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Council Votes to Move Toward Polling Place Consolidation

Sanford High School Photo: Zendelle Bouchard By Zendelle Bouchard At its regular meeting on July 2, the Sanford City Council voted 6-1 to move toward consolidating the City’s three polling places to one location beginning with the Presidential Election in November. If they ultimately approve the consolidation, the single polling place for Sanford and Springvale will be at Sanford High School/SRTC. The process for approving the change will include a public hearing. The Council must vote on the issue by…
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Voters Approve School Budget & Other Election Results

By Zendelle Bouchard Sanford and Springvale voters trickled into the polls on Tuesday, June 11 to cast their ballots in the annual school budget validation referendum and the mostly uncontested primary races for state, federal and county candidates. The school budget passed by a wide margin, with 852 votes in favor and 346 opposed. Eight ballots were left blank. The total of 1,206 votes cast for the school budget referendum represents just 7.6% of Sanford’s 15,851 registered voters. By contrast,…
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June 11 Election Information

Republican Candidates photo: L to R: Matt Harrington, Lucas Lanigan, Amy Bell, Ann Fredericks Compiled by Zendelle Bouchard, Connie Garber and Renée Morin Sanford voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, June 11 for the School Budget Validation referendum (see that story for more info), as well as for primary elections. This is the election to vote for the state, county and federal candidates from the Democratic, Republican and Green Independent parties to appear on the November 5 general…
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Primary Election Features School Budget Referendum

By Kendra Williams Voters who go to the polls on June 11 to decide on parties’ candidates for next November’s election will also see a referendum on the school budget for 2024-25. The City Council recently approved a combined city and school budget that represents a 6.8% increase over the current budget, raising the mill rate – what property owners pay for each $1,000 of assessed value – from $15.14 to $16.17. It is possible that the rate could decrease…
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Primary Election Results

Republican party primary breakdown by ward and candidate. Source: City of Sanford By Zendelle Bouchard Sanford and Springvale voters went to the polls on Super Tuesday, March 5, 2024, to cast their ballots in the Republican and Democratic party primary elections. This was the first election in which unenrolled voters were allowed to vote in the party primary of their choice. In the Republican primary, former President Donald Trump received 1,011 votes, or 76.9%. Former S. Carolina Governor Nikki Haley…
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