Election Overview
The Town Clerk is authorized by state law and local statute to administer elections and all election-related processes and responsibilities for all elections:
- Town Elections
- State Elections
- Presidential Elections
- Primaries – State / Presidential
The Registrar of Voters, appointed by the Board of Selectmen, work with the Town Clerk’s Office in matters regarding elections; however the daily administration of the Registrars’ responsibilities is managed by the Town Clerk’s Office.
General Duties and Administration
- Provides general assistance for voters, candidates, political parties and committees
- Conducts all voter registration sessions
- Prepares the voting lists following each session
- Maintains all voter registrations, changes, deletes, and change-of-party requests
- Issues party enrollment certificates
- Supplies nomination papers for candidates, initiatives and referenda
- Certifies signatures on all nomination papers and petitions
- Oversees ballot preparations for all elections
- Processes and maintains absentee ballot requests
- Tests and maintains election voting equipment
- Maintains State voter registration computer system
- Trains and instructs poll workers
- Tallies election results
- Administers and oversees campaign finance practices for local candidates & committees
- Certifies various election tally reports for the Secretary of State
- Coordinates and conducts all recount activity
- Maintains and preserves the records of all elections