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Leah D. Basbanes
At-large · 10 terms in this record
Leah Basbanes
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How these numbers work
- Counted from the official minutes, for 2017–2018 Board only. Committee meetings and routine votes (adjourning, approving minutes) are not counted.
- Attendance counts the meetings where the minutes list Basbanes 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 14 of 14 Select Board meetings in 2017–2018 Board.
Missed none.
Every meeting (14)
- May 15, 2018 · Regular: Present
- May 14, 2018 · Regular: Present
- May 1, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Apr 18, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Apr 13, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Apr 3, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Mar 20, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Mar 6, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Feb 20, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Feb 12, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Feb 6, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Jan 23, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Jan 18, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Jan 2, 2018 · Regular: Present
Votes where members disagreed · 2017–2018 Board
Apr 3Accept the transfer and to decline exercise of the…Motion: A motion was made by Mr. Alterisio to accept the transfer…Passed 2–0 · Basbanes: Abstained
April 3, 2018: Accept the transfer and to decline exercise of the right to first refusal of the purchase of the land
A motion was made by Mr. Alterisio to accept the transfer and to decline exercise of the right to first refusal of the purchase of the land. The motion was seconded by Mr. Mikol and passed by majority vote with one abstention.
Voted: Abstained
Yes: Alterisio, MikolAbstained: BasbanesThe minutes say the motion passed “by majority vote with one abstention.” Earlier in the same item they say Ms. Basbanes, “due to an existing relationship to the property owner,” determined to abstain, so Leah Basbanes is shown abstaining and the other two members voting yes.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Mr. Alterisio to accept the transfer and to decline exercise of the right to first refusal of the purchase of the land. The motion was seconded by Mr. Mikol and passed by majority vote with one abstention..” (Motion: Alterisio, second: Mikol)
Votes with no disagreement (5)
From the Dunstable Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the town’s Select Board minutes page and in its older minutes archive. 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): Town of Dunstable Select Board meeting video — Ron Mikol (May 2026). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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