Town Clerk Nancy Danello looks at the year ahead; local census, dog registrations, possible Tri-County vote & local election in Nov (audio)

FM #950 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 950 in the series. 

This session shares my conversation with Town Clerk Nancy Danello conducted in her office at the Municipal Building on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. 

We talk about the annual census, dog registrations due by April 1, and the election calendar for 2023 including the possible Tri-County school building special election.

The show notes include links to the Town Clerk page and to the Tri-County information.

The recording runs about 20 minutes, so let’s listen in.

Audio link ->  https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-950-franklin-ma-town-clerk-nancy-danello-02-14-23

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Town Clerk’s page ->  https://www.franklinma.gov/town-clerk 

Tri-County new building page -> https://www.tri-countybuilding.com/ 

Tri County School Building Project - Karen Maguire, Tri County Superintendent (presentation to Town Council) https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/8a._tri_county_presentation.pdf

Passport processing (by appointment) https://www.franklinma.gov/passport/pages/passport-acceptance-facility-office

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Town Clerk Nancy Danello looks at the year ahead; local census, dog registrations, possible Tri-County vote & local election in Nov (audio)

The schedule for a busy Election Day,. Nov 8, 2022

Voting opens at 6 AM at Franklin High School. 

The School Committee has a budget workshop scheduled for 6 PM in the 3rd Floor Training Room. I plan on being there to report/record the meeting.

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/11/franklin-ma-franklin-school-committee.html

The School Committee has their organizational meeting and a full agenda scheduled for 7 PM. I will miss the meeting. Franklin TV will record and broadcast via cable, live stream and YouTube.

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/11/franklin-ma-school-committee-agenda-for.html

I'll be at the high school to report on and record the announcement of "unofficial results" when they are available from Town Clerk Nancy Danello after the polls close at 8 PM. (My unofficial "guestimate" ~ 9-9:30 PM at the earliest)

The Election Collection - all the info we have gathered on the local candidates and ballot questions ->  https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/10/election-collection-2022-state-election.html

The map of the 9 precincts for Franklin

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/2022_precinct_map.pdf

Other information can be found on the Town Clerk's page

https://www.franklinma.gov/town-clerk

Voting in Franklin on Nov 8, 2022

You are welcome to observe multiple sessions of the advance removal and deposit of vote by mail ballots for the Nov 8 election

Franklin's Town Clerk Nancy Danello posted the notice of "Notice Of Advanced Removal Of Early Voted Ballots From Envelopes And Advanced Depositing Of Early Voted Ballots" on Oct 13, 2022 announcing multiple sessions to process the State election early returns. While the notification contains some legal terms as required by MA General Law, the notification in "kitchen English" outlines the following.

As there are over 6,000 vote by mail and absentee ballots sent out (and more being requested), to ensure a timely and accurate count on Tuesday, Nov 8, the state outlined a process to enable a secure two-step process of these ballots in advance of election day.

Step 1 - Advanced Removal Of Early Voted Ballots From Envelopes

The vote by mail ballots are returned via mail or directly to the Municipal building drop boxes. The outer white envelope is scanned to acknowledge receipt for tracking by the State system. 

For example, my ballot was dropped into the box at the Town Clerk's window on Tuesday as I went into the School Committee meeting. The ballot tracking shows it was acknowledged as "accepted" on 10/26/22. I dropped it off after their working hours, and they processed it during their next business day. (photo below)

The advance removal session will allow us to watch the brown envelope with the ballot be opened, the ballot itself put in a pile, and the voter system updated to show the voter has proved a ballot. Two people perform this process for each precinct.

There is no actual counting of the votes on the ballot. The ballots are simply piled by precinct for feeding into the voting machines at the next session.

The votes by precinct are stored in ballot boxes and secured in the vault. The security of the process is open to observation by Franklin residents.

There are six sessions scheduled for this advanced opening process:

• Friday, October 28 - 9:00 AM

• Monday, October 31 - 9:00 AM

• Tuesday, November 1 - 9:00 AM

• Wednesday, November 2 - 9:00 AM

• Thursday, November 3 - 9:00 AM

• Friday, November 4 - 9:00 AM

Step 2 - Advanced Depositing Of Early Voted Ballots

On Saturday, Nov 5, the advance processed ballots will be moved by Franklin police detail from the Municipal building vault to Franklin High School where they will be processed in the second step. If the processing is not completed on Saturday, it can be continued on Sunday, Nov 6.

