{"id":3093,"date":"2018-01-23T21:30:08","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T01:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=3093"},"modified":"2018-01-23T21:30:08","modified_gmt":"2018-01-24T01:30:08","slug":"run-for-local-office-this-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=3093","title":{"rendered":"Run for local office this spring!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear fellow Hanoverians:<\/p>\n<p>Hanover Town Clerk Catherine Harder-Bernier announced this week that<br \/>\nnomination papers for election to local office are now available in her<br \/>\noffice for the Annual Town Election scheduled to be held May 12th, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElection Day is set for May 12th and signed nomination papers are due<br \/>\nMarch 26th, 2018.  We\u2019ve had several very early inquiries in this office<br \/>\nabout the timing of our local elections.  The advance interest is<br \/>\ndefinitely unusual.  I hope that translates to an exciting spring election<br \/>\nseason!\u201d said Harder-Bernier.<\/p>\n<p>On the ballot this spring 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, one member of the Board of Assessors for a<br \/>\nthree year term, one member of the Planning Board for a five year term, one<br \/>\nBoard of Health member for a three year term, one member of the Board of<br \/>\nPublic Works for a three year term, one Trustee of the Public Library 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 26th to submit the signed nomination<br \/>\npapers to the Registrar\u2019s Office for signature certification.  Attached<br \/>\nplease find the Spring Election Calendar for more information.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the election process and related deadlines,<br \/>\nplease contact Hanover Town Clerk Catherine Harder-Bernier or Assistant<br \/>\nTown Clerk Meg Pallotta at (781) 826-5000 x1079 or by e-mail at<br \/>\ncatherine.harderbernier@hanover-ma.gov or meg.pallotta@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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