Report of the Board of Registrars 2009

As required by the laws of Massachusetts, an annual street listing of the town was conducted as of January 2009. 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 5,479 registered voters, 1335 inactive voters, 2,066 non-voters for a total of 8,880 as of December 31, 2009.
 

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 209 the town held two elections, the annual Town Election on May 12, 2009 with 1100 voters participating and December 8, 2009 Special State Primary Election with 759 voters participating. There were two Special Town Meetings, March 16, 2009 with 246 in attendance and May 19, 2009 with 45 in attendance, and one Annual Town Meeting on May 19, 2009 with 189 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 2010.
 

Respectfully submitted,
 

Shirley Mae Morris, Chairperson

John “Jack” Sinico

Vacant Position

Michelle L. Hill, Town Clerk