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Early voting in Wellesley

October 29, 2018 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

First early voter — John Gray was the first early voter in Wellesley at 8:00 AM on Monday, October 222. Seen here with poll worker Diane Hall.

Wellesley is offering early voting at two locations in town for Wellesley registered voters.

Join the 10%

According to Town Clerk KC Kato, “Early voting has started at the Warren Building at 90 Washington Street. So far, we have received 1,651 early voting ballots. That represents about 10% of our active voters. We encourage everyone to early vote at the Warren Building, basement level. We will be there through November 2, 8am – 5pm Monday through Friday; and during special extended hours of 8 am – 8 pm on Thursday, and 8am – 2pm on Saturday.”

If you need to cast an absentee vote, Kato says, “The last day to apply for an absentee ballot is noon on November 5th. However, the voter needs to allow for mail time. Only ballots received by November 6 at 8pm will be counted.”

Here are all the important dates, times, and places for voting early and getting a flu shot while you’re at it.

Vote early at the Warren Recreation Building

Early voting will be offered at the Warren Recreation Building, 90 Washington St. through November 2, 2018:

Monday through Friday from 8am – to 5pm

Special extended hours:
Thursdays 8am to 8pm

Get your flu shot at the Rec Building while you’re at it. Here are the dates and times.

Vote absentee by Nov. 6

Absentee ballots are available for registered voters who will be unable to vote Early or at the Polls due to:

absence from the Town of Wellesley during normal polling hours; or
physical disability preventing you from going to the polling place; or
religious beliefs

How to find out which precinct you’re in

Mass.gov has a nifty page where you can plug in your address and it will tell you not only where to vote, but who our Town Clerk is (that would be KC Kato), the names of our elected officials and district representatives and links to their pages that include their phone numbers, emails, and other information.

Here is the The Board of Selectmen’s signed warrant for the upcoming November 6, 2018 State Election.

Reminder: Voting day on Tuesday means 2-hour delayed opening for Wellesley public schools

November 7, 2016 by admin 2 Comments

Due to significant anticipated voter turnout for Tuesday, November 8 presidential election, the Wellesley public schools will open with a two-hour delay on that day. Since many of the schools serve as voting places, administrators want to ensure that safe operations are maintained safe throughout the day.

The two-hour delay will allow the schools to avoid the combination of arriving students and the morning rush of voters at voting locations. It will also provide school staff with an opportunity to vote in their home communities before reporting to work.

Administrators have had some questions about how the delay will work and have released the following clarifications:

All students will arrive 2 hours later than the regularly scheduled school start time.
If your student takes the bus, pickup will be 2 hours later than the regular pick up time.
Before school programs will not operate on that day.

The following is the actual schedule for students on November 8^th:

School	Student Report Time
PAWS Preschool	10:45 am
Bates	10:30 am
Fiske	10:30 am
Hardy	10:30 am
Hunnewell	10:30 am
Schofield	10:30 am
Sprague	10:30 am
Upham	10:30 am
Middle School	9:50 am (doors open 9:25am)
High School	9:30 am (begin with Advisory)

Early voting in Wellesley starts Monday at Warren Center

October 23, 2016 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

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Reminder: It’s voting day in Wellesley

September 8, 2016 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

Wellesley voting, 2016

All usual polling places will be open 7 am – 8 pm today, September 8, for voting in the State Primary. This primary will select state and county candidates to appear on the November ballot.

Representative in Congress (4th Congressional District

Councillor (Governors Council)

Senator in General Court (State Senate)

Representative in General Court (State Rep)

Sheriff (Norfolk County)

County Commissioners (Norfolk County)

In Wellesley, the only contested office is for Governors Council on the Democratic ballot in Precincts A, C, D, E and H. (Candidates are: Marilyn Petitto Devaney , Watertown, incumbent; Peter Georgiou, Lincoln; William Bishop Humphrey, Newton)

Voters can check their own ballot contests at http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/myelectioninfo.aspx

Enter your address and the app lists all the candidates on the correct ballot.

Wellesley voting info — students going away to school, please take note

August 12, 2016 by admin Leave a Comment

The State Primary for state and county offices will be held on THURSDAY September 8, 2016. Please note the unusual day of the week for this primary.

This primary selects party candidates for state and county offices who will appear on the November ballot.

In Wellesley the only contested race is for Governors Council in Precincts A, C, D, E and H on the Democratic ballot.

All regular polling places will be open 7 am – 8 pm for the September 8 primary.

VOTER REGISTRATION
New residents, and newly eligible voters are encouraged to stop by Town Hall to register to vote. In person registrations are accepted Monday – Friday 8 am – 5 pm. Anyone who has moved into Wellesley recently or who has changed address within the town should check their voter registration status prior to the fall elections. (https://www.sec.state.ma.us/VoterRegistrationSearch/MyVoterRegStatus.aspx)

The last day to register to vote for the September 8 primary is August 19, the last day to register for the November 8 election is October 19. Teens who will be 18 on or before election day are advised to register by the deadlines to insure that they will be ready to cast their first ballot. Mail in registrations are available at www.canivote.org .

