Politics & Government
Turnout Light for Budget Referendum
Budget will pass automatically if less than 15% of eligible voters turn out.
About halfway through the voting on Thursday's budget referendum, about 6 percent of Farmington voters had cast their ballots, according to election moderator Robert Bonato.
Bonato, who was at the polling station at the Farmington Library, said he expected about a 12 percent turnout by the time polls close at 8 p.m.
If the turnout is under 15 percent, Bonato said, the referendum automatically passes.
"It passes no matter what the vote is," Bonato said.
Bonato speculated that the beautiful spring weather plus a lack of opposition to the budget and bonding questions were responsible for the light turnout.
Information on where to vote and the questions on the ballot can be found here.
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