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Townshend elects treasurer and Select Board members after multiple paper ballots
Summary
In contested elections at Townshend’s annual meeting, voters re‑elected a new treasurer and filled Select Board seats after several rounds of ballots; Katie Morrow won a three‑year Select Board term and Rob Wright and Steve Frisk won one‑year seats.
Townshend voters completed the town’s annual elections on March 3 after several contested ballots and multiple paper votes.
Alenka Wilson was nominated and declared elected earlier for town clerk. The town then elected Alicia Stratford to a one‑year term as town treasurer after Elaine Hill declined the nomination. In contested Select Board races, Katie Morrow won the three‑year seat (85 votes to Laura Richardson’s 34 and Steve Frisk’s 28). Two separate one‑year Select Board seats required multiple rounds of paper ballots; Rob Wright and Steve Frisk ultimately won the one‑year positions after successive counts.
Moderator David Lebo explained the return‑to‑floor procedure and the mechanics of paper ballots and divisions of the house. Several races were resolved by plurality and by runoff counts when no candidate secured a majority on the first ballot. The meeting recorded vote totals and spoiled ballot counts for transparency; the moderator instructed the clerk to cast ballots in uncontested races where nominations were unopposed.
The elections concluded before the meeting moved on to budget articles.
Election results (selected): - Town Treasurer (1‑yr): Alicia Stratford (clerk cast ballot after nomination) - Select Board (3‑yr): Katie Morrow (85 votes) - Select Board (1‑yr): Rob Wright (won final round), Steve Frisk (won final round)
These results were announced on the floor and recorded by the clerk immediately after each ballot.
