Voter registration deadlines, absentee ballots and working the polls on Election Day

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Vote from anywhere, with an absentee ballot.
Vote from anywhere, with an absentee ballot.

MANCHESTER, NH – And now for a timely word from your City Clerk, Matthew Normand:

Please be advised that the deadline to register to vote in Manchester prior to the September State Primary is September 7 at 5 p.m.  If you are unable to make it to City Hall during normal business hours prior to the deadline, the following community events will include voter registration tables:

  • Saturday, August 13, 2016 – We Are One at Veteran’s Park (Elm Street) from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • Saturday, August 27, 2016 – Greek Fest at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church (111 Island Pond Road) from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • Sunday, August 28, 2016 – Friends of Stark Park Summer Concert Series (Stark Park on North River Road) from 1:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.
  • Tuesday, August 30, 2016 – NH Primaries Bobblehead Night with the Fisher Cats (NE Delta Dental Stadium at 1 Line Drive) from 5 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Absentee ballots from the state have arrived. Registered Manchester voters are able to access and print an Absentee Ballot Application from the convenience of their home by by visiting this link on the city’s website. Completed absentee ballot applications may be emailed to cityclerk@manchesternh.gov; faxed (603-624-6481) or hand-delivered to the Office of the City Clerk at One City Hall Plaza, Manchester, NH 03101.

Sample ballots for the Primary election are also now available on the city’s website.

If you know of Manchester residents who will be at least 18 years old on Election Day and are interested in working at the polls for either the September 13th State Primary Election or the November 8th General Election, the city is building ward rosters now.  Election training sessions for the Primary election will be held the last week of August through the first week of September.  The September election will be a great training event to learn Election Day duties and gain valuable experience prior to the excitement of the November election.

Please contact JoAnn Ferruolo at 792-6633 for more information on working at the polls in the coming election cycle.

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Carol Robidoux

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Longtime NH journalist and publisher of ManchesterInkLink.com. Loves R&B, German beer, and the Queen City!