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Elections

Absentee, Physically Disabled & Specially Qualified Voting
Campaign and Political Finance
Election Calendar
Election and Town Meeting Results

Nomination Papers
Town Committees

Absentee Ballot Applications

Voter Registration

Overview
The Town Clerk is authorized by state law and local statute to administer
elections and elections-related processes and functions. The Registrars of
Voters, appointed by the Board of Selectmen, oversee the election process. The
daily administration is managed by the Town Clerk. The Registrars assist the Town Clerk's office in promoting voter registration, maintaining voter registration, certifying signatures on
nomination papers and petitions, issuing party enrollment certificates,
certifying absentee voter applications, investigating challenges to local
nomination papers, conducting recounts, assisting in the preparation of the
street list, and being present at all elections as part of the reporting
process. General Duties and Administration
The Town Clerk administers nomination and election processes, registers voters,
conducts the annual municipal census and certifies applications and documents
for veterans' bonuses. The Town Clerk also verifies residences, prepares and
provides statistics on elections and census, and provides general assistance for
citizens, political parties and members of the press.
The Town Clerk conducts all presidential primaries, state primaries, and state,
presidential and Town elections. The responsibilities of the Town Clerk include:
voter registration supplying nomination papers for candidates, initiatives and referenda
certification of signatures on all nomination papers and petitions
printing ballots for Town elections
maintenance of elections system
recruitment of poll workers
tallying elections results
maintaining and preserving the records of the election.