{"id":1716,"date":"2012-11-01T13:50:09","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T17:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=1716"},"modified":"2012-11-01T13:50:09","modified_gmt":"2012-11-01T17:50:09","slug":"election-day-in-hanover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=1716","title":{"rendered":"Election Day in Hanover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear fellow Hanoverians:<br \/>\nAs you surely know by now, Election Day is this Tuesday, November 6th.<br \/>\nPolls in Hanover are open from 6:00 a.m. \u2013 8:00 p.m. at Hanover High<br \/>\nSchool, 287 Cedar Street. It is one of our most important civic duties<br \/>\nto vote \u2013 see you there!<br \/>\nA sample state ballot may be found here:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.wheredoivotema.com\/bal\/BallotOut.aspx?btcode=ST&#038;ctcode=122&#038;wno=0&#038;prno=1<br \/>\n . This is not an official valid ballot, but will give you a good idea<br \/>\nof what to expect when you arrive at the polls. You are encouraged to<br \/>\nbecome familiar with the three ballot questions before Election Day as<br \/>\nthey are rather lengthy and could cause lines at the polls.<br \/>\nMassachusetts allows voters to vote by absentee ballot if they:<br \/>\n\u00b7 will be absent from town on election day, and\/or<br \/>\n\u00b7 have a physical disability that prevents your voting at the polling<\/p>\n<p> place, and\/or<br \/>\n\u00b7 cannot vote at the polls due to religious beliefs.<br \/>\nAlthough the deadline to apply for absentee ballots is *noon the day<br \/>\nbefore the election,* the Secretary of the Commonwealth highly<br \/>\nrecommends submitting the application as soon as practicable. The<br \/>\ncompleted ballot must be received by the local election officials<br \/>\nbefore the end of polling on Election Day. Go to<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.sec.state.ma.us\/ele\/eleifv\/howabs.htm<br \/>\n for more information.<br \/>\nThe Hanover Cultural Council will be fundraising for the 2013 Hanover<br \/>\nDay celebration fireworks and expanded music offerings when you arrive<br \/>\nat the high school on Election Day. Please give them your support.<br \/>\nDon\u2019t forget the Woman\u2019s Club, Juniors bake sale that day, too!<br \/>\nSee you at the polls!<\/p>\n<p>For &#8220;Around Town on the Web&#8221;,<br \/>\nCathy H-B<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<br \/>\n&#8220;Around Town on the Web&#8221; (&#8220;ATOTW&#8221;) is a community service that has been<br \/>\nprovided to self-selected residents of the Town of Hanover since the spring<br \/>\nof 2004.<br \/>\nFor submission guidelines and answers to frequently asked questions about<br \/>\n&#8220;ATOTW&#8221;, please go to http:\/\/www.atotw.com.<br \/>\nTo search for archived &#8220;ATOTW&#8221; news, view the archive.<br \/>\nIf you would like to be added to this distribution list, click here.  Please<br \/>\nfollow the link in the response e-mail to validate your account.  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