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Home My Public Portal About04-21-2010 State, Federal, Regional Committee ReportELECTED OFFICIALS: Mark S. Sideris, Council President Stephen P. Corbett, Vice President John A. Donohue, Councilor At Large Susan G. Falkoff, Councilor At Large Anthony Palomba, Councilor At Large Angeline B. Kounelis, District A Councilor Cecilia Lenk, District B Councilor Vincent J. Piccirilli, Jr., District C Councilor John J. Lawn, Jr., District D Councilor Watertown Town Council Administration Building 149 Main Street Watertown, MA 02472 Phone: 617-972-6470 Committee on State, Federal, and Regional Government Wednesday, April 21, 2010 6:00 PM Present: Councilor Kounelis (Chair), Councilor Falkoff (Vice -Chair), Council Palomba (Secretary), and Mr. Bob MacDonald. The purpose of the meeting was to interview Mr. Bob MacDonald, candidate for appointment to the Board of Elections Commissioners as recommended by the Town Manager and the members of the Republican Town Committee. Councilor Kounelis called the meeting to order at 6:03 PM. Mr. MacDonald explained that he has been active in town government and electoral politics since he was twelve years old, having worked on the campaign of Clyde Younger for School Committee. He was elected to the Town Meeting at the age of 18 while still a senior at Watertown High School. He has worked on local and national campaigns for Democrat and Republican candidates in Watertown as well as in South Carolina, Florida, and New Hampshire. In response to the question of why he would like to serve on the Board of Elections, Mr. MacDonald stated that he wanted to "give back to the community". The members of the Committee and Mr. MacDonald discussed a number of election -related issues including the idea of centralizing the existing polling locations and how to increase voter registration and voter turn out in town elections. Following the interview, the members of the Committee voted in favor of appointing Mr. MacDonald to the Board of Elections. The vote was three in favor and none opposed. Councilor Kounelis adjourned the meeting at 6:18 PM. Submitted by Tony Palomba, 04/25/10.