Dear fellow Hanoverians:<\/p>\n
Hanover Town Clerk Catherine Harder-Bernier today issued a statement
\nregarding write-in campaigns and stickers, \u201cI would like to take this
\nopportunity to educate Hanover residents about write-in sticker campaigns.
\nIt has been more than five years since we\u2019ve had a sticker campaign in
\nHanover, and I thought this information might be helpful.\u201d <\/p>\n
Harder-Bernier began, \u201cFirst and foremost, a voter does not have to use a
\nsticker to vote for a write in candidate! They can simply handwrite the
\nname of the candidate and fill in the oval to the right of the written-in
\nname. If they choose to use a sticker, write-in campaign stickers need to
\nbe applied securely so they don\u2019t jam the machines, and they cannot cover
\nthe black \u201ctiming marks\u201d (lines) on the sides of the ballot, or the
\nballot may have to be re-voted or hand-counted. Additionally, anyone who
\nbrings a sticker sheet into the polls should be bringing the remainder of
\nthe mailing out of the booths with them; no refuse should be left behind
\nthat could possibly influence another voter. Finally, a candidate of
\ncourse will want a sticker applied to the correct office so they get the
\nvotes they need; I will want them applied to the correct office because it
\nwill prolong our counting later that evening if they are applied
\nincorrectly!\u201d<\/p>\n
Any voter wishing to vote for a write-in candidate may do so in any of the
\nraces on the ballot. When the write-in votes are counted at the end of the
\nnight, election workers try to determine the intent of the voter to the
\nbest of their ability and hand-tally the results that follow, but it is
\ntime consuming, so please understand that results may be delayed. The
\nState Primary Election is Tuesday, September 4th, 2018. The polls are open
\nat Hanover High School from 7:00 a.m. \u2013 8:00 p.m. If you have questions
\nabout write-in votes or any other matter related to the election, feel free
\nto contact Town Clerk Catherine Harder-Bernier at
\nCatherine.harderbernier@hanover-ma.gov or (781) 826-5000 x1079.<\/p>\n
For “Around Town on the Web”,
\nCathy H-B<\/p>\n
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Dear fellow Hanoverians: Hanover Town Clerk Catherine Harder-Bernier today issued a statement regarding write-in campaigns and stickers, \u201cI would like to take this opportunity to educate Hanover residents about write-in sticker campaigns. It has been more than five years since … Continue reading