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Hubbardston board authorizes early in-person voting for June 17 town election
Summary
The Town of Hubbardston Select Board voted to authorize early in-person voting and approved specific dates and hours after the town election was moved from June 10 to June 17; the town clerk said ballots were already ordered and candidates unchanged.
The Town of Hubbardston Select Board voted to authorize early in-person voting and set specific dates and hours for the town's annual election after the election was moved from June 10 to June 17.
Town Clerk (unnamed) told the board that the annual town election “has been moved from June 10 to June 17 so that the select board could get the ballot questions to the town clerk ahead of the 35 day before the election deadline.” The clerk said the warrant had been posted and that ballots already had been ordered and that the candidates and three ballot questions remained unchanged.
The clerk explained timing constraints for early in-person voting, saying “it can start no sooner than 17 days before the election, and it has to end at least 2 business days before.” She recommended a short window beginning Saturday, June 7, and ending Thursday, June 12, with an additional evening session on Tuesday, June 10, from 4 to 8 p.m. The clerk said June 7 would also be the last day to register to vote for the election.
A select board member moved to authorize early in-person voting for the June 17 date; another board member seconded the motion and the board approved it by voice vote. The board then voted to adopt the clerk's recommended dates and hours — normal business hours beginning June 7 through June 12, plus a Saturday and one evening session — again approving the motion by voice vote.
The clerk noted the early-voting location would be at the town offices and referenced the meeting materials specifying 48 Gardner Road. After the votes the board had no further business and adjourned.
Votes and formal motions recorded in the meeting transcript consisted of a motion to authorize early in-person voting (mover: Select Board member, second: Select Board member) and a subsequent motion to adopt the clerk's recommended dates and hours (mover: Select Board member, second: Select Board member); both passed by voice vote. The transcript does not record a roll-call tally or individual recorded votes.
