Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Franklin, MA: Override - Debt Exclusion History

I have worked with the Franklin Town Clerk, Debbie Pellegri, to compile a comprehensive listing of all the debt exclusion and operational override votes that Franklin has had the opportunity to vote on over the years. 

The complete listing is available for your review here: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AkwjbnXDBhczdHp1bjBJSF9sOVY1ZXlERmFPNHkxZnc&hl=en


A summary of the override and debt exclusion votes looks like this




Override







Count of Ballot Question(s)


Date Failed Passed Total
26-Jun-90 1
1





11-Jun-96 1
1
23-Apr-02 1
1
22-Oct-02 1
1
22-May-07
1 1
10-Jun-08 1
1
Total 5 1 6






Debt Exclusion







Count of Ballot Question(s)


Date Failed Passed Total
2-Apr-91 9
9
16-Jun-92
1 1
12-Feb-94
1 1
31-Jan-95
2 2
4-Apr-95 1
1
14-Mar-98 1
1
22-May-98
1 1
20-Jun-98 1
1
2-Nov-99
1 1
10-Oct-00
1 1
Total 12 7 19






Override







Percent Reg Voters who voted


Date Failed Passed

26-Jun-90 45.1%







11-Jun-96 56.4%


23-Apr-02 32.9%


22-Oct-02 24.6%


22-May-07
47.2%

10-Jun-08 40.3%








Debt Exclusion







Percent Reg Voters who voted


Date Failed Passed

2-Apr-91 34.3%


16-Jun-92
15.1%

12-Feb-94
40.8%

31-Jan-95
4.2%

4-Apr-95 30.0%


14-Mar-98 35.1%


22-May-98
52.7%

20-Jun-98 51.0%


2-Nov-99
37.4%

10-Oct-00
23.7%








Note: The second sheet with the added columns per the comment discussion below can be found here:

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AkwjbnXDBhczdDVWaFU0N2ZsTEE2TUVuWHk5NURvQWc&hl=en


Note: the category for 5 the 1991 ballot questions was changed from "override" to 'debt exclusion' based upon discussion with Treasurer/Collector Jim Dacey.  5/12/10

2 comments:

  1. What about another column in the spreadsheet showing the percentage which the override or debt exclusion passed or didn't pass by...

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  2. Geoof, I added two columns to a new sheet.

    The first column calculates the margin. I could have figured out how to make it neutral as the number is all we are really interested in but the math is currently set up as Votes Against minus the Votes For to determine the margin.

    The % Margin of the Total Voters is simply the division of the margin by the Total voters for that election.

    Effectively ignore the minus signs. The numbers and percents are what is important.

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