Politics & Government

Vote Tuesday! Polls Open Until 8 p.m.

Voters will vote at the Madison Senior Center (District 1) or Brown Middle School (District 2).

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Remember to set aside time Tuesday, May 14, 2013 to vote in the referendum. Voters will be asked to vote yes or no on the town budget and on the school budget. The specific measures are below. 

Polls open at 6 a.m. and will stay open until 8 p.m.

Voters will vote at the Madison Senior Center (District 1) or Brown Middle School (District 2), as specified below: 

DISTRICT 1 
Madison Senior Center
29 Bradley Road 
All registered voters who live at properties on the EVEN numbered side of Green Hill Road and South.

DISTRICT 2 
Dr. Robert H. Brown Middle School
980 Durham Road
All registered voters who live at properties on the ODD numbered side of Green Hill Road and North.

Here is the legal notice of the referendum: 

The legal voters of the Town of Madison are hereby warned and notified that the referendum date for voting on the Town and Education Budgets has been set for Tuesday, May 14, 2013 for the following purposes:

  1. To consider and take action on the proposed Town Government Budget of the Town of Madison and the recommendations of its Board of Finance for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013 and ending June 30, 2014 in the amount of $22,142,877 as approved by the Board of Finance and published in The Source on May 2 and May 9, 2013.
  2. To consider and take action on the proposed Education Budget for the Town of Madison and the recommendations of its Board of Finance for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013 and ending June 30, 2014 in the amount of $51,880,864 as approved by the Board of Finance and published in The Source on May 2 and May 9, 2013.
Pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Madison Town Charter the Board of Finance has submitted the Town and Education Budgets for vote upon voting machines on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.  The aforesaid resolutions will be placed on the voting machines under the following headings, respectively:

“SHALL THE TOWN GOVERNMENT BUDGET OF THE TOWN OF MADISON FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2013 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2014 IN THE AMOUNT OF $22,142,877 BE APPROVED?”


“SHALL THE EDUCATION BUDGET OF THE TOWN OF MADISON FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2013 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2014 IN THE AMOUNT OF $51,880,864   BE APPROVED?”

Electors residing in the First Voting District shall vote at the Madison Senior Center, 29 Bradley Road in Madison, Connecticut.

Electors residing in the Second Voting District shall vote at the Robert H. Brown Middle School, 980 Durham Road in Madison, Connecticut.

Absentee ballots will be available from the Town Clerk’s office at the Madison Town Campus, and will be counted centrally at the Madison Town Campus.Voters approving a resolution will vote “Yes” and those opposing said resolution will vote “No.”

Here is additional information about the budget from the town website at http://www.madisonct.org/i3/finance/budget.html

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