Vote Totals For Durham/Middlefield Ballot Questions Revealed

DURHAM/MIDDLEFIELD, CT — Here is how ballot questions were answered in town, according to information posted by the state Secretary of State's website.

Durham

1. "Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to permit the General Assembly to allow each voter to vote by absentee ballot?"
yes: 2,287
no: 2,028

2. "Shall Regional School District No. 13, comprised of the Towns of Durham and Middlefield, appropriate $76,130,000 for the expansion and renovation of Memorial School in Middlefield into a Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 5 school and authorize the issuance of bonds, notes or temporary notes in an amount not to exceed $39,000,000 to finance the appropriation, or so much as may be necessary after deducting grants to be received for the project?"
yes: 2,490
no: 1,726

MIddlefield

1. "Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to permit the General Assembly to allow each voter to vote by absentee ballot?"
yes: 1,194
no: 1,090

2. "Shall Regional School District No. 13, comprised of the Towns of Durham and Middlefield, appropriate $76,130,000 for the expansion and renovation of Memorial School in Middlefield into a Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 5 school and authorize the issuance of bonds, notes or temporary notes in an amount not to exceed $39,000,000 to finance the appropriation, or so much as may be necessary after deducting grants to be received for the project?"
yes: 1,466
no: 1,116

3. "Shall the proposed amendment to Section 605 removing the requirement that members of the boards and commissions not serve more than three (3) consecutive terms, be adopted?"
yes: 1,397
no: 1,145

4. "Shall the proposed amendment to Section 205 of the Charter be adopted extending the time period for replacement for a member of the Board of Selectmen, in the event of a vacancy on the board, from 30 to 45 days?"
yes: 1,900
no: 607

5. "Shall all other of the proposed amendments to the Charter, primarily including corrections to grammar, punctuation and updates reflecting changes in state statutes be adopted?"
yes: 1,835
no: 634