Registrars of Voters from both major
Parties present, plus witnesses (center VOTER SERVICE CO-CHAIR.
Lucy Bowden) at "Ballot Lottery"...Judy DeVito, Board of
Selectmen's Secretary, makes "blind" selection for Registrars.
ELECTION DAY WAS
TUESDAY, NOV. 4th, 2003: WHAT WERE THE RESULTS?
DO YOU KNOW
YOUR TOWN GOVERNMENT ELECTION
PROCESS? CHARTER REVISION RESULTS...
Who's
running by line and row: Line "A" REPUBLICANS and Line
"B" DEMOCRATS
- Click HERE for
link to the whole story about Campaign '03 - in "Weston
E-Voters Guide."
- There were "contested" seats on two Boards
in 2003: 3-member Board of Selectmen had 4
candidates; 2 First Selectmen candidates vie separately
for top spot - loser placed in "pool" of 3 candidates for 2
Selectmen positions (2 highest vote-getters win). In
addition, with a "2-year term" on Board of Education up
(mid-term replacement must run at next election) there was a
direct contest this year (for majority control of Board of
Education).
- Weston LWV hosted debates: October 22,
2003, at 7:30pm, Weston Library Community Room - First
Selectman, Board of Selectmen debate; a debate for the
contested seat on the Board of Education took place Saturday,
October 25, 2003 at 10:30am in the Town Hall Meeting Room
(live on Channel 79);
- Click here
for snapshot of winning Board of Selectmen candidates.
- To find out who the current members of all
Boards and Commissions are, please visit Weston LWV's on-line
(unofficial) KNOW YOUR TOWN
DIRECTORY.
NOTE: This is not an
official ballot...
These are the questions - which appeared at
the top of the real ballot, placed one after the other,
horizontally (NOT vertically, as show below);
Y 1505 - N 298
Y
1268 - N 547
Y 1104 - N 723
As approved at a Special Board
of Selectmens' Meeting Tuesday, September 16, 2003 at 8am in
Town Hall Meeting Room...revisions made by Secretary of the
State's Office for clarity.
C H A R T E
R R E V I S I O N Q U
E S T I O N S :
Shall
the Charter of the Town of Weston, Section 2.2 Annual and
Special Meetings, be amended to change the Annual Town Budget
Meeting starting time to 8:00pm and the ending time to 11:30pm.
Shall
the Charter of the Town of Weston, Secion 2.7 Petition for a
Special Town Meeting for Enactment of Ordinances or Other
Action, be amended to change the required personal signatures to
not less than 5% of qualified voters.
Shall
the Charter of the Town of Weston, Section 2.7 Petition for a
Special Town Meeting for Enactment of Ordinances or Other
Action, be amended to give the board of Selectmen the discretion
to reject a petition that is materially the same as a matter
that previously has been voted upon by referendum.