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2020 VT General Election OFFICIAL RETURN OF VOTES ELECTIONS DIVISION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE Town COLCHESTER Election GENERAL ELECTION (11/03/2020) District CHI-9-2 1. Total Registered Voters on checklist for this polling place: 7,007 2. Total Number of Voters checked off on the entrance checklist: 5,568 (this includes absentee ballots) 3. Total number of absentee ballots returned: 4,586 (Include this count in Line 2) 4. Total number of ballots voted by the Accessible Voting System: 0 5. Total number of DEFECTIVE ballots (not counted but name checked off checklist): 20 (Enter the Total Defective ballots from the Defective Ballot Envelope. -- DO NOT include REPLACED ballots.) 6. TOTAL BALLOTS COUNTED: (Number of voters checked off checklist minus 5,552 defective ballots.) 6.1 Total Number of Ballots Counted at Polls: 5,552 7. Total number of PROVISIONAL ballots (to be sent to Secretary of State): 0 If Line 6 (voters checked off checklist minus defective ballots) and Line 6.1 (total number of ballots counted at the polls) do not agree, please explain the discrepancies below and continue – Line 6 will be adjusted: 4 missed check mark on checklist Ballot bag seal #: 0089126 0089121 0089123 0089419 0089124 þ I hereby certify, under the pains and penalties of perjury, that the information provided is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.By checking this box, no signature is needed and you agree to the terms and conditions under Vermont law. JULIE A GRAETER WANDA FS MORIN TOWN CLERK/TREASURER ASST CLERK/TREASURER 11/05/2020 781 BLAKELY RD, COLCHESTER, VT, 05446 Page 1 of 29 OFFICIAL RETURN OF VOTES ENTRY Town COLCHESTER Election GENERAL ELECTION District CHI-9-2 Name on Ballot Party Town of Residence Vote Cast US PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT Vote for not more than ONE JOSEPH R. BIDEN DEMOCRATIC DELAWARE 3,643 DON BLANKENSHIP CONSTITUTION WEST VIRGINIA 3 BRIAN CARROLL AMERICAN SOLIDARITY CALIFORNIA 1 PHIL COLLINS PROHIBITION WISCONSIN 1 ROQUE "ROCKY" DE LA FUENTE ALLIANCE CALIFORNIA 2 RICHARD DUNCAN INDEPENDENT OHIO 1 HOWIE HAWKINS GREEN NEW YORK 17 BLAKE HUBER APPROVAL VOTING COLORADO 0 JO JORGENSEN LIBERTARIAN SOUTH CAROLINA 54 ALYSON KENNEDY SOCIALIST WORKERS TEXAS 2 KYLE KENLEY KOPITKE INDEPENDENT MICHIGAN 1 CHRISTOPHER LAFONTAINE INDEPENDENT VERMONT 9 GLORIA LARIVA LIBERTY UNION CALIFORNIA 1 KEITH MCCORMIC BULL MOOSE TEXAS 1 H. BROOKE PAIGE GRUMPY OLD PATRIOTS VERMONT 16 BROCK PIERCE UNAFFILIATED PUERTO RICO 1 ZACHARY SCALF INDEPENDENT GEORGIA 0 JEROME SEGAL BREAD AND ROSES MARYLAND 1 GARY SWING BOILING FROG COLORADO 1 DONALD J. TRUMP REPUBLICAN FLORIDA 1,688 KANYE WEST INDEPENDENT WYOMING 23 TOTAL WRITE IN COUNTS 46 ANDREW CUMO (Write-in) 2 ANDREW VONG (Write-in) 1 ARRON ECKHART (Write-in) 1 BERNIE SANDERS (Write-in) 9 DAVID COOTWARE (Write-in) 1 DON STEVENS (Write-in) 1 GEORGE TRIEB (Write-in) 1 JESUS CALDERON (Write-in) 1 JOHN KASECK (Write-in) 1 MICHAEL R PENCE (Write-in) 1 MICHELE OBAMA (Write-in) 1 MITT ROMNEY (Write-in) 1 11/05/2020 781 BLAKELY RD, COLCHESTER, VT, 05446 Page 2 of 29 OFFICIAL RETURN OF VOTES ENTRY Town COLCHESTER Election GENERAL ELECTION District CHI-9-2 Name on Ballot Party