Cambridge Candidate Pages

Cambridge Candidate Pages – 2009

Cambridge, Massachusetts Municipal Election - Tuesday, November 3, 2009

In Cambridge's proportional representation (PR) elections, you may vote for as many candidates as you please, but you must rank your choices. Give a #1 rank to your top choice, a #2 rank to your next choice, etc. Ranking additional candidates will never hurt your top choice(s). If you assign the same rank to more than one candidate, none of those candidates will receive your vote. To prevent this, incorrectly cast ballots will be rejected and returned to you for correction. This way every vote will count as intended. Please read as much as you can about all of the candidates and make an informed choice. Election Day was Tuesday, November 3, 2009. Where do I vote?

Candidates for Cambridge City Council (21 candidates for 9 seats)

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Lawrence Adkins 45 Hayes St., 02139	Leland Cheung 101 Hampshire St., 02139 ELECTED	Henrietta Davis 120 Chestnut St., 02139 ELECTED	Mark Flanagan 21 Brookline St. #209, 02139	Silvia P. Glick 188 Auburn St., 02139
Craig Kelley 6 St. Gerard Terr., 02140 ELECTED	Neal Leavitt 36 Highland Ave., 02139	David Maher 120 Appleton St., 02138 ELECTED	Charles Marquardt 10 Rogers St. #1120, 02142	Gregg Moree 25 Fairfield St., 02140
Kathy Podgers 148 Pearl St., 02139	Kenneth E. Reeves 340 Harvard St., 02139 ELECTED	Sam Seidel 48 Maple Ave., 02139 ELECTED	Denise Simmons 188 Harvard St., 02139 ELECTED	Tom Stohlman 19 Channing St., 02138
Edward J. Sullivan 40 Ellery St., 02138	Tim Toomey 88 Sixth St., 02141 ELECTED	Minka vanBeuzekom 20 Essex St., 02139	Larry Ward 372 Broadway, 02139	James Williamson 1000 Jackson Pl., 02140
Write-in Candidates:	Marjorie Decker 61 Walden St., 02140 ELECTED

Candidates for Cambridge School Committee (9 candidates for 6 seats)

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Fred Fantini 4 Canal Park, 02141 ELECTED	Joseph Grassi 393 Cambridge St., 02141	Richard Harding 187 Windsor St., 02139 ELECTED	Marc McGovern 15 Pleasant St., 02139 ELECTED	Patty Nolan 184 Huron Ave., 02138 ELECTED
Charles Stead, Sr. 598 Putnam Ave., 02139	Alan Steinert, Jr. 993 Memorial Drive, 02138	Nancy Tauber 137 Chestnut St., 02139 ELECTED	Alice Turkel 12 Upton St., 02139 ELECTED

Voting by Proportional Representation (PDF derived from official City brochure)

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Supplemental notes on the Cambridge PR elections

An example - 2003 City Council election graphs round-by-round (PDF)

2009 Municipal Election Calendar
[Official Calendar]

Mon, Oct 26: 5:00pm deadline for School Committee candidates and Political Committees to file Municipal Campaign & Political Finance Reports. (City Council candidates should consult their OCPF packets regarding depository-filing requirements). City Council candidates are required under state law to set up a depository account at a bank. The bank will report all deposits and expenditures directly to the state's Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF). School Committee candidates are not required to set up a depository account, but they must file a campaign finance report in mid-October and at the end of the year. Fees charged by local banks vary greatly - from no fees and interest-bearing accounts to fees charged every two weeks. Shopping around is advised.

Fri, Oct 30: Election Commission office will be open 8:30am to 5:00pm for over-the-counter absentee voting.

Sat, Oct 31: Election Commission office will be open 9:00am to 5:00pm for over-the-counter absentee voting (based on what occurred in 2007).

Mon, Nov 2: Noontime deadline to apply for absentee ballot, either for mail-in or over-the-counter voting.

Tues, Nov 3: Municipal Election. Polls are open 7:00am until 8:00pm. All absentee ballots must arrive at the Election Commission office by 8:00pm to be counted. Overseas Absentee Ballots are due by 5:00pm on Fri, Nov 13, but must be postmarked by Tues, Nov 3.

Ballot count begins at the Cambridge Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave., Central Square after the polls close. It is expected that the Election Commission will report preliminary election results Tuesday evening, but this tally does not include write-in ballots and other ballots not yet counted for a variety of reasons.

Wed, Nov 4: 9am-5pm. Ballot count resumes at Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave., Central Square. The entire process is usually complete by early evening and the unofficial election results will be announced upon completion.

Fri, Nov 13: Overseas Absentee Ballots and Provisional Ballots will be counted on Fri, Nov 13 at 5:00pm. Federal law requires an additional ten days after Election Day to allow for any overseas military absentee ballots to arrive, and the final official election results will be announced then. [There were no such ballots in the 2005 or the 2007 election.]

The Election Commission Office is open Mon, 8:30am-8:00pm; Tues-Thurs, 8:30am-5:00pm; and Fri, 8:30am-Noon (except for July 3, July 6, Sept 7, and Oct 12 holidays).

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Candidate pages for the 2007 election may be found at http://vote.rwinters.com/index2007.html.

Candidate pages for the 2005 election may be found at http://vote.rwinters.com/index2005.html.

Candidate pages for the 2003 election may be found at http://rwinters.com/elections/vote2003.