Dear fellow Hanoverians:<\/p>\n
In response to a specific question about the deadline for absentee ballots
\nto be MAILED to a voter, the following information has been updated.
\nPlease note the section in all CAPS below.<\/p>\n
Town Clerk Catherine Harder-Bernier announced that absentee ballot
\napplications are available now in the Hanover Town Clerk\u2019s Office for all
\nvoters living in Hanover wishing to vote by absentee ballot in the Annual
\nTown Election. The election will be held Saturday, May 7, 2022.<\/p>\n
Please note! The \u201cno-excuse absentee voting\u201d emergency law provision,
\nalso known as \u201cearly voting\u201d, that was enacted during COVID-19 has
\nexpired. By law, you can only vote absentee or early with an excuse for
\nthis election.<\/p>\n
Absentee ballot applications are for use by registered voters who are
\nunable to vote at the polls on Election Day due to:
\n1)\t Absence from the Town of Hanover during normal polling hours (8:00 a.m.
\n\u2013 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 7th); or
\n2)\tPhysical disability preventing you from going to the polling place; or
\n3)\tReligious belief;<\/p>\n
OR they are for use by
\nNon-registered voters who are:
\n1)\t A Massachusetts citizen absent from the state; or
\n2)\tAn active member of the armed forces or merchant marines, their spouse
\nor dependent; or
\n3)\tA person confined in a correctional facility or a jail, except if by
\nreason of felony conviction.<\/p>\n
APPLICATIONS FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS TO BE MAILED MUST BE RECEIVED BY 5:00
\nP.M. ON THE 4TH BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION, IN THIS CASE, BY 5:00
\nP.M. ON TUESDAY, MAY 3RD. APPLICATIONS FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS TO BE VOTED IN
\nPERSON MUST BE RECEIVED BY NOON ON THE DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION, IN THIS
\nCASE, BY NOON ON FRIDAY, MAY 6TH. <\/p>\n
For more information about the absentee ballot application process, please
\ncall the Hanover Town Clerk\u2019s Office at (781) 826-5000, x1079 or e-mail
\ncatherine.harderbernier@hanover-ma.gov or mary.gallagher@hanover-ma.gov .<\/p>\n
For “Around Town on the Web”,
\nCathy H-B<\/p>\n
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