Town of Hanover 2022 Nomination Papers Now Available 1/25/22

Hanover Town Clerk Catherine Harder-Bernier announced that nomination papers are now available for the Annual Town Election scheduled for May 7, 2022. Interested candidates need to personally send an e-mail or make an appointment to pull papers.

Election Day is set for May 7, 2022, and signed nomination papers are due on March 18, 2022. At this point in the year, there are a total of nine anticipated open seats. On the ballot this spring will be elections for one member of the Select Board for a three-year term, one member of the School Committee for a three-year term, one member of the Board of Assessors for a three-year term, one member of the Planning Board for a five-year term, one Board of Health member for a three-year term, one Trustee of the Public Library for a three-year term, one Trustee of the Public Library for a one-year remainder of an unexpired term, one Town Clerk for a term of three years, and one Moderator for a one year term.

Interested residents are encouraged to contact the Town Clerk’s Office, any of the related departments, or sitting members of the board or committee they are interested in becoming a part of in order to gain more information about an open position.

To run for office, candidates only need to obtain 50 signatures of registered Hanover voters in order to be placed on the ballot. Candidates for office have until Friday, March 18, 2022, to submit the signed nomination papers to the Registrar’s Office for signature certification. View the Spring Election Calendar for more information.

For more information about the election process and related deadlines or to electronically request or make an appointment to pull papers, please contact Hanover Town Clerk, Catherine Harder-Bernier, at 781-826-5000, ext. 1079 or by e-mail at catherine.harderbernier@hanover-ma.gov.