Politics & Government
Final Election Results: 77 elected to Town Meeting, including 20 Write-ins
Final election results were certified Friday.
Seventy-seven people were elected Tuesday as Milford Town Meeting members, leaving just five openings due to tie votes among write-in candidates.
Twenty of the 77 were write-in candidates, including 15 people who are supporters of Casino Free Milford, according to the organization's spokeswoman.
Five openings remain: three in Precinct 1; one in Precinct 4; and one in Precinct 7.
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These openings can be filled before the beginning of annual Town Meeting, by vote of the members in that precinct, according to Milford Town Clerk Amy Hennessy Neves.
People interested in running for the open spots must declare their candidacy by the end of the business day Tuesday, she said.
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Already, several people have come into Milford Town Hall to declare their interest.
The Milford Annual Town meeting this year is May 20.Â
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