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Shaun C. Copeland

At-large · 8 terms in this record

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Record at a glance · 2020–2021 Board

22 of 24meetings attended (92%) · whole board 94%
111votes cast by name (yes, no or abstain)
1no votes (<1% of votes cast) · whole board <1%
1 of 1split votes where Copeland was in the minority
0abstained
8terms in this record
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 Copeland 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 22 of 24 Select Board meetings in 2020–2021 Board.

Missed

Every meeting (24)

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 · Copeland: Yes

March 16, 2021: Approve the Meeting Minutes from February 18, 2021

Approve minutesPassed · 2–0

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: Yes

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)

Read it in the official minutes, page 6 (PDF)

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 · Copeland: No

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…

ApprovePassed · 2–1

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: No

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)

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

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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