Be heard this May 3rd

Leslie Bracebridge, Town Clerk

Saturday, May 3, 2003 is the date of Shutesbury’s Annual Town Meeting and Election of Officers.  The polls will be open at the Shutesbury Elementary School at 23 West Pelham RD from 8:00 am-2:00 pm.  The Annual Town Meeting will begin at the same location at 9:00 am.

Friday, April 11, was the last day to register to vote for the Annual Town Meeting and Election.  Once you have registered to vote in a Massachusetts town, as long as you remain at the same address and continue to fill out your annual street list form in January, your name remains on the voter registration list.  Call 259-1204 if you would like to check your voter registration status.

            Absentee ballots are available at the Town Clerk’s Office for voters who will either be absent from Shutesbury, or who have a physical disability, or a religious belief that prevents them from being present during polling hours.  Applications for absentee ballots must be made in writing and include the voter’s name, voting address and the address to which the ballot should be mailed, and the voter’s signature.  Please allow plenty of time for the mail to deliver an application.  A voter can also absentee vote at the Town Clerk’s office through noon on Friday, May 2.

            The only way to vote on the Town Meeting Warrant questions is to be at the meeting.  With our busy lives, it’s hard to set the time aside.  We hope you will be able to be there

Note: Accessibility for all is very important. Please remember all public events in Shutesbury are fragrance free.