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Election 2018
Early Voting ends today; town prepares for Tuesday’s state election; 50–60 percent turnout expected
By Mark E. Vogler
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The spirit of autumn and Halloween was in colorful display in the Saugus Public Library this week as children decorated pumpkins that were inspired by a favorite book. Visitors to the library got to vote on the best ones. But everyone was a winner as all contestants received Barnes & Noble’s Gifts Certificates. See more photos inside. (Saugus Advocate Photo by Mark E. Vogler)
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or the second time in three years, Massachusetts voters got a chance to cast their ballots at the polls early. And from all indications from Town Clerk Ellen Schena’s office, hundreds of Saugus residents are still loving it – the same as back in 2016 when Massachusetts voters were able to cast their ballots before Election Day for the first time. “It’s a lot of work, but I would say a lot of the voters like it,” Schena said in an interview Wednesday. By day’s end, 1,344 voters – close to 12 percent of the town’s total registered voters – took advantage of the Early Voting, which concludes today (Friday, Nov. 2). Town Hall will be open from 8:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Most of the town will go to the polls to vote next Tuesday (Nov. 6) from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. In 2016, when Massachusetts had Early Voting for the first time, 3,717 registered voters – or close to 20 percent of the town’s 18,967 registered
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