The Seekonk Town Clerk’s Corner

The Commonwealth has initiated early voting for the November State Election. We are in the process of setting up the days and hours that Seekonk will be open. The new law mandates early voting for ten days before the election during the hours that the Town Clerk’s office is normally open. We can add weekend hours also, but voting must end by Friday, November 4th. This office is planning to open on Saturday,October 29th for a few hours, along with the October 24th-28th, and the October 31st-November 4 th days that are mandated. The two Wednesday nights that fall in those ten days will be open til 7:00 PM for early voting. Once you early vote, you can not change your mind and go to the polls and vote. Early voting will be encouraged so that on election day, November 8th, the lines will hopefully be much shorter. We are told of the possibility of a two page ballot due to the petitioned questions that may be included, so that will slow down the voting process. More information on this process as we get nearer the actual election. The State Primary, on Thursday, September 8th will be the usual hours. No early voting for that election but you may absentee vote for the primary.

Dog license renewals now carry a $20.00 late fee. This is in the town by-laws that after May 31st there is a $20.00 late fee. If you are licensing a new dog to the town, please remember to bring or include a current rabies certificate.

The town is in the process of having our web site updated. The company that does this work is re-doing web sites across the State and they are much easier for residents to navigate. That will be coming soon.

Now that school is out for the summer we wish everyone a safe and happy summer. Town Hall will be closed on Monday, July 4th for Independence Day.