Dillon releases final tallies from April municipal election

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Snow falls on Dillon Town Hall on March 6. The town released final results from its April 7 municipal election.
Kyle McCabe/Summit Daily News

The town of Dillon released the official results from its April 7 municipal election. The results were finalized April 17 after accounting for uniformed and overseas citizen absentee votes and ballot signatures that needed verification. No results changed from the unofficial results.

Joshua Samuel won the mayoral race with 206 of 311 votes (66%) and will serve a four-year term. The three candidates who won Town Council seats — Shannon White, Linda Oliver and Benedict Raitano — will also serve four-year terms. White earned 218 votes, Oliver received 192 votes and Raitano got 184 votes.

Dillon proposed seven ballot questions to voters, and all but one passed. Ballot question A received 180 “yes” votes (58%), B received 207 (67%), C received 176 (59%), D received 164 (55%), E received 156 (53%) and F, the only question to fail, received 122 “yes” votes (41%).



Four of the questions, C through F, asked voters about amending the charter to allow the council to complete different actions via resolution rather than ordinance. Ballot Question G had to do with updating town charter language to align with state statute. Ballot questions A and B deal with Town Council meeting scheduling and where official notices are posted. Failed Ballot Question F would have allowed acts that place direct burdens upon or direct limitations on the use of private property to be done by resolution.

Out of 708 registered voters, 324 casted ballots.

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