Report of the Board of Registrars

As required by the laws of Massachusetts, an annual street listing of the town was conducted as of January 2010. The street listing is a census of residents in the Town of Southwick that have responded to the annual census mailing.
 

The current total number of residents of the town consists of 6,059 registered voters, 2,112 non-voters for a total of 8,368 as of December 31, 2010.
 

The Board of Registrars rely on the Town Clerk's office employees to examine, certify, or reject signatures on all nomination papers and petitions presented for their signatures. The office employees also certify signatures and qualification to vote of all applicants for absentee ballots.
 

The Town Clerk's office held evening hours during the year for persons to register to vote prior to all primaries, elections, town meetings and special meetings. A resident may register to vote at the Town Office during office hours throughout the year.
 

In calendar year 2010, the town held four elections, a Special State Election January, 19, 2010 to replace the late Senator Kennedy with 3,602 participants (53% of registered voters), the Annual Town Election on May 11, 2010 with 278 participants, a State Primary Election September 14, 2010 with 794 participants and November 2, 2010 State Election with 3, 506 participants (56% of registered voters). There were three Special Town Meetings, March 2, 2010 with 158 in attendance, November 16, 2010 with 65 in attendance, and May 18, 2010 with 75 in attendance, and one Annual Town Meeting on May 18, 2010 with 121 in attendance.
 

In closing, the Board of Registrars would like to thank all our election workers for the excellent job that they do at our elections and we look forward to working with them again in 2011.
 

Respectfully submitted by,
 

Shirley Mae Morris, Chairperson

John "Jack" Sinico

vacant position

Michelle L. Hill, Town Clerk