Vote by Mail in Hanover’s 2021 Annual Town Election

Hanover Town Clerk Catherine Harder-Bernier announced on March 17, 2021, 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 in response to the declared state of emergency or the guidance of a medical professional, local or state health official or any civil authority may apply for a Vote by Mail ballot in the May 8, 2021, Annual Town Election beginning today.

View and download the 2021 Vote by Mail application.  Applications may be filed at any time up until 5:00 pm on Tuesday, May 4, 2021.  Vote by Mail ballots will be mailed beginning in mid-April to those voters with applications on file.

“The legislature recognized that there are still thousands of unvaccinated or partially immunized Hanover residents who may still wish to take precautions and Vote by Mail in the spring Annual Town Election,” said Hanover Town Clerk Harder-Bernier.  “That being said, I look forward to a robust in-person turnout now that some restrictions are easing and many Hanoverians are becoming fully vaccinated.  This legislation provides two alternatives given the on-going pandemic”, she said.

Vote by Mail applications may be mailed to the Hanover Town Clerk’s Office at 550 Hanover Street, Hanover, MA via US Mail, deposited into the front door mail slot of Town Hall during non-Town Hall hours or dropped off to the Town Clerk’s Office during Town Hall hours.  The secure ballot dropbox for returned ballots will re-open in mid-April. 

For more information, please contact the Town Clerk’s Office at 781-826-5000, ext. 1079 or send an email to clerk.staff@hanover-ma.gov.