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Helen Abdallah Donohue
Elected townwide · 5 terms in this record
Helen Donohue
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Board years
Record at a glance · 2017–2018 Board
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 Donohue 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.
These numbers describe the record; they are not a grade. A no vote, an abstention or a minority vote is neither good nor bad. MassVoter never rates officials.
Attendance
At the start of 9 of 11 Board of Selectmen meetings in 2017–2018 Board.
Missed
- Mar 20, 2018 · Regular: Absent
- Feb 6, 2018 · Regular: Absent
Every meeting (11)
- Mar 20, 2018 · Regular: Absent
- Mar 6, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Feb 27, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Feb 20, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Feb 13, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Feb 6, 2018 · Regular: Absent
- Jan 30, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Jan 23, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Jan 16, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Jan 9, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Jan 8, 2018 · Special: Present
Votes where members disagreed · 2017–2018 Board
Mar 6Allow package stores to remain open on Election Day,…Motion: On motion of Selectman Howard, seconded by Selectman Bishop, voted to…Passed 4–0 · Donohue: Not recorded
March 6, 2018: Allow package stores to remain open on Election Day, April 2, 2018, as required under Chapter 138
On motion of Selectman Howard, seconded by Selectman Bishop, voted to allow package stores to remain open on Election Day, April 2, 2018, as required under Chapter 138.
The minutes give the count (4-0) and name Helen Abdallah Donohue as voting no, but the names and count do not match the 5 members present. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“On motion of Selectman Howard, seconded by Selectman Bishop, voted to allow package stores to remain open on Election Day, April 2, 2018, as required under Chapter 138. The vote was 4-0. Selectman Donohue opposed..” (Motion: Howard, second: Bishop)
Jan 30Approve Annual report to ABCC for 2017, due on…Motion: On motion of Selectman Bishop, seconded by Selectman Maloney, voted 4-0…Passed 4–0 · Donohue: Abstained
January 30, 2018: Approve Annual report to ABCC for 2017, due on or before February 18, 2018
On motion of Selectman Bishop, seconded by Selectman Maloney, voted 4-0 to approve Annual report to ABCC for 2017, due on or before February 18, 2018.
Voted: Abstained
Yes: Bishop, Howard, Maloney, PlaskoAbstained: Donohue
From the minutes
“On motion of Selectman Bishop, seconded by Selectman Maloney, voted 4-0 to approve Annual report to ABCC for 2017, due on or before February 18, 2018. Selectman Donohue abstained..” (Motion: Bishop, second: Maloney)
Votes with no disagreement (1)
From the Norwood Board of Selectmen’s official minutes, posted on the town’s Board of Selectmen minutes page. We check every vote against the Selectmen present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: campaign websites (Robert Donnelly, Amanda Grow); The Norwood Record (Cheryl Doyle; Michael Saad, photo by Jeff Sullivan); Norwood Community Media (Matthew Lane, from “Fast Facts with Matt Lane”).
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