Milford Elections 2013

Final Election Results: 77 elected to Town Meeting, including 20 Write-ins

Final election results were certified Friday.

Seventy-seven people were elected Tuesday as Milford Town Meeting members, leaving just five openings due to tie votes among write-in candidates. Twenty of the 77 were write-in candidates, including 15 people who are supporters of Casino Free Milford, according to the organization's spokeswoman. The anti-casino group asked its members to run as write-in candidates, to help block any rezoning request for the casino that could come before Town Meeting in the next year. Five openings remain: three in Precinct 1; one in Precinct 4; and one in Precinct 7. These openings can be filled before the beginning of annual Town Meeting, by vote of the members in that precinct, according to Milford Town Clerk Amy Hennessy Neves. People interested in …

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5 Things You Need to Know Today: May 2

Milford went for Stephen Lynch, although the state voters as a whole chose Edward Markey in the primary.

Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. Election results for the special state primary show that Democrats in Milford chose Stephen Lynch, a Congressman from South Boston, over U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Malden). Markey captured the state vote, however, and so advances to the special election for U.S. Senate. In Milford, 1038 voters selected Lynch, 53 percent of the votes cast. Markey collected 914 votes in Milford. 2. Just 11 percent of registered voters in Milford cast ballots for the Democratic primary ballot. Another 5 percent of registered voters in town cast ballots in the Republican primary. 3. On …

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Milford Casino Opponents Elected as Town Meeting Members

Initial election results show 18 people were elected Tuesday to Milford Town Meeting through write-in campaigns. Most are casino opponents.

Milford casino opponents have elected as many as 12 people as Town Meeting members, part of an effort to stop the casino development should it move ahead to a member vote. The Town Meeting would vote on a rezoning, which would be required for the property. A rezoning vote requires a two-thirds majority, according to town officials. Casino-Free Milford asked its volunteers to run for Town Meeting this year as write-in candidates with the purpose of stopping the casino development. "This was just one part of our strategy," said Geri Eddins, a spokeswoman for the organization. Eddins identified 12 Casino-Free Milford volunteers as among the write-in candidates who would seem to have been elected, based on preliminary vote totals. In all, 75 …

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gamingfacts

4:57 pm on Monday, May 6, 2013

x I have deleted my posts to keep the thread on topic. This can be discussed on another article on the issue if it arises. Basically what it amounts to is this. Those who are strongly in favor of the casino will not be convinced otherwise. Those who strongly oppose the casino will also not be convinced otherwise. What is important is that the process has a chance to work the way it was set up. …   more ›

Milford Elections 2013

Barbara Auger Re-elected as Treasurer, Light Turnout in Town Election

In one of the only contested races, town Treasurer Barbara Auger easily held on to her seat Tuesday, capturing 78 percent of the votes cast.

Milford Town Treasurer Barbara Auger easily won re-election Tuesday, capturing three of every four votes cast in the race, one of two contested races on the town ballot. Auger collected 2013 votes to 560 cast for challenger Michael Soares, who was conducting his first campaign for office in Milford. Soares, 26, was elected Tuesday as a Town Meeting member for Precinct 6. [Editor's note: see attached PDF for complete election tallies] In the contested race for Board of Library Trustees, incumbent John Byrnes was re-elected, and Ron Auger, a professional DJ and retired Milford firefighter, was elected to a second open seat. It was Auger's first campaign for public office. The town election drew a small number of voters this year, based on …

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Jennifer

8:57 am on Wednesday, May 1, 2013

I believe you're right Mary....I think the write in candidates have to be verified that they are Registered Voters, of legal age, and are WILLING to serve.... technically you could write in Santa Claus (or pick a name out of the telephone book to write in) but it isn't really valid unless the person knows about it...and can legally serve.....please let us know though...it's an interesting this to…   more ›

Milford Elections 2013

Milford School Committee: Joseph Morais

Joseph Morais, a financial planner, is seeking election Tuesday to an open seat on the School Committee. Both he and incumbent Patrick Holland are running unopposed.

Editor's Note: Although the School Committee has no race this year, Milford Patch asked the two candidates for the two open seats to respond to a series of questions. The response of Joseph Morais follows. He is a financial planner conducting his first campaign for office. His response is edited only for grammar, punctuation and AP style. The response of Patrick Holland, the incumbent candidate, can be found here. Q: Why are you seeking this position? A: I am running for the school committee position to serve a community that has done so much for me and my family over the years. I have a daughter in the second grade and many family and friends with children in the Milford schools so I have a vested interest and believe that I can be a …

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Milford Needs Election Workers

The combined state-town election date on April 30 means more "checkers" are needed.

Milford will need more election workers to help with a combined state and town election that will require two separate ballots. These workers are needed just for the day — April 30 — and will earn a stipend of about $69. The town needs "checkers," the election workers who check a voter's name against a list of registered voters, on the way in, and then again once they've voted, said Amy Hennessy Neves, the Milford town clerk. The combined election date doesn't mean a combined ballot. Voters will have two ballots, the town election ballot and the special state election ballot, which is the primary ballot for candidates running for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by John Kerry. So, the checkers will have to compare voters names on two different…

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