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Register to Vote for the Upcoming 2023 Town Meeting and Annual Town Election 3/31/23

The Last Day to Register to Vote at Town Meeting and in the Annual Town Election is April 21, 2023
Posted on: March 31, 2023 - 10:36am

Hanover Town Clerk Catherine Harder-Bernier announced that Friday, April 21, 2023, is the last day to register to vote in the May 1st Annual Town Meeting and/or in the May 13th Annual Town Election. The Hanover Town Clerk’s/Registrar’s Office will be open until 5:00 pm on April 21st, and online registration will be available until 11:59 pm that night. Please come to the Town Clerk’s/Registrar’s side entrance lower level door if you need to register in person.

Any Hanover citizen who will be eighteen on or before the first day of Town Meeting (May 1st) or by the Town Election (May 13th) is encouraged to register to vote. Once registered, individuals will be eligible to vote in all elections thereafter. Further, residents may “pre-register” to vote if they are age 16 or 17, but they will not be eligible to vote until they turn 18.

Citizens of Hanover may conveniently register to vote or change their party status online, by mail, or in person. If residents choose to register by mail, they should download the Massachusetts Mail-In Voter Registration Form and mail the completed form to the Hanover Town Clerk’s Office.

If voters wish to register to vote in person, they may do so at two convenient locations: Hanover Town Hall or the Registry of Motor Vehicles. 

“With automatic registration now the law of the land in Massachusetts, very few people actually need to come in to register to vote”, said Harder-Bernier.  “However, what we do occasionally see is that people who have moved recently and/or who have not updated their driver’s license - those people do need to update their voter registration status.  We also sometimes see 18-year-olds who do not yet have driver’s licenses who need to register to vote.  We look forward to helping those folks!”, said Harder-Bernier.

Questions may be directed to Hanover Town Clerk's Office:

Catherine Harder-Bernier, 781-826-5000, ext. 1079, catherine.harderbernier@hanover-ma.gov
Carol Mattes, 781-826-5000, ext. 1082, carol.mattes@hanover-ma.gov