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It's the election that won't go away. John Wethington has asked a superior court judge to throw out April's much-disputed Fairhaven's Board of Health election results and compel a new race.

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The hotly contested Board of Health race in Fairhaven may head to court, but without the Board of Selectmen's blessing.

Losing candidate John Wethington's attorney had asked the board to petition for a new election

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The state's top elections official says fewer than one in five registered voters in Massachusetts could cast ballots in the U.S. Senate primaries.

Secretary of State William Galvin said Monday his ``best guess'' was for about 550,000 voters to take part in Tuesday's Democratic primary between U

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I hope you're aware that next Tuesday, April 30th is Special Election Primary Day in Massachusetts that will determine who'll run in the U.S. Senate Final election on June 25. Do you know enough about the candidates to make an informed choice?

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Peter Deterra, Fairhaven Board of Health member, has asked for a recount of the votes tallied during the recent election.

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In a last ditch effort to save the town a few bucks, Board of Health candidate Peter DeTerra is calling for an official recount of the ballots from Fairhaven's April 1 election.

DeTerra's opponent, John Wethington, was sworn in before a glitch in the ballot count was uncovered and corrected, making DeTerra the rightful winner by only two votes

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The local election season is getting started as a New Bedford resident announces his candidacy for a City Council seat.

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Democratic and Republican U.S. Senate hopefuls are racing to file any last minute voter signatures.

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In 2008 Barack Obama promised change. He will extend his policies through the next four years as he has beat GOP candidate Mitt Romney and will remain President of the United States.

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Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin is predicting about three-quarters of voters will cast ballots in the election, matching the turnout in the 2008 election. 

Galvin projects 3.1 million of the state's roughly 4

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