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Home My WebLink About2004-03-02 Presidential Primary WarrantCOMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss. Officer's Return, Reading: By virtue of this Warrant, I, on February 12, 2004 notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, to meet at the place and at the time specified by posting attested copies of this Presidential Primary Warrant in the following public places within the Town of Reading: Precinct 1 J. Warren Killam School, 333 Charles Street Precinct 2 Registry of Motor Vehicles, 275 Salem Street 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 Alice M. Barrows School, 16 Edgemont Avenue Precinct 7 Reading Library, Local History Room, 64 Middlesex Avenue Precinct 8 Charles Mobil on the Run, 1330 Main Street The date of posting being not less than seven (7) days prior to March 2, 2004, the date set for the Presidential Primary in this Warrant. I also caused an attested copy of this Warrant to be published in the Reading Chronicle in the issue of February 16, 2004. Thomas H. Freeman, Constable A true copy. Attest: heryl . Johns n, Town Clerk COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Middlesex ss. To any of the Constables of the Town of Reading, Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote in primaries to vote at Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 and 8 Hawkes Field House 62 Oakland Road TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MARCH, A.D., 2004 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. for the following purpose: To cast their votes to the Primary Officers for the election of candidates of political parties for the following offices: PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE DISTRICT MEMBERS OF STATE COMMITTEE (one man and one woman) for each Political Party for the Third Middlesex Senatorial District Members of the Democratic Town Committee Members of the Republican Town Committee Members of the Libertarian Town Committee and you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an attested. copy thereof in at least one (1) public place in each precinct of the Town not less than seven (7) days prior to March 2, 2004, the date set for the Presidential Primary, and to publish this Warrant in a newspaper published in the Town at least seven (7) days prior to the time of holding said election. Hereof fail not to make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at or before the time appointed for said election. Given under our hands this 27th day of January, 2004. George Kines, ' 0-1 Richard W. Schu ert, Vice Ch --mil F. Wood. Se e vv. mot.-- Matth w Cummings O SELECTMEN OF READING Thomas H. Freeman, C nstable PRESIDENTIAL, PRIMARY March 2, 2004 Pursuant to the Warrant and the Constables Return thereon, a Presidential Primary Election was held for all eight precincts at the Hawkes Field House. The Warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk, Cheryl A. Johnson, when on motion of Frederick Van Magness, Precinct 1, it was voted to dispense with the further reading of the Warrant, except the Constable's Return, which was then read by the Town Clerk. The ballot boxes were examined by the respective Wardens and each found to be empty and registered at 000. The Town Clerk declared the polls open at 7:00 a.m. and closed at 8:00 p.m., with the following results: 4098 voted Democratic Ballots 1144 voted Republican Ballots 7 voted Libertarian Ballots 3 voted Green-Rainbow Ballots 5,252 ballots (33%) of registered voters cast as follows: BALLOT OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE - Vote for One Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Richard Gephardt 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 10 Joseph Lieberman 8 6 9 7 5 4 4 7 50 Wesley K. Clark 3 7 7 4 . 3 4 4 2 34 Howard Dean 5 8 6 15 11 10 8 8 71 Carol Moseley Braun 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 5 John Edwards 104 94 93 123 94 112 97 111 828 Dennis J. Kucinich 17, 5 5 9 14 14 14 5 83 John F. Kerry 371 304 287 379 334 389 403 360 2827 Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. 2 3 1 3 0 0 1 1 11 Al Sharpton 4 6 4 5 8 7 5 5 44 No Preference 6 4 3 2 5 5 5 2 32 Others 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 Blanks 19 13 15' 15 5 12 7 11 97 Total 541 457 432 563 480 561 551 513 409811 STATE CO MMITTEE MAN - Vote for One Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total oseph F. Lawless, 111 312 278 275 308 278 313 302 297 _ 231 ethers 2 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 Tanks 227 177 156 255 202 245 248 216 1T. otal 541 457 432 563 480 561 551 , 513 401 ST ATE COMMI TTEE WOMAN - Vote for One Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Christine DiPietro 313 280 282 320 287 324 310 307 2423 Others 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 8 Blanks 227 175 149 242 193 234 241 206 1667 Total 541 457 432 563 480 561 551 513 4098 DEMOCRATIC TOWN COMMITTEE (Vote for not more than thirty-five) Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total William Kennedy 9 6 0 10 5 3 7 8 48 Donna Corbett 9 7 0 9 5 3 7 8 48 David Rall 9 7 0 9 5 3 7 8 48 