Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Due to issues with the ballots and some machines at a few precincts, hand counts were necessary and the counting continues Wednesday morning.
UPDATED: Framingham counting completed and results were available at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. *** In just the first hour of voting Tuesday, there was an issue with the machine collecting the ballots at Precinct 11 at Keefe Technical School. A second machine was brought in, but it too was having issues accepting the ballots. Machines at the King Administration building and Potter Road Elementary School also had issues, reported campaign workers and observers. With the issue, hand counting was required to make sure that every one's vote was counted. Keefe's machines were the last to arrive at the Memorial Building. Just before midnight Town Clerk Valerie Mulvey made the decision to send her staff home and complete the hand counts in the morning…
State Rep. Tom Sannicandro won all six of the Framingham precincts in the 7th Middlesex District plus the community of Ashland to win re-election.
State Rep. Tom Sannicandro (D-Ashland) won all six of the Framingham precincts in the 7th Middlesex District and every precinct in Ashland to defeat his Republican challenger Jon Fetherston. Framingham Patch first reported the win Tuesday night before 9:30. Fetherston, the former chair of the Ashland Board of Selectmen, didn't even reach 100 votes in two of the six precincts in Framingham. Framingham results are unofficial, as the Framingham Town Clerk's office has some issues with some machines at the polling places, due to thickness and width of the ballots. Because of those issues the Town Clerk's office was hand counting and will continue to hand count this morning. Unofficially in Framingham Precinct 8: Sannicandro 1,268; Fetherston …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Rep. Tom Sannicandro has won re-election to the 7th Middlesex District seat.
Stay with Framingham Patch all day as we update this article with news and information from the polls and live election results after 8 p.m. UPDATED: Framingham Town Clerk posted unofficial results at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7 *** Connect with us on Facebook and Twitter too! LIVE 2012 Framingham ELECTION RESULTS Obama-Biden Edward Markey Chris Walsh UPDATED at 9:23pm Rep. Tom Sannicandro has won re-election. Unofficially Sannicandro won all 6 precincts in Framingham and a majority of precincts in Ashland (possibly all). Patch will have more soon. *** 8:01 p.m. The polls are closed. Town Clerk's office said results may be available after 9:30. Hand counting will be needed at some precincts. Somer McLean reported "she was the last …
Monday, November 5, 2012
There are three ballots in Framingham, depending on which precinct you reside in.
All three ballots are the same - except for the state representative seats. Each ballot has the candidates for presidents, U.S. Senate and Congressman, etc. Residents in Precincts 3 will receive the ballot with the 13th Middlesex District state representative seat. Rep. Thomas Conroy is unopposed. Residents in Precincts 8, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 18 will receive the ballot for the 7th Middlesex District state representative seat. Rep. Tom Sannicandro (D-Ashland) is being challenged by Jon Fetherston, a Republican and the former chair of the Ashland Selectmen. Residents in Precicnts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 15 will receive the ballot for the 6th Middlesex District state representative seat. Rep. Chris Walsh is unopposed. All three …
Tuesday is election day and Framingham has 18 polling locations; discover which one is yours.
Tuesday is election day and Framingham has 18 polling locations. To find out which one you should be going to on Election Day, see below. The polls are open Tuesday, Nov. 6 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Unsure of which precinct you're in? You can enter your address into the Secretary of State's website to be matched with the appropriate precinct and polling location.
Rep. Tom Sannicandro is being challenged by Republican Jon Fetherston for the 7th Middlesex District seat.
State Represenattive Tom Sannicandro (D-Ashland) is being challenged for his seat by former Ashland Board of Selectmen Chair Jon Fetherston, a Republican. The 7th Middlesex District, consists of Ashland and six of Framingham's 18 precincts. The district has been redrawn this year, due to redistricting. The Framingham precincts in the new district include 8, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 18. Editor's Note: I live in town and would vote in Precinct 15. Framingham Patch asked the two candidates to answer 6-8 questions and to provide some background information for voters. The answers to the questions are below. (Answers are alphabetical with Fetherston appearing first.) Each candidates' background information is below. (Sannicandro's responses appear …
Read the ballot questions before you step into the voting booth.
Massachusetts voters will encounter three ballot questions on the Nov. 6 presidential election ballot. Each is binding. They include petition-generated intiatives to allow medical marijuana, and to provide for assisted suicide. Scroll down to read each question. Availability of Motor Vehicle Repair Information Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives on or before May 1, 2012? SUMMARY As required by law, summaries are written by the State Attorney General, and the statements describing the effect of a “yes” or “no” vote are written jointly by the State Attorney General and the Secretary of the Commonwealth. This proposed law would prohibit any motor vehicle …
Friday, November 2, 2012
Sen. Scott Brown and his bus rolled into town Thursday for his third visit in three weeks to Framingham, this time stopping at Bella Costa Ristorante for lunch with supporters and Maine Sen. Susan Collins.
Sen. Scott Brown and his bus rolled into town Thursday for his third visit in three weeks to Framingham. This time the senator, in a tight re-election race with Democrat Elizabeth Warren, brought Maine Sen. Susan Collins, who was voted the #1 bipartisan senator in the United States. Brown has been named the second-most bipartisan senator by Congressional Quarterly. Click on the attached video to hear what the two senators had to say about the need for "people over politics" and more bipartisan efforts in Washington. This was Brown's third Framingham restaurant visit in three weeks, having stopped at Carrie Anne's Diner, which subsequently closed and Ken's Steak House. Previous stops Brown brought former NJ Gov. Christie Todd Whitman and …
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
Travelling with his wife, daughter and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), those on the bus and large gathering of supporters of Brown had lunch at Bella Costa Ristorante.
Sen. Scott Brown and his campaign's bus tour rolled into Framingham this afternoon. Travelling with his wife, daughter and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), those on the bus and large gathering of supporters of Brown had lunch at Bella Costa Ristorante. Framingham Patch will have more on what the two senators - voted the #1 and #2 bipartisan senators in the country - had to say, plus a slideshow of photos tomorrow. This was Brown's third visit to Framingham in the last month and his third eatery. He stopped by Carrie Anne's Diner, which later closed, and Ken's Steak House.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Fetherston: "“Small business is the backbone of Ashland and Framingham and I want to ensure that all small business owners know they have my ear and my support."
Submitted by the Committee to Elect Jon Fetherston: Team Fetherston has a rolling truck tour planned for Thursday Nov. 1 and Friday Nov. 2. The tour is planned for both days from noon to 9 p.m. The two “famous” Jon Fetherston election trucks will be visiting local small business owners and dining establishments throughout Ashland and Framingham (7th Middlesex district). With days just left before the election Team Fetherston is reaching out to the small business owners and their customers to show Fetherston’s commitment to small business owners. “Small business is the backbone of Ashland and Framingham and I want to ensure that all small business owners know they have my ear and my support. I want every small business owner to have my …
Brenda Crawshaw
8:15 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012
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