On line registration for people with Massachusetts Drivers Licenses can be done at https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ovr/

ABSENTEE BALLOTS
If you will be away from Wellesley for any primary/election you may apply for an absentee ballot. Applications are available on line http://www.wellesleyma.gov/Pages/WellesleyMA_Clerk/voterinfo and must be mailed or delivered to the Town Clerk in time to allow mailing of ballots in both directions. Students who will be away for the fall semester should file for a ballot as soon as you know your school address. Voted ballots must be returned to the Clerk and received prior to the close of the voting day. All absentee ballots received by the deadline are counted on the day of the primary/election.

Ballots for the September 8 Primary are NOW available at the clerk’s office. Voters who qualify for absentee balloting may also vote in person 8 am – 5 pm Monday – Friday. The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot for the primary is NOON, September 7.

Ballots for the November election will not be available until late September, however applications may be filed at any time.

EARLY VOTING- NEW for November 8 Election ONLY
Voters in Massachusetts will now have the opportunity to vote prior to election day at your convenience without the restrictions of an absentee ballot.

For the November 8 election voters will be able to vote during the early voting period October 24-Nov 4. Early voting in Wellesley will take place at the Warren Recreation building. Hours will be announced in September.

Wellesley voting info, all the nitty-gritty details

February 29, 2016 by admin Leave a Comment

March 1 is the voting date for the Presidential Primary. Polling places will open at 7am – 8pm. Voters actually in line at 8pm will be allowed to vote.

Precinct A: Bates School- Cafeteria, 116 Elmwood Road

Precinct B: Sprague School- Gym, 401 School Street

Precinct C: Upham School- Gym, 35 Wynnewood Road

Precinct D: Schofield School- Gym, 27 Cedar Street

Precinct E: Fiske School- Gym, 45 Hastings Street

Precinct F: Dana Hall School, Shipley Center, 142 Grove Street

Precinct G: Wellesley Free Library- Wakelin Room, 530 Washington Street (enter from rear parking lot)

Precinct H: Wellesley High School, 50 Rice Street, (band room, east end of building)

Election Day – Parking and traffic – Most polling places are at schools. Parking may be limited during the school day. Students will arrive 8-8:30 am, and dismissal is between 2:30 – 3pm. Voters are requested to avoid these times if possible.

Ballots – This is a primary. Voters enrolled in a party must vote the ballot for that party. Voters who are unenrolled (independent) will choose a ballot at the check-in table. Your party status will not change. Please note this election also elects the local political town committee slates. You may vote for the whole slate by choosing “GROUP” at the beginning of the list and filling in that oval. If you wish to vote for individuals, fill in the ovals next to each name.

Names of presidential candidates who have suspended their campaigns do appear on the ballot.

Voting procedure – Most polling places will have two lines for check-in of voters. Voter lists are arranged alphabetically by street name. Voters should check signs at the entrance to the polling place to find the correct line based on your street address. Voters will check in at the table by stating your street name house number then your name. The Inspector will repeat your address and name aloud. If you are listed as “inactive” you will need to show current proof of continued residency in Wellesley. If you registered by mail and have not yet voted in Massachusetts you will need identification. All other voters will be issued ballots without further identification.

After check-in, voter will proceed to ballot marking booths. Voter should use the ballot marking pen to fill in the oval next to the candidate of your choice. After marking the ballot, voter should proceed to checkout table before depositing ballot in tabulation machine. If voter makes an error in marking the ballot, voter may have up to three replacements.

NEW VOTING TABULATORS – Wellesley will use new voting equipment for this election. Ballots will have an OVAL to fill to mark your choices. The tabulators are optical-scan and read the whole ballot on both sides. The voter may insert the ballot in any orientation. This equipment will take about 5 seconds to process each ballot. Voter should remain at the ballot machine until a “BALLOT CAST ” message is shown on the screen. Error messages will direct the voter if the machine detects a marking error. Voter may choose to cast the original ballot or obtain a new one to correct errors. Voters in line should not attempt to insert a ballot until the message screen shows “READY”.

Annual Town Election – March 15 – The Annual Town Election to elect board members, town meeting members and a ballot question on the Selectmen- Town Manager form of Government will take place on March 15. Absentee ballot for the local election will be available by February 26, 2016. Polls will be open 7am – 8pm for that election.

For additional information, contact Kathleen F. Nagle, Town Clerk, 781-431-1019 ext. 2250 or knagle@wellesleyma.gov

It’s official: Not all Wellesley College students are voting for alum Hillary Clinton

February 4, 2016 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

While Democratic Presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton is one of Wellesley College’s all-star alums (Class of ’69), it is apparently not a graduation requirement for students to vote for her.

The Washington Post reports that Bernie Sanders, for one, also has supporters at the school, and that those students are letting their opinions be heard, as you can see in this new video posted in advance of next week’s New Hampshire primary.

(Hat tip to reader JF for sharing this info.)

MORE: Hillary Rodham’s 1969 Wellesley College commencement speech

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