Dear fellow Hanoverians:<\/p>\n
Hanover Town Clerk Catherine Harder-Bernier announced today that the
\nMassachusetts State Legislature has extended the pandemic-based Vote by
\nMail period throughout the spring of 2021. Accordingly, any registered
\nHanover voter who is taking precautions related to COVID-19 in response to
\nthe declared state of emergency or the guidance of a medical professional,
\nlocal or state health official or any civil authority may apply for a Vote
\nby Mail ballot in the May 8, 2021 Annual Town Election beginning today.<\/p>\n
The 2021 Vote by Mail application is found here:
\nhttp:\/\/atotw.com\/maillist\/lt.php?tid=KZjbRZoe6ru5\/AFv2V6k7YKH4xAQF9p9rNRpsqX5S09oqLt7nDPIRqoN783ZLADJ
\n. Applications may be filed at any time up until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May
\n4th. Vote by Mail ballots will be mailed beginning in mid-April to those
\nvoters with applications on file.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe legislature recognized that there are still thousands of
\nunvaccinated or partially immunized Hanover residents who may still wish to
\ntake precautions and Vote by Mail in the spring Annual Town Election\u201d
\nsaid Hanover Town Clerk Harder-Bernier. \u201cThat being said, I look forward
\nto a robust in-person turnout now that some restrictions are easing and
\nmany Hanoverians are becoming fully vaccinated. This legislation provides
\ntwo alternatives given the on-going pandemic\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n
Vote by Mail applications may be mailed to the Hanover Town Clerk\u2019s
\nOffice at 550 Hanover Street in Hanover via US Mail, deposited into the
\nfront door mail slot of Town Hall during non-Town Hall hours, or dropped
\noff to the Town Clerk\u2019s Office during Town Hall hours. The secure ballot
\ndrop box for returned ballots will re-open in mid-April. For more
\ninformation, please contact the Town Clerk\u2019s Office at (781) 826-5000
\nx1079 or clerk.staff@hanover-ma.gov .<\/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 announced today that the Massachusetts State Legislature has extended the pandemic-based Vote by Mail period throughout the spring of 2021. Accordingly, any registered Hanover voter who is taking precautions related to COVID-19 … Continue reading