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Middlesex, ss. Officer's Return, Reading:
By virtue of this Warrant, I, on November 20, , 2009 notified and warned the
inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote on Town affairs, to meet at the place and at the
Itime specified by posting attested copies of this Town Meeting Warrant in the following public places
within the Town of Reading:
Precinct 1
J. Warren Killam School, 333 Charles Street
Precinct 2
Peter Sanborn Place, 50 Bay State Road
Precinct 3
Reading Police Station, 15 Union Street
Precinct 4
Joshua Eaton School, 365 Summer Avenue
Precinct 5
Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street
Precinct 6
Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow Street
Precinct 7
Reading Library, Local History Room, 64 Middlesex Avenue
Precinct 8
Wood End School, 85 Sunset Rock Lane
The date of posting being not less than seven (7) days prior to December 8, 2009, the date set for the
State Primary Election in this Warrant.
' I also caused an attested copy of this Warrant to be posted on the Town of Reading web site.
A true copy Attest:
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aura Gemme, Town Clerk
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
STATE PRIMARY ELECTION WARRANT '
Middlesex, SS.
To any of the Constables of the Town of Reading, Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the
Town of Reading who are qualified to vote in the Special State Primaries to vote at
Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8
Reading Memorial High School - Hawkes Field House - Oakland Road
on TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH OF DECEMBER, 2009, from 7:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. for the following
purpose:
To cast their votes in the Special State Primaries for the candidates of political parties for the
following office:
SENATOR IN CONGRESS. .... FOR THE COMMONWEALTH
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon at the time and place
of said voting.
Given under our hands this 12th day of November '
en Tafoya, Chairman
A true copy
C !JzgUt& November 20, 2009
Constable
Vice Chairman
Richard W Schubert
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
STATE PRIMARY
December 8, 2009
Pursuant to the Warrant and the Constable's Return thereon, a State Primary Election was held for all eight
precincts at the Hawkes Field House, Oakland Road. The Declaration of Polls being acccording to the
Warrant by the Town Clerk, Laura A Gemme. The ballot boxes were examined by the respective Wardens
and Police Officer on duty and each found to be empty and registered 00.
The Town Clerk declared the polls open at 7:00 a.m. and closed at 8:00 p.m., with the following results:
Democratic - Martha Coakley
Republican - Scott P Brown
Libertarian -
4069 ballots of registered voters cast as follows:
24.8 % of registered voters recorded:
BALLOT OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
Candidate
Pct I
Pct 2
Pct 3 1
Pct 4
1 Pct 5
Pct 6
Pct 7
Pct 8
Total
Michael E.Capuano
104
97
1001
1211
104
112
93
76
807
Martha Coakley
226
169
147
209
217
217
256
171
1612
Alan A. Kha2ei
47
51
37
54
43
73
47
49
401
Stephen G. Pagliuca
37
32
27
49
34
42
35
44
300
Write -Ins
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Blanks
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Total
1 414
349
311
4331
3981
4441
4321
342
3123
BALLOT OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
Candidate
Pet I
Pet 2
Pct 3
Pct 4
Pct 5
Pct 6
Pet 7
Pct 8j
Total
Scott P Brown
140
94
74
107
82
119
l08
120
844
Jack E Robinson
8
17
13
6
11
8
9
11
83
Write -Ins
0
3
1
0
1
1
1
2
9
Blanks
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
I
2
Total
148
114
88
1131
94
128
119
134
938
1
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BALLOT OF THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
Candidate
Pct 1
I Pct 2
Pct 3
Per 4
Pct 5
1 Pct 6
1 Pct 7
1 Per S
Total
No Nomination
0
01
01
01
01
0
01
0
0
Write -Ins
0
0
5
01
11
01i
1
I 01i
7
Blanks
0
0
01
01
01
01
01
01
0
Total
0
0
51
01
11
01
11
01
7
Totals 1 5621 4631 4041 5461 4931 5721 5521 476 4068
A true copy. Attest:
Laura A Gemme
Town Clerk
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