VOTE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd LEADERSHIP BEGINS WITH LISTENING. MY POLICIES HAVE BEEN, AND WILL ALWAYS BE, SHAPED BY WHAT I HEAR FROM MY CONSTITUENTS. SAUGUS AVD Vol. 23, No. 44 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Fall Back 1 Hour Saturday Night! ADVOCATDV C TE AD OC Published Every Friday Spooky outside the Senior Center 781-233-4446 Friday, October 30, 2020 Election 2020 Saugus embraces early voting; more than 43 percent of town’s 20,291 registered voters had already cast their ballots as of Tuesday By Mark E. Vogler N ext Tuesday (Nov. 3) could be a record-setting Election Day for Saugus if more registered voters go to the polls than have already voted. Figures provided by Town Clerk Ellen J. Schena’s office showed that a whopping 8,811 people – more than 43 percent of the town’s 20,291 registered voters – had already cast their ballots as of Tuesday (Oct. 27). And that was the most ever in any election, she said. That is a Shown in the front row, from left to right, are Senior Center Director Joanne Olsen (good witch), kitchen staff Michelle Kelley (skull), Clerk Joanne Genzale (cat), kitchen staff Ann Swanson (minion), Administrative Assistant Laurie Davis (bad witch) and Stephanie Mastrocola (crazy snake lady), and in the back is dishwasher Paul Watts (blue M & M). They displayed their Halloween costumes outside the Saugus Senior Center last Friday (Oct. 23). They also handed out 170 trunk-or-treats to senior citizens. See page 11 for photo highlights. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) record, Schena agreed, adding “because mailing in ballots is all new to everyone.” How have the mail in ballots increased the workload of Schena’s staff? And was it worth the extra work? Schena says it was worth the extra work and increased the workload by 100 percent. Of the early voting, 5,790 Saugus residents had returned their ballots in the mail as of Monday (Oct. 26). That means there is still time for those numbers to increase between now and Election Day. As for voting in person, there were 2,793 cast as of Tuesday (Oct. 27). And that number could also increase over a four-day period that ends today (Friday, Oct. 30) at noon. Another 228 out of 302 absentee ballots mailed out had been returned. Schena wouldn’t speculate what the total turnout will be by the time all the votes are counted. “I cannot answer this question, but on average it is 75 to 80 percent turnout in Saugus in a Presidential Election,” Schena told The Saugus Advocate this week. “Please have all voters be patient and courteous to the Election Workers. We are all doing the best job(s) we can at his time,” she said. Local political observers ELECTION | SEE PAGE 16 ANGELO’S FULL SERVICE "42 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2020 Regular Unleaded $1.919 MidUnleaded $2.399 Super $2.459 Diesel Fuel $2.279 KERO $4.159 Diesel $1.959 HEATING OI 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available by Pump! Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN AVE • SAUGUS • OPEN 7 DAYS Prices subject to change HAPPY FALL! Y FLEET
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