SOUTHWICK – Voters will have the opportunity to have their say in government tomorrow when polls will be open for Election Day.
Town Clerk Michelle Hill said she hopes all of the town’s 6,398 registered voters exercise their right to vote.
“I want 100 percent turnout, of course,” said Hill.
Last year, 44 percent turned out to cast their vote, but it was an unusual year.
“There was the school project question, and that was the year the democrats did not make it on the ballot and there was a selectmen race,” said Hill.
There are no ballot questions this year.
May, 2011 was a quiet year, much like this one, and just 12 percent of voters cast a ballot.
“I guess I’ll be happy with somewhere in between 12 and 44,” Hill said. “But we will be here 13 hours, so if people could take five minutes to vote, I’d love to see everybody.”
The main race is the three-year Board of Selectmen seat. Southwick natives Joseph Deedy, a Republican candidate, and Marcus Phelps, an Independent, are both seeking the seat.
The only other contested race is for Library Trustee. Both Carol Geryk and Nancy Zdun are seeking re-election and are up against newcomer Christopher Grabowski.
On the School Committee, George LeBlanc and James Vincent are seeking re-election, as is Planning Board Chairman Douglas Moglin.
Robert Johnson and Sharon Horacek are running for seats on the Board of Assessors and Cemetery Commission, respectively. Kenneth Haar is an incumbent for the Dickinson School Trustee position, and Michelle Ackerman is running for re-election to the Parks and Recreation Commission.
Also seeking re-election is Water Commissioner Edward Johnson, as well as Constables Kelly Magni and Terrence Welch. Casimir Tryba is running for a seat on the Board of Health and Brian Houlihan is running for Housing Authority.
Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. at Town Hall. Hill said 17 election workers will be on-hand to assist with the process.
