Town Meeting Day in Photos

In the weeks leading up to Town Meeting Day, the Cynic’s photo staff worked hard to capture the election in their photos. On March 2 the entire staff was assigned to covering the polling locations for both Ward 1 and 8. See the election process through their lenses below.

Eric Sharf: Campaign signs for Mayor Miro Weinberger and one of his challengers Max Tracy fill the patch of grass inside the roundabout intersecting Shelburne road and South Willard St. Feb. 5.

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Eric Sharf: Miro Weinberger supporters stand on North Ave during a “honk and wave” Feb. 19.

Kate Vanni: The word “yes” is graffitied over a campaign sign spreading misinformation on ballot item number five, Feb. 27.

Eric Sharf: A Miro for Mayor campaign sign is displayed on the side of North Ave Feb. 19.

Elaina Sepede: A patten of Miro for Mayor and Max for Mayor signs are lined up outside the Mater Christi School, Ward 1’s polling location March 2.

Kyle Elms: Burlington residents walk in and out of the Mater Christi School to vote during Town Meeting Day March 2.

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Kyle Elms: A Ward 1 poll worker sits inside the Mater Christi gym waiting for Burlington residents with the last names that fall between L-Z to come vote March 2.

Ivy Kirby: A Ward 1 poll worker sits inside the Mater Christi gym waiting for Burlington residents with the last names that fall between A-K to come vote March 2.

Kyle Elms: A Ward 1 poll worker feeds mail-in ballots into the ballot counting machine at 7 a.m. March 2.

Elaina Sepede: “I Voted” stickers are placed on the side of the ballot-counting machines for Burlington residents to take after they feed their ballot through the counter March 2.

Elaina Sepede: Ward 1 Clerk Sue Alenick checks in voters inside the Mater Christi School March 2.

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Allison Ouellette: UVM Senior Ethan Waxman and UVM Alumni Mariah Cronin stand outside the Fletcher Free Library, the Ward 8 polling location, holding up signs for Max Tracy March 2.

Allison Ouellette: UVM Senior Kayla Downs works at the check-in table for the Ward 8 polling station March 2.

Allison Ouellette: A absentee ballots lockbox sits on a table inside the Fletcher Free Library March 2.

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Allison Ouellette: Students from Ward 8 sit down to vote during Town Meeting Day inside the Fletcher Free Library March 2.

Allison Ouellette: UVM Sophomores Maddie Henson and Cora Smith work to register new voters inside of the Ward 8 polling station March 2 to check voters in.

Allison Ouellette: Henson and Smith look over the 242 new voter registration forms that they received March 2.

Allison Ouellette: Henson and Smith pass a voter registration form to a new voter March 2.

Allison Ouellette: A student answers questions inside the Ward 8 polling station March 2.

Mac Mansfield-Parisi: The Ward 8 polling station sign sits outside the Fletcher Free Library as lights from Church Street glow behind it March 2.

Eric Sharf: Ward 1 poll workers begin to fold up tables inside the Mater Christi School March 2.

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Eric Scharf: Ward 1 inspector Gloria Yandow carries the ballot receipts from the ballot counters to the front of the room to be checked March 2.

Eric Sharf: After the polls close second election official Gloria Yandow signs a document stating that no ballots were in the black ballot box prior to the beginning of their processing March 2.

Eric Sharf: Ward 1 inspector Gloria Yandow and Ward 1 Clerk Sue Alenick look over the ballot receipt after the polls clothes for the Ward 1 votes March 2.

Eric Sharf: A Ward 1 poll worker places a zip tie around the tabular bag which holds the results from Ward 1 March 2.

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Mac Mansfield-Parisi: UVM First-year Perri Wilson and Sophomore Julia Sergeant stand outside of the Fletcher Free Library after voting as members of Ward 8 March 2.

Mac Mansfield-Parisi: UVM Sophomores Eli Stein, Hilary Good and Sammy Leo sit outside the Fletcher Free Library after voting on Town Meeting Day March 2.

Eric Sharf: Ward 8 poll workers pack up inside the Mater Christi gym March 2 after the polls close at 7:00 p.m..

Mac Mansfield-Parisi: Ward 1 poll workers are seen packing up the polling station inside the Fletcher Free Library March 2.

Mac Mansfield-Parisi: UVM Alumni and Ward 8 clerk Kieth Pillsbury pulls a ballot receipt out of a ballot counter March 2. after the polling station closes.

Eric Sharf: One of the final voters for Ward 1 stands in the doorway of the Mater Christi School waiting to be checked in by a poll worker March 2.

Allison Ouellette: Mayor Miro Weinberger delivers his victory speech inside the Echo Leahy Center for Lake Champlain March 2. This is the fourth consecutive election Weinberger has won as Burlington Mayor.