Annual Town Election
March 29, 2010
The annual Town Election will take place on Monday, March 29, 2010. The polls, at the Smith School Gym, will be open from 7:30 am to 8:00 pm. The Town Election will be preceded by the Annual Town Meeting on Saturday, March 27, 2010, in the Brooks Auditorium, beginning at 9:30 am.
The deadline to register to participate in either event is Monday, March 8, 2010. The Town Clerk’s Office will be open until 8:00 p.m. that night to accommodate late registrants. Please don’t hesitate to check your registration status or to register on any business day in advance of the deadline.
Voter registration is available to any individual who can demonstrate his/her status as: (1) a U.S. citizen, (2) a resident of the town, and (3) eighteen years of age. Registra-tion can be made in person at the Town Clerk’s Office weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or on a mail-in registration form available at any public building in the Common-wealth. Mail-in registration forms must be postmarked by the Registration Deadline date above.
Absentee ballots are for use by registered voters unable to vote at the polls on Election Day due to: (1) absence from town during normal polling hours; (2) physical disability preventing attendance at the polling place; or (3) religious belief. A signed written request is required before an Absentee Ballot may be issued; you may download an Absentee Ballot Application at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleifv/howabs.htm. Please submit the completed application to the Town Clerk’s Office promptly. Absentee Ballots may be voted at the Town Clerk’s Office during regular office hours or they will be mailed to the address specified on the application.
Massachusetts law does not permit any person to obtain or deliver an Absentee Ballot for another individual, although an Application may be made by family members; an Absentee Ballot Application by a Family Member is available at http://www.sec.state.ma.us /ele/eleifv/howabs.htm. Please submit the completed application to the Town Clerk’s Office as soon as possible.
The deadline to apply for an Absentee Ballot in the Town Election is noon on Friday, March 26, 2010.
Information concerning Voting for Military and Overseas US Citizens is available at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elemil/milidx.htm. Please follow the directions for use of the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA).
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