Wednesday, March 7, 2012
The former Massachusetts governor took more than 75 percent of Republican ballots in Reading.
Voters in Reading echoed their counterparts across the state and backed former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in overwhelming fashion in Tuesday’s Republican Party Presidential Primary. The Belmont resident won the Bay State with ease, garnering just over 72 percent of the vote, while 75.9 percent of registered Republican voters in Reading cast votes for Romney. The former governor received 2,055 votes out of the 2,707 Republican ballots cast. Rick Santorum, the former US senator from Pennsylvania, finished second with 280 votes (10.3 percent), while Texas Congressman Ron Paul got the nod from 221 Reading voters (8.2 percent). Newt Gingrich received 78 votes. Surprisingly, Jon Huntsman took 29 votes—despite his campaign being suspended for…
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
As of 7 p.m., 22 percent of voters had cast their ballots.
[Editor's Note: 22 percent of registered voters have cast votes as of 7 p.m.] The polls were jumping this afternoon at Hawkes Field House, as Reading residents came out to cast their ballots for the 2012 local election as well as the presidential primary. A total of 3,609 Readingites had voted as of 1 p.m., according to voter turnout data posted at the polling place, with Precinct 1 boasting the highest turnout at 582 voters, while Precinct 6 was bringing up the rear with 351 voters turning up. As of 1 p.m., 10.6 percent of all Reading registered voters had cast ballots. Here’s how the numbers looked by precinct as of 1 p.m. While still too early to speculate about who is leading the way in the Republican or Green-Rainbow party primaries…
Who will win the Super Tuesday primaries? Romney or Santorum? Gingrich or Paul? What do you think about President Obama? Take our poll and let us know.
Tuesday, March 6 is “Super Tuesday” and ten states across the country will be holding primaries or caucuses to help decide the Republican nominee for president in the general election this fall. Massachusetts, along with Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia head to the polls. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Congressman Ron Paul are all still vying for the Republican nomination. President Barack Obama is not facing a challenger for the Democratic Party’s nomination, so all eyes will be on the Republicans, as it has been for most of this campaign season. Super Tuesday is a key date in the race …
Massachusetts voters will name their GOP pick today on Super Tuesday.
Massachusetts residents will have their say in the heated 2012 Republican presidential primary race today. The Bay State is expected to be a decisive win for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, but Romney's opponents aren't sitting back. A recent Suffolk University poll has Romney at 64 percent, with former Sen. Rick Santorum in a distant second at 16 percent. Texas Congressman Ron Paul is polling in the single digits at 7 percent, with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in last place with 6 percent. And in a recent YouGov Internet poll, Romney received 64 percent, followed by Rick Santorum at 21 percent, Ron Paul at 9 percent and Newt Gingrich at 6 percent. The massive lead Romney enjoys in polls is enough to offer his campaign a sense…
Massachusetts voters will name their GOP pick today on Super Tuesday.
Massachusetts residents will have their say in the heated 2012 Republican presidential primary race today. The Bay State is expected to be a decisive win for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, but Romney's opponents aren't sitting back. A recent Suffolk University poll has Romney at 64 percent, with former Sen. Rick Santorum in a distant second at 16 percent. Texas Congressman Ron Paul is polling in the single digits at 7 percent, with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in last place with 6 percent. And in a recent YouGov Internet poll, Romney received 64 percent, followed by Rick Santorum at 21 percent, Ron Paul at 9 percent and Newt Gingrich at 6 percent. The massive lead Romney enjoys in polls is enough to offer his campaign a sense…
Monday, March 5, 2012
Reading's Town Clerk is predicting a 30-35 percent turnout for tomorrow's local election and state presidential primary.
Tomorrow’s Super Tuesday primary will take on added importance for Reading voters, as, not only will they be casting votes in the Massachusetts primary, but they will also be voting in the 2012 local election. The state has predicted a relatively light turnout in terms of primary voters, and even with the added boost of several contested local races, Reading could follow suit. Town Clerk Laura Gemme says she is predicting a 30 to 35 percent turnout, but hoping those numbers prove to be low, and that contested town races such as Board of Selectmen, Board of Assessors and RMLD Board of Commissioners will help to spark some added interest. “Our local elections have averaged from 4 to 30 percent,” she said. “This one is going to bring some …
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Quinn is running for a Board of Assessors position.
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Sunday, March 4, 2012
[Editor's note: The following is a statement from Board of Assessors candidate Robert Quinn. It has been republished without editing.] To the Citizens of Reading: My name is Bob Quinn and I am running for a seat on Reading’s Board of Assessors. Last spring, the Selectman sponsored Article 22 which sought to amend our Home Rule Charter by recasting the Board of Assessors as an appointed body. Town Meeting overwhelmingly rejected this Article, opting instead to preserve the independence of the Board of Assessors through the continued direct election of its membership. However, the proponents of Article 22 did raise a legitimate concern that the time and expense inherent in the election process may discourage otherwise qualified …
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