West Tisbury voters will be asked to pay for the final design phase of a new town police station at a special town meeting Tuesday.

Moderator F. Patrick Gregory will preside over the session which begins at 7 p.m. at the West Tisbury School. There are nine articles on the warrant.

Voters will be asked to approve a transfer of $80,000 from the overlay surplus fund to complete the final design and prepare construction documents for bidding for the police station project. The 5,200-square-foot facility will be located next to the town public safety building on State Road.

Martha’s Vineyard followed the mood of the state and the country Tuesday when thousands of voters trekked to the polls to help re-elect President Barack Obama to a second term and cast ballots for Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren and incumbent Cong. William Keating.

In their mock election Tuesday, Vineyard high schoolers voted overwhelmingly for President Obama.

The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School cafeteria served as a polling station for a mock presidential election Tuesday afternoon; 25 per cent of enrolled students cast ballots.

History teacher Andrew Vandall said his leadership class initiated the mock election where about 700 students were able to vote during lunch.

The Martha’s Vineyard detachment of the Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer a two-week GPS course for mariners beginning Nov. 28. The course will meet Wednesday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. through Dec. 5 at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. Pre-registration is required.