Tally Votes

Tally Votes tag:,2008-11-14:/3 2013-06-12T00:20:47Z Movable Type 4.21-en Spring 2013 Town Meeting concludes tag:www.tallyvotes.org,2013://3.241 2013-06-11T23:59:06Z 2013-06-12T00:20:47Z

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Jonathan O'Keeffe http://www.jonathanokeeffe.com Amherst's Spring 2013 Town Meeting concluded after its ninth session on Monday, June 10, extending beyond its customary 10PM deadline to consider four final petition articles, wrapping up close to 11PM.

The final session produced three tally votes on zoning articles. Bucking the trend of recent years, the Spring Town Meeting finished up with a total of ten tally votes, the most since the 20 tally votes in the spring of 2007.

The database at tallyvotes.org has been updated with the tally vote results, along with attendance records for all nine sessions of the Spring Town Meeting. Click the links below to see the results from each of the tally votes, or use the "Go to the database" button at the top of the page to access the full database search screen.

5/15/13 - Article 26 - Appropriate $30K for Town-Gown planning study
        (Passed - 122 YES, 46 NO)

5/20/13 - Article 29 - Substitute petition article paragraphs into rental regulations
        (Failed - 74 YES, 116 NO)

5/22/13 - Article 36 - Rezone property on Main St from R-G to B-N
        (Passed - 120 YES, 55 NO)

5/29/13 - Article 42 - Acquire Echo Village property - motion to refer
        (Passed - 95 YES, 93 NO)

6/3/13 - Article 43 - Acquire Cushman property - motion to dismiss
        (Passed - 98 YES, 90 NO)

6/3/13 - Article 31 - Change standards and conditions for mixed-use buildings - motion to refer
        (Failed - 82 YES, 94 NO)

6/3/13 - Article 31 - Change standards and conditions for mixed-use buildings
        (Passed - 119 YES, 56 NO)

6/10/13 - Article 32 - Change dimensional regulations for COM and B-L districts
        (Failed - 110 YES, 67 NO)

6/10/13 - Article 32 - Change dimensional regulations for B-VC and B-G districts
        (Passed - 121 YES, 53 NO)

6/10/13 - Article 35 - Create form-based dimensional regulations for non-conforming lots
        (Passed - 107 YES, 49 NO)

All Spring 2013 tally vote results

The nine sessions of this spring's Town Meeting was longer than seen in recent years, but not as long as the stretch from 2005 through 2008, which saw spring Town Meetings over ten nights long every year.

Overall attendance was 75.4%, down slightly from the record high in 2012, but still higher than the recent average of 72.4%.

Attendance varied from a high of 83.3% on the first night to a low of 69.7% on May 15.

]]> First Seven Spring 2013 Tally Votes tag:www.tallyvotes.org,2013://3.240 2013-06-06T17:53:17Z 2013-06-06T18:04:56Z

The first seven tally votes for the 2013 Spring Town Meeting have been posted. Click the links below to see the results from each of the tally votes, or use the "Go to the database" button at the top of...

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Click the links below to see the results from each of the tally votes, or use the "Go to the database" button at the top of the page to access the full database search screen.

5/15/13 - Article 26 - Appropriate $30K for Town-Gown planning study
        (Passed - 122 YES, 46 NO)

5/20/13 - Article 29 - Substitute petition article paragraphs into rental regulations
        (Failed - 74 YES, 116 NO)

5/22/13 - Article 36 - Rezone property on Main St from R-G to B-N
        (Passed - 120 YES, 55 NO)

5/29/13 - Article 42 - Acquire Echo Village property - motion to refer
        (Passed - 95 YES, 93 NO)

6/3/13 - Article 43 - Acquire Cushman property - motion to dismiss
        (Passed - 98 YES, 90 NO)

6/3/13 - Article 31 - Change standards and conditions for mixed-use buildings - motion to refer
        (Failed - 82 YES, 94 NO)

6/3/13 - Article 31 - Change standards and conditions for mixed-use buildings
        (Passed - 119 YES, 56 NO)

All Spring 2013 tally vote results]]> Fall 2012 Town Meeting concludes tag:www.tallyvotes.org,2012://3.239 2012-12-03T21:53:56Z 2012-12-03T22:03:15Z

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The final session produced a tally vote on Article 16, a citizen petition article that would have amended the zoning bylaw to require that all conversions to duplexes be regulated under the "Converted Dwellings" section of the zoning bylaw. The article failed by a vote of 99 YES, 56 NO (changes to the zoning bylaw require a two-thirds majority in order to pass).

The database at tallyvotes.org has been updated with the tally vote results, along with attendance records for all three sessions of the Fall Town Meeting. Click the links below to see the results from each of the tally votes, or use the "Go to the database" button at the top of the page to access the full database search screen.

