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Recount Confirms That Board of Assessors to be Appointed

May 6, 2024
Following a recount of votes on Thursday, the Board of Assessors will officially become an appointed position rather than an elected one. On the April 2 election ballot, Question 2 — whether the Board of Assessors should be appointed rather than elected…
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Town Clerk: Question 2 Recount May 2

April 16, 2024
Belmont Town Clerk Ellen O’Brien Cushman and her staff will recount the votes on Question 2 on Thursday, May 2. The recount will take place in the Town Hall auditorium and is expected to take all day. Question 2, whether the Board…
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Question 2 Passes; Two Residents Draw Recount Petitions

April 5, 2024
The votes from Tuesday have been verified, and Belmont will now appoint rather than elect the Board of Assessors. According to information from the Town Clerk’s office, voters passed Question 2, 4,239-4,228. As polls closed Tuesday night, the tally was 4,218-4,210. That…
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Election Results By the Numbers

April 2, 2024
Roughly 50% of voters cast their ballots in an election Tuesday that included two hotly contested ballot questions and races for Select Board, School Committee, and Town Moderator. According to Town Clerk Ellen O’Brien Cushman, of 18,336 registered Belmont voters, 9,230 voted…
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Belmont Elections Raise $121,636 in Campaign Cash

March 31, 2024
Between the three contested races for office and two hotly debated ballot questions, campaigns raised $121,636 for the April 2 election, only a portion of which appeared to be spent locally, according to the pre-election finance reports. According to the Massachusetts Office…
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