Voter Information
 Registering to Vote
Voter registration forms are available at the Town Clerk’s Office in the Town Hall, at the Library and various other locations throughout the state. Mail-in forms may be obtained at the Town Clerk’s Office in the Town Hall or by calling the State Elections Division at (800)462-8683 or download a form from the Federal Site www.eac.gov. In addition, the state registries of motor vehicles, social service agencies and military recruitment offices provide voter registration services.
Registration Deadlines: You must register to vote at least twenty days before any Town or State election or the Presidential Primary in order to vote.
Town Clerk http://www.hopkinton.org/gov/clerk - 18 Main St (click for directions) - 508-497-9710
Hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Tues 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Educate Hopkinton would like to remind you to vote in every election. All Hopkinton precincts vote at the Hopkinton Middle School, 88 Hayden Rowe St. Poll hours are 7:00 am to 8:00 pm.
Absentee Ballots
If you will be out of town, or unable to get to the polls, please be sure to obtain an absentee ballot. Online forms can be found on:
the Town of Hopkinton Home Page http://www.hopkinton.org/ or
downloaded from the state website
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/absbalap.pdf.
Please take the time to make informed choices and GET OUT AND VOTE!
WHY DO WE NEED TO ATTEND ANNUAL TOWN MEETING (ATM)?
 To approve spending for the fiscal year beginning July 1.
At ATM, we approve money for the operating budgets of all town departments. We also approve money for capital items such as new trucks or major repairs to buildings. The source of the money can be from the annual tax levy, existing funds, or bonding (new borrowing).
- Operating budget articles require a simple majority (more than 50%). Article 5, the School department budget, is one such article.
- Articles for capital items require a 2/3 affirmative vote if they are to be bonded. Article 48, the Feasibility Study for the renovation or replacement of Center School, is an example.
- To approve other important Articles that affect our town's finances and services.
- The Warrant for the ATM is available on the web prior to town meeting and contains details of all the articles that will be voted on at ATM.
Encourage your spouse, friends and neighbors to attend and have their voices be heard.
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STEERING COMMITTEE:
Laura Barry, Maureen Belger, Cindy Bernardo, Christine Coffman, Cate Doherty-Waldeck, Esther Driscoll and Amy Ritterbusch
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