11/28/12 - Require all duplexes created from existing dwellings to be regulated as converted dwellings (Failed - 99 YES, 56 NO)

All Fall 2012 tally vote results

]]> Fall 2012 Town Meeting under way tag:www.tallyvotes.org,2012://3.238 2012-11-28T00:11:28Z 2012-11-28T00:15:09Z

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The database at tallyvotes.org has been updated with the results of this vote, along with attendance records from the first two sessions of the meeting.

11/26/12 - Create new zoning use category for rented single-family homes (Failed 69 YES, 102 NO)

]]> Article 17 tally vote posted tag:www.tallyvotes.org,2012://3.237 2012-05-18T12:23:27Z 2012-05-18T12:31:59Z

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The database at tallyvotes.org has been updated with the results of this vote along with attendance records from the first six sessions of the meeting.

5/16/12 - Article 17 - keep original capital budget for buildings and facilities (Passed - 101 YES, 55 NO)

All Spring 2012 tally vote results

]]> Spring 2012 Tally votes tag:www.tallyvotes.org,2012://3.236 2012-05-15T23:56:56Z 2012-05-18T12:31:00Z

Amherst's 2012 Annual Town Meeting is underway, with four tally votes so far, two on the budget for community services and two on village center rezoning efforts in North Amherst and Atkins Corners.The database at tallyvotes.org has been updated with...

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The database at tallyvotes.org has been updated with the results of these votes, along with attendance records from the first five sessions of the meeting.

5/2/12 - Increase Human Services budget by $66K (Failed - 67 YES, 111 NO)

5/2/12 - Increase Human Services budget by $26K (Failed - 78 YES, 99 NO)

5/9/12 - Village center rezoning at Atkins Corners (Failed - 131 YES, 78 NO)

5/14/12 - Village center rezoning in North Amherst (Failed - 137 YES, 73 NO)

All Spring 2012 tally vote results

]]> Candidates for 2012 Town Election now available tag:www.tallyvotes.org,2012://3.235 2012-02-24T02:11:13Z 2012-02-24T03:29:18Z

Jonathan O'Keeffe http://www.jonathanokeeffe.com The nomination deadline for the 2012 Annual Town Election was Tuesday, February 14, 2012, and nominations are now closed. The database has been updated with candidates for all townwide offices, along with candidates for Town Meeting in each precinct. You can examine voting records for the candidates in any specific townwide or precinct-level race.

The Town of Amherst changed its precinct boundaries in the spring of 2012 after data from the 2010 federal census became available. As a result, all Town Meeting seats in all precincts are vacated, and all 24 seats in each precinct are up for election in 2012. The eight highest vote-getters in each precinct will receive three-year seats, the next eight will receive two-year seats, and the next eight will receive one-year seats.

Links for Town Meeting candidates in each precinct are shown below, along with links for each townwide office. For more details, go to the main database selection page or the 2012 election page.

The election will be held on Tuesday, April 3, 2012.

Precinct 1 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 2 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 3 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 4 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 5 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 6 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 7 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 8 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 9 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 10 Town Meeting candidates

Select Board (1 candidate for 1 seat)

School Committee (4 candidates for 2 seats)
Jones Library Trustee (3 year seat) (3 candidates for 2 seats)

Jones Library Trustee (1 year seat) (2 candidates for 1 seat)
Moderator (1 candidate for 1 seat)
Oliver Smith Will Elector (1 candidate for 1 seat)
Amherst Redevelopment Authority (1 candidate for 1 seat)
Amherst Housing Authority (2 candidates for 1 seat)

]]> 2011 Fall Town Meeting concludes tag:www.tallyvotes.org,2011://3.234 2011-11-18T13:01:58Z 2011-11-18T15:06:34Z

Jonathan O'Keeffe http://www.jonathanokeeffe.com Amherst's 2011 Fall Town Meeting concluded on Wednesday, November 18, 2011, on its third night. The only article considered that night was Article 17, a proposal for village center rezoning in North Amherst and Atkins Corners, including the creation of a form-based code. The final vote on the article produced the third tally vote of the Fall. The article failed to achieve the two-thirds majority required to pass zoning changes, with a vote tally of 119 YES, 79 NO.

11/16/11 - Village center zoning in North and South Amherst (Failed - 119 YES, 79 NO)

11/9/11 - Resolution to re-establish Committee on Homelessness (Failed - 60 YES, 65 NO)

11/7/11 - Appropriate $40K for housing study (Passed - 90 YES, 67 NO)

All Fall 2011 tally vote results

]]> Tally vote on Committee on Homelessness resolution tag:www.tallyvotes.org,2011://3.233 2011-11-14T23:20:48Z 2011-11-14T17:25:43Z

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The database at tallyvotes.org has been updated with the results of this vote, along with attendance records from the first two sessions of the meeting.

