{"id":2130,"date":"2014-03-15T20:00:23","date_gmt":"2014-03-16T00:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=2130"},"modified":"2014-03-15T20:00:23","modified_gmt":"2014-03-16T00:00:23","slug":"now-is-the-time-to-jump-in-the-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=2130","title":{"rendered":"Now is the time to jump in the race!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear fellow Hanoverians:<\/p>\n<p>Hanover Town Clerk Cathy Harder-Bernier encouraged her fellow citizens to<br \/>\nbecome more involved in town by running for elected office.  \u201cTen<br \/>\ncandidates have pulled nomination papers to date for the fourteen total<br \/>\nseats available,\u201d said Harder-Bernier.  \u201cThe deadline to pull papers is<br \/>\nthe first day of spring, Thursday, March 20th, at 5:00 p.m.  My office will<br \/>\nbe open late and I will look forward to walking people through the initial<br \/>\nsteps of the process,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>On the ballot this May will be elections for two members of the Board of<br \/>\nSelectmen for a three year term each, two members of the School Committee<br \/>\nfor a three year term each, three members of the Housing Authority (one<br \/>\nterm for five years, one term for four years, and one term for three<br \/>\nyears), two members of the Board of Assessors (one for a three year term<br \/>\nand one for one year), one member of the Planning Board for a five year<br \/>\nterm, one Board of Health member for a three year term, one member of the<br \/>\nBoard of Public Works for a three year term, one Trustee of the Public<br \/>\nLibrary for a three year term and one Moderator for a one year term.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRunning for elected office was one of the highlights of my years of<br \/>\nservice to Hanover, and I heartily encourage others to follow suit,\u201d said<br \/>\nHarder-Bernier.  \u201cIt\u2019s not as daunting as one may think initially; in<br \/>\nfact, it\u2019s a lot of fun.  Collecting 50 signatures of registered voters<br \/>\non nomination papers is all that is needed to get the ball rolling.  Both<br \/>\nnewcomers and long-time community volunteers are encouraged and welcomed to<br \/>\nrun for office,\u201d explained Harder-Bernier.<\/p>\n<p>Election Day in Hanover is May 10th and the last day to register to vote is<br \/>\nApril 15th.  For more information about the election process and related<br \/>\ndeadlines, please contact Hanover Town Clerk Cathy Harder-Bernier or<br \/>\nAssistant Town Clerk JoAnne O\u2019Connor at (781) 826-5000 x1079 or by e-mail<br \/>\nat catherine.harderbernier@hanover-ma.gov or joanne.oconnor@hanover-ma.gov<br \/>\n.<\/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;) has been a valued push notification<br \/>\nsince the spring of 2004 &#8211; long before there were push notifications!<\/p>\n<p>For submission guidelines and answers to frequently asked questions<br \/>\nabout &#8220;ATOTW&#8221;, please go to http:\/\/www.atotw.com.<br \/>\nTo search for archived &#8220;ATOTW&#8221; news, view the archive<\/p>\n<p>.<br \/>\nIf you would like to be added to this distribution list, click here<\/p>\n<p>.<br \/>\nPlease follow the link in the response e-mail to validate your<br \/>\naccount. 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