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Elizabeth Almeida
At-large · 4 terms in this record
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Start my ballot →Record at a glance · 2020–2021 Board
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- 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 Almeida as present or absent at the start.
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Attendance
At the start of 4 of 4 Select Board meetings in 2020–2021 Board.
Missed none.
Every meeting (4)
- Jun 24, 2020 · Joint: Present
- Jun 23, 2020 · Regular: Present
- Jun 20, 2020 · Regular: Present
- May 26, 2020 · Regular: Present
Votes where members disagreed · 2020–2021 Board
Jun 23Adopt An Act Relative to Municipal Governance During COVID-19…Motion: It was moved by Selectman Almeida, seconded by Selectman Clay and…Passed 4–1 · Almeida: Yes
June 23, 2020: Adopt An Act Relative to Municipal Governance During COVID-19 Emergency, Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2020 for Local Option Approval of Payments on Contracts for Education Services, Section 12…
It was moved by Selectman Almeida, seconded by Selectman Clay and VOTED BY ROLL CALL, 4 IN FAVOR, 1 OPPOSED (Kost) TO ADOPT An Act Relative to Municipal Governance During COVID-19 Emergency, Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2020 for Local Option Approval of Payments on Contracts for Education Services, Section 12 and 13.
Voted: Yes
Yes: Almeida, Clay, Hazelton, Peraner-SweetNo: Kost
From the minutes
“It was moved by Selectman Almeida, seconded by Selectman Clay and VOTED BY ROLL CALL, 4 IN FAVOR, 1 OPPOSED (Kost) TO ADOPT An Act Relative to Municipal Governance During COVID-19 Emergency, Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2020 for Local Option Approval of Payments on Contracts for Education Services, Section 12 and 13..” (Motion: Almeida, second: Clay)
Jun 23Close the evidentiary part of the hearingMotion: It was moved by Selectman Almeida, seconded by Selectman Hazelton and…Passed 4–0 · Almeida: Yes
June 23, 2020: Close the evidentiary part of the hearing
It was moved by Selectman Almeida, seconded by Selectman Hazelton and VOTED 4 IN FAVOR, 1 ABSTAIN (Peraner-Sweet) TO CLOSE the evidentiary part of the hearing.
Voted: Yes
Yes: Almeida, Clay, Hazelton, KostAbstained: Peraner-Sweet
From the minutes
“It was moved by Selectman Almeida, seconded by Selectman Hazelton and VOTED 4 IN FAVOR, 1 ABSTAIN (Peraner-Sweet) TO CLOSE the evidentiary part of the hearing..” (Motion: Almeida, second: Hazelton)
Votes with no disagreement (16)
From the Westford Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s document archive (“View all meeting minutes” on the Select Board page) and, for recent meetings, its Agenda Center. 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 only an unnamed group photo): League of Women Voters of Westford Voters’ Guides — Chris Barrett, Tom Clay and Elizabeth Sawyer (2026); Sean Kelly and Noëlle Donovan (2025). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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