11/9/11 - Resolution to re-establish Committee on Homelessness (Failed - 60 YES, 65 NO)

All Fall 2011 tally vote results

]]> 2011 Fall Town Meeting begins tag:www.tallyvotes.org,2011://3.232 2011-11-08T23:23:29Z 2011-11-08T20:27:47Z

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Amherst's 2011 Fall Town Meeting began on Monday, November 7, 2011, with a single tally vote on the first night of the meeting. Article 5 proposed appropriating $40,000 for the purpose of conducting a prospective residential market analysis for housing in Amherst. The article passed with a vote of 97 YES, 60 NO.

The database at tallyvotes.org has been updated with the results of this vote, along with attendance records from the first session of the meeting.

11/7/11 - Appropriate $40K for housing study (Passed - 90 YES, 67 NO)

]]> Record low Town Meeting attendance in 2011 tag:www.tallyvotes.org,2011://3.231 2011-05-30T20:31:32Z 2011-05-30T21:05:37Z

Jonathan O'Keeffe http://www.jonathanokeeffe.com The recently-concluded 2011 Annual Town Meeting in Amherst had the lowest overall attendance of any Spring Town Meeting in the last ten years (detailed attendance data is only available for years since 2002). Attendance averaged 66.7% over the eight sessions of Town Meeting, beneath the previous low figure of 68.2% in 2002.

Attendance at individual sessions ranged from a high of 78.4% on May 16 (the night the solar project on the old landfill was considered) to a low of 54.8% on May 25 (the final night of Town Meeting, which dealt with several minor zoning articles, along with zoning to allow backyard chickens and rabbits in residential neighborhoods).

]]> 2011 Annual Town Meeting concludes tag:www.tallyvotes.org,2011://3.230 2011-05-30T18:02:58Z 2011-05-30T19:07:36Z

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The database at tallyvotes.org has been updated with the tally vote results, along with attendance records for all eight sessions of the Annual Town Meeting. Click the links below to see the results from each of the tally votes, or use the "Go to the database" button at the top of the page to access the full database search screen.

5/2/11 - Amend Community Services budget to add $70K (Failed - 64 YES, 100 NO)

5/9/11 - Reconsider Community Services budget under Article 14 (Passed - 93 YES, 72 NO)

5/9/11 - Community Services budget - increase by $65K (Passed - 92 YES, 75 NO)

All Spring 2011 tally vote results]]> Tally votes on Community Services budget tag:www.tallyvotes.org,2011://3.229 2011-05-14T23:19:04Z 2011-05-30T19:08:08Z

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The motion to reconsider went to a tally vote, and passed by a vote of 93 YES, 72 NO. This reopened consideration of the Community Services budget appropriation, with another tally vote on Ms. Rueschmeyer's motion to increase the budget by around $65K. This increase passed by a vote of 92 YES, 75 NO.

The database at tallyvotes.org has been updated with the results of these vote, along with attendance records from the first four sessions of the meeting.

5/9/11 - Reconsider Community Services budget under Article 14 (Passed - 93 YES, 72 NO)

5/9/11 - Community Services budget - increase by $65K (Passed - 92 YES, 75 NO)

All Spring 2011 tally vote results

]]> 2011 Annual Town Meeting underway tag:www.tallyvotes.org,2011://3.228 2011-05-05T22:39:41Z 2011-05-06T17:36:25Z

Jonathan O'Keeffe http://www.jonathanokeeffe.com

The database at tallyvotes.org has been updated with the results of this vote, along with attendance records from the first two sessions of the meeting.

5/2/11 - Amend Community Services budget to add $70K (Failed - 64 YES, 100 NO)

]]> User Interface Improvements tag:www.tallyvotes.org,2011://3.227 2011-03-17T12:54:40Z 2011-03-17T13:22:28Z

With 2011 Spring Town Meeting approaching, I've made a couple minor improvements to the page that displays tally vote results to better deal with the ever-growing number of votes in the database.Previously, the results page showed descriptions of all the...

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Previously, the results page showed descriptions of all the votes listed at the top of the page. This worked well when there were only a dozen or so votes, but now that the page may be displaying close to 100 votes, it was becoming unwieldy. Now, the vote descriptions are hidden by default, and you can access them by clicking the "Vote Descriptions" header at the top of the page.

In addition, the table of vote results extends horizontally far to the right with a large number of votes. To make it easier to keep track of which row you are looking at, I have added an extra column on the far right showing each member's name, which should reduce the amount of scrolling back and forth needed to view the results.

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