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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Mr. Doughty Wins For Water Commission Write In

Lisbon town hall had such a difficult time with all the write in names that they did not finish it til Wednesday Morning. What a dedicated crew Thank You

Doughty re-elected with write-in votes in Lisbon

Connie Footman, Special to the Sun Journal

Lewiston-Auburn |

Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 1:35 pm

LISBON — Incumbent water commissioner Stan "Chip" Doughty was re-elected to another term with 130 write-in votes in Tuesday's election.

Doughty did not seek re-election and no one else filed for the position, leaving it up to voters to write in their choice. Because of the number of write-in ballots that had to be counted, election workers did not complete the final tally until Wednesday. In addition to Doughty's 130 votes, there were 320 scattered write-ins, Town Clerk Twila Lycette said.
As the referendum question asking voters if they wanted to "dissolve the water department" and have "all functions assumed by the town" was advisory only, the town council will now review the results and hear feedback from residents before making a decision on how to proceed.
Voters narrowly favored the change by a slim 35-vote margin, 2,247-2,212, Lycette said. A total of 4,833 votes were cast. There are 6,512 registered voters in Lisbon.