VOTER REGISTRATION

  Return to: Town Clerk’s Office

          Monday through Friday – 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

          Tuesday evenings – 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Board of Registrars

Beverly Bennett

Donald Ordway, Chairman

Edward Creamer

 Elizabeth Carey, Clerk

Office of the Town Clerk

Town Hall

1009 Main Street

Tewksbury, Massachusetts 01876

978-640-4355

To Register to vote you must:

BE A U.S. CITIZEN.

Be a Tewksbury, Massachusetts resident.

Be at least 18 years old on or before the next election.

Who May Register?

Any person who is a Massachusetts resident, a United States citizen and will be eighteen years old as of the next election, is eligible to register to vote. When you sign the registration form, you must attest, under the pains and penalties of perjury, that you are legally eligible to register and that the information you provide is accurate and truthful. The penalty for fraudulent registration increased recently to a fine of ten thousand dollars or imprisonment for up to five years, or both. You will remain on the list of voters if you complete and return the annual municipal census. If you move to another city or town, you must re-register in your new community.

How to Register

Voter registration in Tewksbury has never been easier than it is today. You may visit the Town Clerk's Office in Tewksbury Town Hall and complete a voter registration form in person. Or, you may obtain a mail-in voter registration form from the Town Clerk's Office. Mail-in forms also may be obtained by calling the State Elections Division at (800) 462-VOTE, or online at their Web Site. In addition, the state registries of motor vehicles, social service agencies and military recruitment offices provide voter registration services.

DEADLINES FOR VOTER REGISTRATION

To Participate in…                                                                   You must register…

*State Primaries      

*State Elections                                                                        *at least 20 days before  

*Town Elections       

*Regularly Scheduled Town Meetings

**Special Town Meetings                                                        **at least 10 days before
 

 YOUR ENROLLMENT AS A VOTER  (1/8/07)

CHOOSING TO ENROLL IN A POLITICAL PARTY

There are four political parties in Massachusetts:

            -- Democratic Party  ( D )           

            -- Green-Rainbow Party ( J )

            -- Republican Party   ( R )           

            -- Working Families ( Z )          

If you enroll in any of these four parties you may vote only in that party’s primary.

Enrollment in a political party does not affect your right to vote in the general election.

In the general election all voters receive the same ballot and vote for the candidate of their choice regardless of party enrollment.

CHOOSING NO ENROLLMENT IN A POLITICAL PARTY

If you do not wish to enroll in a political party, check the box next to “No Party (unenrolled) or Political Designation” (not a political party) on the registration form.

If you do not enroll in a party, you may choose any party ballot you wish at the state and Presidential primaries and still remain un-enrolled.

 CHANGING PARTY ENROLLMENT OR POLITICAL DESIGNATION

Once you make an enrollment choice you may change your enrollment status by notifying the Town Clerk’s Office in writing at least 20 days before an election.

Elizabeth A. Carey                                                                           William F. Galvin

Town Clerk                                                                                      Secretary of State

978-640-4355                                                                                    800-462-8683