557 Main Street, Becket, MA 01223 ph: 413-623-8934 Town of Becket fx: 413-623-6036
Presidential Primary Minutes 3/2/04 Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, the PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY was held at the Becket Town Hall on March 2, 2004, from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Prior to opening, the Ballot Box was publicly opened, examined and found to be empty; the register was set at zero. The polls opened at 7:00 a.m. Results of the votes for the candidates of political parties are as follows:
DEMOCRATIC VOTES Presidential Preference Blanks 0 Richard Gephardt 0 Joseph Lieberman 2 Wesley K. Clark 0 Howard Dean 17 Carol Moseley Braun 0 John Edwards 17 Dennis J. Kucinich 12 John F. Kerry 70 Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. 0 Al Sharpton 0 NO PREFERENCE 0 Write Ins: 0 TOTAL VOTES 118 State Committee Man Blanks 17 Peter G. Arlos 50 Matt L. Barron 51 Write Ins: 0 TOTAL VOTES 118 State Committee Woman Blanks 38 Margaret Johnson Ware 80 Write Ins: 0 TOTAL VOTES 118 Town Committee Blanks 3565 Albert Barvenik 58 Francis E. Barvenik 57 Giles (Gil) T. Falcone 71 Jane P. Falcone 65 Joan Samuels Kaiser 64 Judith A. Loeb 64 James Soluri 59 Sally M. Soluri 59 Maryellen D. Lake 65 Write Ins: 3 TOTAL VOTES 4130 (Town Committee) Group Blanks 64 GROUP 54 TOTAL VOTES 118
REPUBLICAN VOTES Presidential Preference Blanks 0 George W. Bush 6 NO PREFERENCE 1 Write Ins: 0 TOTAL VOTES 7 State Committee Man Blanks 7 Write Ins: 0 TOTAL VOTES 7 State Committee Woman Blanks 7 Write Ins: 0 TOTAL VOTES 7 Town Committee Blanks 70 Write Ins: 0 TOTAL VOTES 70
GREEN-RAINBOW VOTES Presidential Preference Blanks Kent Mesplay Lorna Salzman Paul Glover David Cobb NO PREFERENCE Write Ins: TOTAL VOTES 0 State Committee Man Blanks Write Ins: TOTAL VOTES 0 State Committee Woman Blanks Write Ins: TOTAL VOTES 0 Town Committee Blanks Write Ins: TOTAL VOTES 0
LIBERTARIAN VOTES Presidential Preference Blanks Jeffrey Diket Ruben Perez Aaron Russo Michael Badnarik Gary Nolan NO PREFERENCE Write Ins: TOTAL VOTES 0 State Committee Man Blanks Write Ins: TOTAL VOTES 0 State Committee Woman Blanks Write Ins: TOTAL VOTES 0 Town Committee Blanks Write Ins: TOTAL VOTES 0
Registered voters: 1086 Ballots cast: 125 Percent Voting 12%
A total of 125 votes were cast. There were 7 absentee ballots. Election workers were Ann Chagnon, Claire Daigle, Carol Elovirta, Gale LaBelle (Warden) and Maryellen Lake (Clerk). The Constable was Michael Sawyer. The polls closed promptly at 8:00 p.m. and the unofficial results were printed and posted.
Respectfully submitted,
Jeanne W. Pryor Town Clerk