{"id":3522,"date":"2020-01-22T21:00:03","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T01:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=3522"},"modified":"2020-01-22T21:00:03","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T01:00:03","slug":"check-your-party-status-or-simply-register-to-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=3522","title":{"rendered":"Check your party status or simply register to vote!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear fellow Hanoverians:<\/p>\n<p>Hanover Town Clerk Catherine Harder-Bernier announced that Wednesday,<br \/>\nFebruary 12th is the last day to register to vote or change your party<br \/>\nstatus for the upcoming Presidential Primary.  Town Hall will be open from<br \/>\n8:00 a.m. \u2013 8:00 p.m. on the 12th.<\/p>\n<p>Any Hanover citizen over the age of 16 is encouraged to register to vote.<br \/>\nOnce registered, individuals ages 18 and up will be eligible to vote in the<br \/>\nPresidential Primary scheduled to be held on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020, and<br \/>\nin all elections thereafter.  Any resident who is unsure of their party<br \/>\naffiliation, or who would like to change their party status, is also<br \/>\nencouraged to act immediately and before the February 12th deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Citizens of Hanover may conveniently register to vote or change their party<br \/>\nstatus on-line, by mail or in person. The link for on-line registration is<br \/>\nhere:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/atotw.com\/maillist\/lt.php?tid=wFgrEJqiCAWSCXFMUwbdf\/FTrXAvJUQqtnBhWE\/\/AkdoqLt7nDOIRqoN783ZLADJ<br \/>\n.  If residents choose to register by mail they should download the<br \/>\n\u201cMassachusetts Mail-In Voter Registration Form\u201d found here :<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/atotw.com\/maillist\/lt.php?tid=9UdczQVgknCwmXZ0sUfJ\/vFTrXAvJTQqtnBhWE\/\/AkdoqLt7nDNIRqoN783ZLADJ<br \/>\nand mail the completed form to the Hanover Town Clerk\u2019s Office.<br \/>\nIf voters wish to register to vote in person, they may do so at two<br \/>\nconvenient locations: Hanover Town Hall or the Registry of Motor Vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith four political parties and therefore four ballots at the polls,<br \/>\nresidents are strongly encouraged to check their party status before<br \/>\nFebruary 12th,\u201d said Town Clerk Harder-Bernier.  According to Secretary<br \/>\nof the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin, \u201cWhen you register to vote,<br \/>\nyou may choose to enroll in a political party or political designation or<br \/>\nmay choose to remain \u2018unenrolled,\u2019 which is commonly referred to as<br \/>\nindependent\u2026if you enroll in any of (the) four parties you may only vote<br \/>\nin that party\u2019s primary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Questions may be directed to Hanover Town Clerk Cathy Harder-Bernier at<br \/>\n(781) 826-5000 x1079 or by e-mail at catherine.harderbernier@hanover-ma.gov<br \/>\n, or Carol Mattes at carol.mattes@hanover-ma.gov or (781) 826-5000 x1028.<\/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 about<br \/>\n&#8220;ATOTW&#8221;, please go to<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/atotw.com\/maillist\/lt.php?tid=xodILJYEv7y5AydNykl3XvFTrXAvJcQqtnBhWE\/\/AkdoqLt7nDMIRqoN783ZLADJ<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 account. 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