Town of Residence Vote Cast MITT ROMNEY (Write-in) 1 NIKKI HALEY (Write-in) 1 PATRICK ODONNELL (Write-in) 1 PHIL SCOTT (Write-in) 1 PHILLIP J CITEK (Write-in) 1 PIERCE DUFRESNE (Write-in) 1 TATIANA BRUNO (Write-in) 1 TULSI GABBARD (Write-in) 1 WALTER WHITE (Write-in) 1 OTHER WRITE IN COUNTS 16 OVERVOTES 1 BLANK VOTES 39 TOTAL VOTES COUNTED 5,552 REPRESENTATIVE TO CONGRESS Vote for not more than ONE PETER R. BECKER INDEPENDENT RUTLAND CITY 42 MIRIAM BERRY REPUBLICAN ESSEX 1,483 CHRISTOPHER HELALI COMMUNIST VERSHIRE 30 MARCIA HORNE INDEPENDENT BARRE CITY 46 SHAWN ORR INDEPENDENT WESTON 12 JERRY TRUDELL INDEPENDENT SAINT GEORGE 22 PETER WELCH DEMOCRATIC NORWICH 3,665 TOTAL WRITE IN COUNTS 10 ANDY JOHNSTON (Write-in) 1 CHRIS KOPAK (Write-in) 1 DON STEVENS (Write-in) 1 JOHN SISLER (Write-in) 1 PAT MCCANN (Write-in) 1 OTHER WRITE IN COUNTS 5 OVERVOTES 5 BLANK VOTES 237 TOTAL VOTES COUNTED 5,552 11/05/2020 781 BLAKELY RD, COLCHESTER, VT, 05446 Page 3 of 29 OFFICIAL RETURN OF VOTES ENTRY Town COLCHESTER Election GENERAL ELECTION District CHI-9-2 Name on Ballot Party Town of Residence Vote Cast GOVERNOR Vote for not more than ONE WAYNE BILLADO III INDEPENDENT SAINT ALBANS CITY 12 MICHAEL A. DEVOST INDEPENDENT NEWPORT CITY 6 CHARLY DICKERSON UNAFFILIATED MONTPELIER 4 KEVIN HOYT INDEPENDENT BENNINGTON 27 EMILY PEYTON TRUTH MATTERS PUTNEY 29 PHIL SCOTT REPUBLICAN BERLIN 4,165 ERYNN HAZLETT WHITNEY INDEPENDENT ARLINGTON 13 DAVID ZUCKERMAN PROG/DEM HINESBURG 1,171 TOTAL WRITE IN COUNTS 22 BEN SHAPIRO (Write-in) 1 CHARLES MORRISON (Write-in) 1 DON STEVENS (Write-in) 1 GLENN MARGETIC (Write-in) 1 JAMES SEXTON (Write-in) 1 JIM DOUGLAS (Write-in) 1 JOHN CARP (Write-in) 1 JOHN KLAR (Write-in) 4 MITCH GADUPLE (Write-in) 1 NATASCHA DACRES (Write-in) 1 STEVEN KOSTELL (Write-in) 1 OTHER WRITE IN COUNTS 8 OVERVOTES 1 BLANK VOTES 102 TOTAL VOTES COUNTED 5,552 11/05/2020 781 BLAKELY RD, COLCHESTER, VT, 05446 Page 4 of 29 OFFICIAL RETURN OF VOTES ENTRY Town COLCHESTER Election GENERAL ELECTION District CHI-9-2 Name on Ballot Party Town of Residence Vote Cast LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Vote for not more than ONE WAYNE BILLADO III INDEPENDENT SAINT ALBANS CITY 55 RALPH CORBO BANISH THE F35S WALLINGFORD 23 CRIS ERICSON PROGRESSIVE CHESTER 73 MOLLY GRAY DEMOCRATIC BURLINGTON 2,577 SCOTT MILNE REPUBLICAN POMFRET 2,595 TOTAL WRITE IN COUNTS 13 CHARLES MORRISON (Write-in) 1 DAVID ZUCKERMAN (Write-in) 1 JESSE LAWYER (Write-in) 1 JOSEPH DALTON (Write-in) 1 MEG HASSEN (Write-in) 1 TIM ASHE (Write-in) 2 OTHER WRITE IN COUNTS 6 OVERVOTES 0 BLANK VOTES 216 TOTAL VOTES COUNTED 5,552 STATE TREASURER Vote for not more than ONE CAROLYN WHITNEY BRANAGAN REPUBLICAN GEORGIA 1,743 CRIS ERICSON PROGRESSIVE CHESTER 148 BETH PEARCE DEMOCRATIC BARRE CITY 2,854 ALEX WRIGHT INDEPENDENT ESSEX 354 TOTAL WRITE IN COUNTS 8 MEGAN LACAILLADE (Write-in) 1 MICHAEL CHEESEMAN (Write-in) 1 WILL SPENCER (Write-in) 1 OTHER WRITE IN COUNTS 5 OVERVOTES 0 BLANK VOTES 445 TOTAL VOTES COUNTED 5,552 11/05/2020 781 BLAKELY RD, COLCHESTER, VT, 05446 Page 5 of 29 OFFICIAL RETURN OF VOTES ENTRY Town COLCHESTER Election GENERAL ELECTION District CHI-9-2 Name on Ballot Party Town of Residence Vote Cast SECRETARY OF STATE Vote for not more than ONE JIM CONDOS DEMOCRATIC