Drucilla Wood-Beckwith 9 7 0 9 5 2 7 8 47 Sarah H. List 9 7 0 10 5 1 7 8 47 Andrew Herlihy 10 7 0 9 6 2 7 8 49 Gina Herlihy 10 7 0 9 6 1 7 8 48 Matt Nestor 10 7 0 9 5 1 7 8 47 Kevin Flanagan 9 7 0 9 5 1 7 8 46 Steve McLaughlin 9 7 0 9 5 1 7 8 46 Rosemarie DeBenedetto 9 7 0 9 5 1 7 8 46 Donald Green 9 7 0 11 5 1 7 8 48 Harry Simmons 9 7 1 9 5 3 7 8 49 Margaret Soli 10 7 0 10 5 5 9 8 54 John Sweeney 9 7 0 10 5 1 7 8 47 Arthur Berg 9 7 0 9 5 3 8 8 49 Karen Berg 9 7 0 9 5 3 7 8 48 Mike McSweeney 9 7 0 9 5 1 7 8 46 Raymond Cabot 9 7 0 9 5 2 7 8 47 Michael Flammia 9 7 0 9 5 1 7 8 46 Harold Hulse 9 7 0 9 5 3 7 8 48 Dennis Newman 9 7 0 9 7 3 7 9 51 Kristen Newman 9 7 0 9 6 2 7 9 49 John Silvagg1 9 7 0 9 6 1 7 8 47 Maria Silvaggi 9 7 0 9 5 1 7 8 46 Ellen Kearns 9 7 0 9 5 2 7 8 47 Elizabeth T. Ferraro 9 7 0 9 5 2 7 8 47 Patricia Fitzgerald 9 7 0 9 5 1 7 9 47 Nancy Meehan 9 7 0 9 6 2 7 8 48 Anne Doyle 9 7 0 9 5 1 7 8 46 John Lippitt 9 7 0 9 5 4 7 8 49 Mary Steuart 9 7 0 9 5 3 7 8 48 Steve Sullivan 9 7 0 9 5 2 7 8 47 Carolyn Whiting 9 7 0 9 5 5 7 8 50 George V. Hines 9 6 1 10 5 3 7 8 49 Others 4 13 8 18 7 7 10 5 72 Blanks 18612 15739 15110 19365 , 16611 19554 19027 1 17667 141685 Total 18935 15995 15120 19705 16800 .19635 1928-5 179551 143430 BALLOT OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE - Vote for One Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total George W. Bush 150 88 76 148 94 129 116 152 953 No Preference 10 6 8 18 22 13 21 10 108 Others 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 Blanks 9 4 12 10 16 9 6 12 78 Total 169 99 96 176 132 153 143 176 1144 STATE COMMITTEE MAN - Vote for One Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tot", John H. Souther, Jr. 113 72 59 123 79 104 86 96 732 Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Blanks 56 27 37 53 53 49 56 80 411 Total 169 99 96 176 132 153 1431 , 176 1144 S TATE COMMITTEE WOMAN - Vote for One Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Monica C. Medeiros 111 71 58 124 79 103 90 97 733 Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Blanks 58, 28, 38 52 53 50 52 79 410, Total 169 99 96 176 132 153 143 176 1144 REPUBLICAN TOWN COMMITTEE - Vote for not more than thirty-five Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Group 91 63 42 85 50 71 63 67 532 Curt E. Nitzsche 111 70 48 106 65 87 76 81 644 Krissandra Holmes 98 67 48 101 61 80 72 75 602 Richard H. Coco 105 67 49 99 58 83 72 76 609 Louise M. Callahan 98 69 51 110 65 77 71 73 614 Nancy C. Leavitt 97 66 47 97 64 85 73 73 602 Brook W. Chipman 96 66 45 100 60 81 74 77 599 Eleanor K. Higgott 98 65 51 99 63 77 68 73 594 Henry A. Higgott 98 67 48 98 64 78 69 74 596 Diana M.Kaine 101 69 53 97 63 86 70 75 614 Willard J. Burditt 99 65 46 102 60 77 73 84 606 Kenneth A. Holt 100 68 51 93 64 84 72 78, 610 Edwin J. Kaine 95 66 49 93 60 82 67 72 584 Ronald T. Okeefe, Jr. 101 67 46 94 58 79 70 73 588 Judith Alice Webb 99 68 49 94 63 81 69 71 594 Richard H. Curtis 97 67 48 104 65 85 69 78 613 Sally C. Nitzsche 110 69 47 102 65 86 72 78 629 Elaine M. Little 97 68 49 102 64 84 67 73 604 Raymond R. Couture 99 70 48 100 65 92 71 82 627 Helen N. H. Brady 97 67 49 96 60 84 67 71 591 Margaret V. Pratt 98 70 47 93 58 77 70 73 586 Robert P.:Cusolito 100 65 45 94 59 78 73 76 590 Mary T. Carbone 98 67 49 97, 61 80 69 70 591 Bruce R. Hitchcock 99 68 45 93 64 77 66 69 581, L. Nancy Forsberg 99 68 49 96 61 86 70 74 603 Others 4 1 0 2 0 2 3 1 13 Blanks 3521 1782 2203 3798 3130 3387 3249 4360 25430 Total 5915 3465 3360 61601 _ 4620 5355 5005 6160, 40040 BALLOT OF THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE - Vote for One Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Jeffrey Diket 1 1 2 Ruben Perez Aaron Russo Michael Badnarik Gary Nolan 2 1 3 No Preference 1 1 Others Blanks 1 1 Total 0 0 31 1 1 0 1 21 1 7 STATE COMM ITTEE MAN - Vote fo r One Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Others Blanks 3 1 1 2 7 Total 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 7 ST ATE COMMI TTEE WOMAN - Vote for One Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Others Blanks 3 1 1 2 7 Total 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 7 LIBE RTARIA N TOW N COMMITT EE - Vo te for Th ree Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total John B. Latham (L) 1 1 John Visocchi (C>) 1 1 Others Blanks 9 1 3 6 19 Total 0 0 9 3 0 3 6 21 BALLOT OF THE GREEN-RAINBOW PARTY PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE - Vote for One Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Kent Mesplay Lorna Salzman Paul Glover David Cobb 1 1 2 No Preference Others Blanks 1 - 1 Total 0 70 '1 1 1 0 0 3 STATE COMMHTTEE MAN - Vote for One Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total IBlanks 1 1 1 --,All Total 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 ST ATE COMM TTEE WOMAN - Vote for One Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Others Blanks 1 1 1 3 Total 0 0 1 1 1 0 01 1 3 GREEN-RAINB OW TOWN COMMITTEE - Vote for Three Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Others Blanks 10 10 10 30 Total 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 20 a true copy. Attest: Cheryl John on Town Clerk