Annual Town Election

Rehoboth - Voters in Rehoboth will be electing officers for the upcoming terms when they go to the polls on Monday, April 2nd. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Precinct I voters will cast their ballots at the Town Office Building, Precinct II voters will cast their ballots at Gladys L. Hurrell Rehoboth Senior Center and Precinct III voters will cast their ballots at the South Rehoboth Fire Station.

Positions to be elected on the ballot for 2018 are Moderator (one for one year), Selectmen (two for three years), Town Clerk (one for three years), Assessor (one for three years), School Committee (two for three years), Housing Authority (one for five years and one for three years), Planning Board (two for five years and one for four years), Park Commission (one for five years and one for three years), Stormwater Officer (one for three years), Tree Warden (one for three years) and Water Commissioner (one for three years). We also have one ballot questions read as follows:

Ballot Question:

Shall the Town of Rehoboth be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay its assessments by the District to pay the principal of and interest on the bond issued by the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District in order to pay the costs of roof replacement and /or repair at the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School, including the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto?

____ Yes____ No

The final voter registration date to be eligible to vote in the Annual Town Election was Tuesday, March 13th from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Town Clerk’s Office. If you would like to check your voter status and what precinct you are registered, please either call the clerk’s office or check online at:
https://www.sec.state.ma.us/VoterRegistrationSearch/MyVoterRegStatus.aspx
Any voter who will be unable to get to the polls on election day may cast an absentee ballot in the Town Clerk’s Office prior to that date or submit a written request to the Town Clerk for a ballot to be mailed to them. Please note that an original signature of the voter requesting an absentee ballot must be obtained before we can honor an absentee ballot request. The deadline for applying for an absentee ballot is Friday, March 30, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. Even though it is a holiday for town offices, the Town Clerk’s Office will be open from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Applications are available at Town Hall, the Rehoboth Post Office, and online at https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/absentee/English-Absentee-Ballot-Application.pdf.

Any questions regarding voter eligibility or requests for “mail-in” voter registration forms may be directed to the Town Clerk’s Office Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 508-252-6502, X3109 or X3110.