{"id":2616,"date":"2016-01-29T22:30:21","date_gmt":"2016-01-30T02:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=2616"},"modified":"2016-01-29T22:30:21","modified_gmt":"2016-01-30T02:30:21","slug":"nomination-papers-now-available-for-town-wide-elected-positions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=2616","title":{"rendered":"Nomination papers now available for Town-wide elected positions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear fellow Hanoverians:<\/p>\n<p>Hanover Town Clerk Catherine Harder-Bernier announced today that nomination<br \/>\npapers are now available in her office for the Annual Town Election<br \/>\nscheduled to be held May 7th, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElection Day is set for May 7th and signed nomination papers are due<br \/>\nMarch 21st.  It\u2019s an exciting election year thanks to the Presidential<br \/>\nElection; I hope that translates to some interest at the town level in<br \/>\nrunning for office,\u201d said Harder-Bernier.<\/p>\n<p>On the ballot this spring will be elections for one member of the Board of<br \/>\nSelectmen for a three year term, one member of the School Committee for a<br \/>\nthree year term, one member of the Board of Assessors for a three year<br \/>\nterm, two members of the Planning Board \u2013 one for a five year term and<br \/>\none for a three year term, one Board of Health member for a three year<br \/>\nterm, one member of the Board of Public Works for a three year term, one<br \/>\nTrustee of the Public Library for a three year term, one Town Clerk for a<br \/>\nthree year term, and one Moderator for a one year term.<\/p>\n<p>Interested residents are encouraged to contact the Town Clerk\u2019s Office,<br \/>\nany of the related departments, or sitting members of the board or<br \/>\ncommittee they are interested in becoming a part of in order to gain more<br \/>\ninformation about an open position.  <\/p>\n<p>To run for office, candidates only need to obtain 50 signatures of<br \/>\nregistered Hanover voters in order to be placed on the ballot.  Candidates<br \/>\nfor office have until Monday, March 21st to submit the signed nomination<br \/>\npapers to the Registrar\u2019s Office for signature certification.  <\/p>\n<p>For more information about the election process and related deadlines,<br \/>\nplease contact Hanover Town Clerk Catherine Harder-Bernier or Senior Clerk<br \/>\nMeg Coogan at (781) 826-5000 x1079 or by e-mail at<br \/>\ncatherine.harderbernier@hanover-ma.gov or meg.coogan@hanover-ma.gov .<\/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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