earned sick time because they have not received the certification. Employees would have to make a good faith effort to notify the employer in advance if the need for earned sick time is foreseeable. Employers would be prohibited from interfering with or retaliating based on an employee's exercise of earned sick time rights, and from retaliating based on an employee's support of another employee's exercise of such rights. The proposed law would not override employers' obligations under any contract or benefit plan with more generous provisions than those in the proposed law. Employers that have their own policies providing as much paid time off, usable for the same purposes and under the same conditions, as the proposed law would not be required to provide additional paid sick time. The Attorney General would enforce the proposed law, using the same enforcement procedures applicable to other state wage laws, and employees could file suits in court to enforce their earned sick time rights. The Attorney General would have to prepare a multilingual notice regarding the right to earned sick time, and employers would be required to post the notice in a conspicuous location and to provide a copy to employees. The state Executive Office of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Attorney General, would develop a multilingual outreach program to inform the public of the availability of earned sick time. The proposed law would take effect on July 1, 2015, and states that if any of its parts were declared invalid, the other parts would stay in effect. Yes 916 907 814 2637 No 758 696 684 2138 Blanks 58 ' 77 36 171 Total 1732 1680 1534 4946 Question 5 THIS QUESTION IS NOT BINDING Shall the state senator from this district be instructed to vote in favor of legislation to expand the radiological Plume Exposure Emergency Planning Zone around the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, an approximately 10-mile-radius area, to include all of Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket Counties? Yes 1139 1106 1036 3281 No 380 344 307 1031 Blanks 213 230 191 634 Total 1732 1680 1534 4946 Question 6 (4th THIS QUESTION IS NOT BINDING Barnstable District Only) Shall the state representative from this district be instructed to vote in favor of legislation that would allow the state to regulate and tax marijuana in the same manner as alcohol? Yes 999 999 No ` ' 373 373 Blanks 162 162 Total 1534 1534 A True Copy Attest: Colette M. Williams, CMC/CMMC Town Clerk Brewster, MA Page 5 of 5 p At