MONTPELIER 3,450 CRIS ERICSON PROGRESSIVE CHESTER 89 H. BROOKE PAIGE REPUBLICAN WASHINGTON 1,375 PAMALA SMITH INDEPENDENT SAINT ALBANS CITY 244 TOTAL WRITE IN COUNTS 10 JIM ROWELL (Write-in) 1 MICHAEL CHEESEMAN (Write-in) 1 PATRICK CROSS (Write-in) 1 PATRICK ODONNELL (Write-in) 1 OTHER WRITE IN COUNTS 6 OVERVOTES 1 BLANK VOTES 383 TOTAL VOTES COUNTED 5,552 11/05/2020 781 BLAKELY RD, COLCHESTER, VT, 05446 Page 6 of 29 OFFICIAL RETURN OF VOTES ENTRY Town COLCHESTER Election GENERAL ELECTION District CHI-9-2 Name on Ballot Party Town of Residence Vote Cast AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS Vote for not more than ONE CRIS ERICSON PROGRESSIVE CHESTER 436 DOUG HOFFER DEM/REP BURLINGTON 4,273 TOTAL WRITE IN COUNTS 40 AE NEUMANN (Write-in) 1 AVERY MACEDONIA (Write-in) 1 BEN SHAPIRO (Write-in) 1 BERNIE SANDERS (Write-in) 1 CHARLETON WHITNEY (Write-in) 1 CHASE CAREL (Write-in) 1 ERIC TROUP (Write-in) 1 JACKSON RACICOT (Write-in) 1 JEFF CURRIER (Write-in) 1 JOHN CARP (Write-in) 1 JOHN KLAR (Write-in) 2 KEITH NAGLE (Write-in) 1 KURT WRIGHT (Write-in) 1 LUCAS PILCHER (Write-in) 1 MIKE DUTCHOVE (Write-in) 1 PAT MCCANN (Write-in) 1 RANDY BROCK (Write-in) 2 RJ GARROW (Write-in) 1 SARTIA AUSTIN (Write-in) 1 OTHER WRITE IN COUNTS 19 OVERVOTES 0 BLANK VOTES 803 TOTAL VOTES COUNTED 5,552 11/05/2020 781 BLAKELY RD, COLCHESTER, VT, 05446 Page 7 of 29 OFFICIAL RETURN OF VOTES ENTRY Town COLCHESTER Election GENERAL ELECTION District CHI-9-2 Name on Ballot Party Town of Residence Vote Cast ATTORNEY GENERAL Vote for not more than ONE T.J. DONOVAN DEMOCRATIC SOUTH BURLINGTON 3,732 CRIS ERICSON PROGRESSIVE CHESTER 160 H. BROOKE PAIGE REPUBLICAN WASHINGTON 1,295 TOTAL WRITE IN COUNTS 16 JOHN KLAR (Write-in) 1 KEN JONES (Write-in) 1 SARAH F GEORGE (Write-in) 4 SHAWN RILEY (Write-in) 1 OTHER WRITE IN COUNTS 9 OVERVOTES 2 BLANK VOTES 347 TOTAL VOTES COUNTED 5,552 11/05/2020 781 BLAKELY RD, COLCHESTER, VT, 05446 Page 8 of 29 OFFICIAL RETURN OF VOTES ENTRY Town COLCHESTER Election GENERAL ELECTION District CHI-9-2 Name on Ballot Party Town of Residence Vote Cast STATE SENATOR Vote for not more than ONE RICHARD "DICK" MAZZA DEM/REP COLCHESTER 4,587 TOTAL WRITE IN COUNTS 175 ALBERT BANASH (Write-in) 1 ALEX MORGAN (Write-in) 1 ALISA CARABIELLO (Write-in) 1 ANITA DAYVIEO (Write-in) 1 BERNIE SANDERS (Write-in) 3 BOB WHITE (Write-in) 1 BRADEN DISCHAK (Write-in) 1 BRIAN BC COLLBANMORE 1 (Write-in) BRYAN SEYMOUR (Write-in) 1 CATHY BEAN (Write-in) 1 CHADWICK DION (Write-in) 1 CHARLIE PAPILLO (Write-in) 1 DAN LEARY (Write-in) 1 DANIEL L GAMELIN (Write-in) 1 DAVE WOOD (Write-in) 2 DAVID COOTWARE (Write-in) 1 DERECK CATE (Write-in) 2 DYLAN GIAMBODISTA (Write-in) 1 ERIC A SAUBE (Write-in) 1 ERIC TROMP (Write-in) 1 FRANCISCO PARSON (Write-in) 1 GILLIAN KLEIN (Write-in) 2 H BROOKE PAIGE (Write-in) 1 ITARANBE (Write-in) 1 JACQUALUN ROBERTS (Write-in) 1 JAKE DEFORGE (Write-in) 1 JARED AWTOWUK (Write-in) 1 JASON LAVOIE (Write-in) 1 JERRY TARRANT (Write-in) 1 JIM DUGGAN (Write-in) 1 JOHN CARP (Write-in) 3 JOHN HEALY (Write-in) 1 11/05/2020 781 BLAKELY RD, COLCHESTER, VT, 05446 Page 9 of 29 OFFICIAL RETURN OF VOTES ENTRY Town COLCHESTER Election GENERAL ELECTION District CHI-9-2 Name on Ballot
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