Politics & Government
Was Town Meeting Turnout Less Than Usual This Year?
Here's a look at the turnout rates for voters at the Annual Town Meetings in Hamilton and Wenham versus previous years.
Voter turnout at Hamilton Town Meeting and Wenham Town Meeting this spring were in line with most town meetings in the past five years, according to data from the town clerk's in both towns.
Turnout has been around 5 or 6 percent for most town meetings, both special town meetings and annual town meeting, in Hamilton, according to data from Town Clerk Jane Wetson. This year it was 5 percent of the registered voters.
In Wenham, turnout this spring was in line with voter turnout for the past three years - somewhere between 7 and 9 percent, according to data from Town Clerk Trudy Reid. The exception is February's Special Town Meeting that was called to approve a legislative petition for a liquor license at .
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Hamilton
Date Attendance Percentage May 2008 915 16 May 2008 (second night) 459 8 October 2008 198 3 May 2009 532 9 May 2009 (second night) 291 5 October 2009 517 9 May 2010 372 6 June 2010 192 3 October 2010 321 6 May 2011 354 6 October 2011 126 2 May 2012 296 5Wenham
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Date Attendance Percentage May 2008 466 17 March 2009 90 4 May 2009 260 12 October 2009 201 9 November 2009 165 8 May 2010 233 8 May 2011 253 9 Novemeber 2011 190 7 February 2012 130 5 May 2012 187 7
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