November 2020 The Reporter
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The Seekonk Scene The Clerk’s Corner October was an unprecedented month as we processed thousands of early voting ballots. The Presidential Election would have taken place by the time you read this article. So, you already know the results. However, I can provide you with some of election numbers in terms of participation. Florice Craig
EARLY VOTING
Day and amount of people who voted • Saturday, October 17 voted: 172 • Sunday, October 18 voted: 135 • Monday October 19 voted: 268 • Tuesday, October 20 voted: 217 • Wednesday, October 21 voted: 298 • Thursday, October 22 voted: 128 • Friday, October 23 voted: 94 • Saturday, October 24 voted: 113 • Sunday, October 25 voted: 114 • Monday October 26 voted: 217 • Tuesday, October 27 voted: 217 • Wednesday, October 28 voted: 308 • Thursday, October 29 voted: 206
The summary below is from 9:00 PM on Thursday 10/29 • Registered Voters: 11375 • Ballots Distributed: 6177 • Ballots Mailed: 3852 • In-Person Early Voters: 2340 • Mail-in ballots Accepted: 3171 • Total Ballots Cast: 5511
That’s as much as I can provide as this article had to be in to the editor before October 29th. The Fall Town Meeting will take place 7pm, Monday, November 9th at the Seekonk High School Auditorium. Covid protocols will be in effect. Town Offices will be closed Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11, in honor of our Veterans. Thank you for your service, sacrifice and the continued security that you provide. Town Hall schedule for Thanksgiving will be: Wednesday Nov. 25th 8:30– 12:30 PM, Thursday Nov. 26, closed Friday Nov. 27 closed. My December article will have the results of town meeting and the election. Have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving.
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Seekonk Reports Massive Turnout on Election Day
By Joe Siegel November 4, 2020-The 2020 Presidential Election brought out a record number of voters to the polls Tuesday. • 8,972 total votes were cast. That number is 78 percent of the town’s 11, 375 eligible voters. • Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden and his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris, won 4, 769 votes. President Donald Trump, a Republican, and his running mate, Vice President Mike Pence, won 3, 957 votes. • Democratic Senator Edward Markey won 4, 721 votes. Markey’s Republican opponent Kevin J. O’Connor won 3, 986 votes. • Democrat Jake Auchincloss defeated his Republican rival Julie Hall for a seat in Congress. However, Hall won 4, 392 votes to Auchincloss’ 4,250 in Seekonk. • Democratic State Senator Paul Feeney, who ran unopposed, garnered 6, 248 votes. • Republican State Representative Steven Howitt, who was unopposed, won 6, 941 votes. • Councillor Robert Jubinville, who ran unopposed, got 6,181 votes. • In the contest for two County Commissioner seats, Paul Kitchen won 3, 917 votes. John Mitchell won 3, 711 votes. Nancy Stanton-Cross won 3, 877 votes. • Christopher Saunders, who ran unopposed for County Treasurer, won 6, 108 votes. • For Register of Probate, Thomas Hoye won 4,146 votes. Melanie Patenaude Layden got 3, 618 votes. • Question One, which concerned motor vehicle repair, got 5, 470 votes in support and 3, 109 in opposition. • Question Two, which was for rank choice voting, got 2, 856 votes in favor and 5,516 in opposition.
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