Town By-Law 2.04.010 Schedule
established:
The
Annual Town Meeting for the election of Town Officials shall be held
on the first Saturday of April, and the polls shall be opened from
8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M., except when Easter Sunday falls on
the day following the first Saturday of April the said election
shall be held on the second Saturday of April as provided above.
Special Town Meeting -
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Presidential Election
- Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Voting
Requirements
You may vote
absentee if you are a registered voter and you will be unable to vote
at the polls because you will be out of town during the hours the
polls are open, because you have a physical disability or because of
religious beliefs.
Obtaining
an Application for an Absentee Ballot
Applications for
absentee ballots may be obtained from the Town Clerk or the
Office of the Secretary of State.
Downloadable Absentee Ballot applications
are now available online at the
State Elections Division Web Site.
Applications may be submitted in person or by mail.
Returning the
Application for an Absentee Ballot
Applications for
absentee ballots must be received by the Town Clerk before 12:00 noon
the day before an election. Absentee ballots generally are available
three weeks before an election. Applications may be mailed or
hand-delivered to the Town Clerk’s office. You may request the
official absentee ballot application form or you may use any form of
written communication: a letter or postcard. Include your name, your
address where you are listed as a registered voter, the precise
address to which you want the ballot sent and your signature. For
primary election; you must indicate your choice of Party Ballot if you
are registered as an unenrolled voter.
Permanently
Disabled Voters
If a voter
submits a note from a registered physician indicating that he is
disabled permanently, the Town Clerk will send an application for an
absentee ballot twenty-eight days before the first election each year.
The application will be as complete as the Town Clerk can make it. The
voter in most cases only will have to sign the application, return it,
and indicate that the voter would like an absentee ballot for every
election in that year. Upon the Town Clerk's receipt of the signed
application, the voter will be sent an absentee ballot.
Return of Ballots
Ballots may be
returned by mail or in person by the voter or a family member. All
ballots must be signed by the voter, or if the voter is unable to
sign, an assisting person.
Requesting to
Vote by Mail
A ballot will be
sent to any address that you specify. Be sure to apply early because
the ballots must be sent by mail. The ballot may be returned by mail
or hand delivered to the Town Clerk’s Office. It must be received by
7:00 pm on election day.
Absentee
Ballot applications cannot be accepted after noon on the day before
the election.
Requesting to Vote in Person
The final day to request to vote
in person is BEFORE NOON on the day before the election.
You may fill out the application for an absentee ballot and vote at
the Town Clerk’s Office during the same visit.
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