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Scott A. Houde
At-large · 6 terms in this record
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Board years
Record at a glance · 2020–2021 Board
How these numbers work
- Counted from the official minutes, for 2020–2021 Board only. Committee meetings and routine votes (adjourning, approving minutes) are not counted.
- Attendance counts the meetings where the minutes list Houde as present or absent at the start.
- Only votes the minutes record member by member are counted. Voice votes and votes given only as a count (for example 6-3 with no names) are not.
- Percentages are shown only when there are at least 10 meetings or votes to count.
- A split vote is one where at least one member voted yes and another voted no. “In the minority” means on the side with fewer votes; ties are not counted.
- “Whole board” combines every member’s record for the same term.
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Attendance
At the start of 24 of 24 Select Board meetings in 2020–2021 Board.
Missed none.
Every meeting (24)
- May 4, 2021 · Regular: Present (Scott A. Houde took part remotely.)
- Apr 20, 2021 · Regular: Present (Scott A. Houde took part remotely.)
- Apr 14, 2021 · Regular: Present (Scott A. Houde took part remotely.)
- Apr 6, 2021 · Joint: Present (Scott A. Houde took part remotely.)
- Mar 30, 2021 · Regular: Present (Scott A. Houde took part remotely.)
- Mar 16, 2021 · Regular: Present (Scott A. Houde took part remotely.)
- Mar 8, 2021 · Joint: Present (Scott A. Houde took part remotely.)
- Mar 2, 2021 · Regular: Present (Scott A. Houde took part remotely.)
- Feb 18, 2021 · Regular: Present (Scott A. Houde took part remotely.)
- Feb 9, 2021 · Joint: Present (Scott A. Houde took part remotely.)
- Feb 2, 2021 · Regular: Present (Scott A. Houde took part remotely.)
- Jan 27, 2021 · Joint: Present (Scott A. Houde took part remotely.)
- Jan 19, 2021 · Regular: Present (Scott A. Houde took part remotely.)
- Dec 21, 2020 · Regular: Present (Scott A. Houde took part remotely.)
- Dec 1, 2020 · Regular: Present (Scott A. Houde took part remotely.)
- Nov 2, 2020 · Regular: Present (Scott A. Houde took part remotely.)
- Oct 20, 2020 · Regular: Present (Scott A. Houde took part remotely.)
- Oct 6, 2020 · Regular: Present
- Sep 15, 2020 · Regular: Present
- Aug 18, 2020 · Regular: Present
- Jul 14, 2020 · Regular: Present
- Jun 30, 2020 · Regular: Present
- Jun 17, 2020 · Regular: Present (Scott A. Houde took part remotely.)
- Jun 10, 2020 · Regular: Present
Votes where members disagreed · 2020–2021 Board
Mar 16Approve the Meeting Minutes from February 18, 2021Motion: Motion: A motion was made by S. Houde and seconded by…Passed 2–0 · Houde: Abstained
March 16, 2021: Approve the Meeting Minutes from February 18, 2021
Motion: A motion was made by S. Houde and seconded by J. Livingston to approve the Meeting Minutes from February 18, 2021. Roll Call: S. Copeland, aye; S. Houde, abstain; J. Livingston, aye. Motion passed by Roll Call Vote 2-0-1
Voted: Abstained
Yes: Copeland, LivingstonAbstained: Houde
From the minutes
“Motion: A motion was made by S. Houde and seconded by J. Livingston to approve the Meeting Minutes from February 18, 2021. Roll Call: S. Copeland, aye; S. Houde, abstain; J. Livingston, aye. Motion passed by Roll Call Vote 2-0-1.” (Motion: Houde, second: Livingston)
Oct 20Lower the quorum pursuant to the Provisions of Section…Motion: Motion: A motion was made by J. Livingston and seconded by…Passed 2–1 · Houde: Yes
October 20, 2020: Lower the quorum pursuant to the Provisions of Section 7 of Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2020 to 40 voters for the Annual Special Fall Town Meeting being held…
Motion: A motion was made by J. Livingston and seconded by S. Houde to lower the quorum pursuant to the Provisions of Section 7 of Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2020 to 40 voters for the Annual Special Fall Town Meeting being held on Monday October 26, 2020. Roll Call: S. Copeland, no; S. Houde, aye; J. Livingston, aye. Motion passed by Roll Call Vote 2-1.
Voted: Yes
Yes: Houde, LivingstonNo: Copeland
From the minutes
“Motion: A motion was made by J. Livingston and seconded by S. Houde to lower the quorum pursuant to the Provisions of Section 7 of Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2020 to 40 voters for the Annual Special Fall Town Meeting being held on Monday October 26, 2020. Roll Call: S. Copeland, no; S. Houde, aye; J. Livingston, aye. Motion passed by Roll Call Vote 2-1..” (Motion: Livingston, second: Houde)
Votes with no disagreement (120)
From the Ayer Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center (2025 on) and Document Center (Agendas, Minutes and Packets › Minutes › Select Board, 2018–2024). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos (the town’s website has no Select Board photos): stills from Ayer Public Access Corporation (APAC) videos — Chris Tavares (June 24, 2026 Select Board meeting, behind his nameplate), Jannice Livingston (August 31, 2026 Select Board meeting, behind her nameplate) and Shaun Copeland (APAC’s “Scout Finds Out” episode titled with his name, about 2019–20). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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