Seaford school officials read local vote tallies; board thanks voters for approving budget

Officials for the Seaford Union Free School District publicly read machine-by-machine tallies for four propositions, the district trustee contest and a library trustee race on the meeting record, then thanked voters for approving the district budget, the Chair said.

The Clerk read results for each polling machine and absentee ballots. For Proposition 1 the Clerk reported individual machine counts (examples read aloud included Harbor machine: 184 yes, 55 no; other machines and absentee counts were read and combined on the record). The Clerk repeated the process for Propositions 2, 3 and 4, reading machine totals and absentee ballots for Harbor and Manor precinct machines.

The Clerk also read a long list of write-in names submitted in the contests, which included a mix of local names and high-profile or fictional entries (examples read aloud by the Clerk included Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck). The Clerk noted the presence of write-ins before moving to the library item.

In the trustee contest for the school district the Clerk read vote totals for the two candidates reported in the transcript as Lisa Herbert and Heather Umhafer across Harbor and Manor machines and absentees (examples read: Harbor machine 1 — Lisa 152, Heather 143; Harbor machine 2 — Lisa 132, Heather 129; Manor machine 1 — Lisa 212, Heather 199; other machine and absentee counts were also read). The Clerk asked permission to abbreviate the candidates’ names to 'Lisa' and 'Heather' for the reading; the Chair consented.

For the library trustee race the Clerk reported that Catherine D. Pietro was running unopposed and read machine totals for that contest (examples read aloud included Harbor machine 1 — 198 votes; Harbor machine 2 — 174 votes; additional machine and absentee counts were read on the record). The Clerk also read write-ins associated with that race.

The Chair closed by thanking the community multiple times "for your continued support of the school district" and specifically "for voting up the budget, and for instilling your faith in us," and said the board would continue to be "wise stewards of your taxpayer dollars." The board then moved through other agenda business and adjourned.

Notes on totals: the board read machine-level counts and absentee subtotals on the record; an overall consolidated district total for each proposition was not stated in the transcript excerpts provided.