Towns Split On Delaying Senate Special Election

CAI | By Sam Houghton

Published May 7, 2020 at 12:01 PM EDT

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Plymouth Selectmen would like to postpone the election, the Town of Falmouth is ready to hold it.

Liz Lerner

Plymouth Selectmen are hoping to postpone the special senate election to replace a seat left vacant by Vinny DeMacedo.

The board sent a letter with the request to state lawmakers this week, saying that the voting is not a good idea amid the pandemic.

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Sam Houghton

Sam Houghton left CAI in February, 2023, to become News Editor at the Martha's Vineyard Times.
He worked at CAI since the summer of 2017. Before that, he worked at the Falmouth Enterprise, where he covered local politics.

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