Town
Clerk, Kathleen M. Harvey announces that prospective new voters may register to
vote during regular office hours in the Town Clerk’s office, Room 2 in the Town
Hall.
Office
hours are:
Monday through Thursday 8:30
AM until 4:30 PM
Friday’s 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Monday evenings 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Deadlines
for voter registration is at least 20 days before:
State Primaries
State Elections
Town Elections
Regularly Scheduled Town Meetings
The
deadline for a Special Town Meeting is at least 10 days before the meeting.
Mail-in
voter registration forms are also available for residents who wish to register
to voter through the mail. Simply call
the town clerk’s office at 966-5827 or e-mail your request and a form will be
mailed to your home. Applications are
also available at the Department of Motor Vehicles, Bellingham Library and the
Bellingham Post Office.
To
be eligible to vote in Bellingham, you must be:
·
A
resident of the Town of Bellingham
·
A
citizen of the United States
·
Be
at least 18 years of age on or before the next election.
Students at the Bellingham High School have a yearly voter registration day prior to the Town Election in the springtime. The Town Clerk is available that day to answer any voter registration related questions and register prospective new voters. Once registered, a student may receive absentee ballots while away at college.
ABSENTEE
BALLOT INFORMATION
To receive an absentee
ballot you must be:
·
A
registered voter absent from the town on an election day or absent from the
Town of Bellingham during the hours the polls are open
·
An
active member of the armed forces or the merchant marines, their spouses or
dependents
·
Physically
disabled and unable to go to the polling place
·
Unable
to vote due to religious beliefs.
To
obtain an absentee ballot through the mail, you may:
·
Call
or e-mail the Town Clerk’s Office and an application will be mailed
508-966-5827 or kharvey@bellinghamma.org
·
Send
a written letter requesting a ballot be mailed to you and where to mail the
ballot
Town Clerk
P.O. Box 367
Bellingham, MA 02019
·
Fill
out a special application for a relative in their behalf
·
Come
into the office of the Town Clerk, Room 2 in the Town Hall during regular
office hours and vote by absentee ballot in person.
State
laws mandate the deadline for voting by absentee ballot is 12 noon the day
before an election.