Please find linked the comparative results of our recent test of a remote voting straw poll made available by Moderator Mark DiSalvo.
This small but perhaps significant experiment revealed that there was complete correlation between the straw poll remote voting survey of citizens and the actual results of the deliberative Town Meeting on May 14, 2019.
60 North Andover voters took part in the survey innovation. The results show that each article that passed Town Meeting by citizens who attended where all the votes counted reflected fully the results in the straw poll. The experiment was in preparation for the possibility of future virtual town meetings where remote voting would need to take place or providing access to those who cannot participate at the meeting for good reason but choose to be part of town meeting deliberations. Lessons are being assessed and there will be future communication about providing this opportunity for the upcoming June 18, 2019 Special Town Meeting.
