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National and State Elections

Next State Primary Elections: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Next National & State General Elections: Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Andover voting locations:
Andover High School Field House for precincts 2-6 & 9
Senior Center for precincts 1,7,8

North Andover voting locations:
North Andover High School for all precincts.

Andover

Local elections in Andover are held on the fourth Tuesday of March. Voting is from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

North Andover

Local elections in North Andover are held on the last Tuesday in March. Voting is from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the North Andover High School for all precincts.

Voter Information

Find your precinct

Answers to all your voting questions: Find dates of the next state and national elections, where you vote, how to do an absentee ballot and more.

Information about the candidates: Information about state and national level candidates.

Register to Vote

Contact your Town Clerk's office to:

• register to vote
• change your party affiliation
• change your address
• change your name
• find out where to vote

Andover residents Town Clerk 36 Bartlet St. Andover, MA 01810 978-623-8255 townclerk@andoverma.gov

North Andover residents Town Clerk 120 Main St. North Andover, MA 01845 978-688-9502 bradshaw@townofnorthandover.com

Registration Details

For a resident to be eligible to vote, that resident must be 18 years old and a United States citizen. Additionally, a resident must be registered to vote at least

• 20 days before state and national elections
• 20 days before town elections to vote in town elections or the annual town meeting
• 10 days before a special town meeting

Registration is conducted at the Town Clerk's office in the Town Offices during normal business hours--8:30-4:30, Monday through Friday. The last day to register is 20 days prior to the election, and on that day the Town Clerk's office is open until 8:00 p.m.

Contact the Town Clerk's office in your respective town for specific voting dates, times, and locations. Registration may also be done by mail. Forms are available in the Town offices, libraries, and post offices. In Massachusetts registration is permanent if the person does not move from the community. However, your annual Town of Andover or North Andover census must be returned to remain on the active voter list.

Please note that the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 requires that you provide your driver's license number or the last four digits of your social security number to register to vote. If you have neither, you must write "none" in the box on the Voter Registration Form and then you must provide a copy of your identification either with the mail-in Voter Registration Form or at your polling location when you vote for the first time. Sufficient identification includes a copy of a current and valid photo identification, current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document showing your name and address.

When voting in a primary, presidential or state election, you must take the ballot of the party in which you are enrolled, Democrat, Republican, or other recognized voter party. If you are unenrolled, you may choose the Democratic, Republican, or other party ballot for that primary. After so choosing and voting in a primary election (except the Presidential primary), you will automatically go back to your unenrolled status.

In the Presidential primary, which is held every four years in March, your choice of party for purposes of voting in that primary will automatically enroll you in that party for purposes of all elections (federal, state, and local) thereafter. To reinstate your pre-primary enrollment status, you may submit a request in writing either at the Town Clerk's office or at the polls after voting on primary day. The Clerk's office suggests that you call before voting in a primary to determine your enrollment status.

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