The ballots as opened and processed in Step 1 will be securely transferred from the vault to Franklin High School by a Franklin Police detail.

Each set of ballots separated by precinct will be feed into the voting machines. The voting machine overall tally will be noted but the tape to 'count the votes' will not be run. The second set of memory cards for each machine will be installed and the machines will be ready for processing on election day.

At the end of the session, the memory cards for this deposited process, along with the ballots, will be securely transferred from the High School back to the Municipal building vault by a Franklin Police detail.

Election day

Normal in person voting will take place beginning at 6 AM and complete at 8 PM. The precinct voting totals will be tallied and the machines tapes (with the vote totals for each election position or ballot question) will be manually entered into the election spreadsheet.

The memory cards from the Advance Depositing action on Saturday will be placed into each precinct machine so their totals can be run on the tape. That tape will also be entered into the spreadsheet to help complete the unofficial results. 

There are other steps required by the Town Clerk to create the 'official' results, including cross checking all the totals of votes by precinct. She has three days to complete the process and send the results to the Secretary of the Commonwealth to be part of the State certification process. 

In summary, all ballots are paper, counted and tallied in an observed and secure process to guarantee a fair result. The paper ballots can be audited or recounted as required to ensure the results are what they are.

The Advance Notice document (PDF format)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12Y1239lXnCDqRnTiSVYCmGthnMEgd5f0/view?usp=sharing

The link to the Town Clerk page where it was posted Oct 13, 2022

https://www.franklinma.gov/town-clerk/news/notice-advanced-removal-and-deposit-ballots

Town Clerk link (directly opens up a Word doc)

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/news/notice_of_advanced_removal-deposit_11-8.docx

My vote by mail ballot status

You can check your vote by mail status at this link

https://www.sec.state.ma.us/WhereDoIVoteMA/TrackMyBallot/

You are welcome to observe multiple sessions of the advance removal and deposit of vote by mail ballots for the Nov 8 election

Tabulator testing completed Wednesday, demonstrating the voting machines count what they should

"Wednesday morning, the Council Chambers at the municipal building became the scene of a mock election, as batches of ballots, marked up randomly, and in some cases very incorrectly, by a third party,  some with too many selections or markings out of the proper area, others no longer exactly flat.

The nine machines, one for each precinct, were put through their paces with the sample ballots by a crew of election workers and election wardens, all  under the eye of Town Clerk Nancy Danello and Assistant Town Clerk Dyan Fitzgerald. Also present was the Observer, Steve Sherlock from Franklin Matters (who recorded audio of the whole process) and a few members of the public."

Continue reading the Observer's recap ->

https://franklinobserver.town.news/g/franklin-town-ma/n/128573/ballot-machines-tested-muni-building-wednesday

 

As noted, I am processing the audio of the testing session. Our Town Clerk Nancy Danello was happy to wear a microphone for the event so her outline of the process as well as many of the questions asked of her were captured and will be shared as soon as possible.

demonstrating the voting machines count what they should

Tabulator/voting machine testing - October 26 at 9 AM

Our Town Clerk Nancy Danello has scheduled the tabulator/voting machine testing for Wednesday, Oct 26 at 9 AM in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Building.

Observers welcome!

• See for yourself how voting is paper ballot based
• See how the machines have no connection to the internet

This is an opportunity to ask about how the vote is tabulated by the machine, cross checked manually, and then tallied in a spreadsheet to produce the 'unofficial results'. The Town Clerk then has time in the office to validate the checks, etc. to confirm and produce the 'official results'.

The testing was completed prior to the September primary and reported on previously: https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/08/town-clerks-office-completes-testing-of.html

Town Clerk notification of testing -> https://www.franklinma.gov/town-clerk/news/tabulatorballot-testing-october-26th-see-attached

All of our tabulators have been tested for accuracy & have been confirmed as ready for voters (Town of Franklin photo)

Vote by mail ballots are in the mail to Franklin voters

"The Town Clerk's office received mail-in ballots on Tuesday, October 11th! Election workers, wardens along with the Town Clerk's office were hard at work for 1 1/2 days processing resident vote by mail ballot requests. If you requested a mail-in ballot, keep an eye out on your mail as ballots have been sent out!"

Shared from Instagram ->  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj3G0JaNfIp/

If you requested a ballot by mail, track it's status

https://www.sec.state.ma.us/WhereDoIVoteMA/TrackMyBallot

Vote by mail ballots are in the mail to Franklin voters

Information for Franklin Voters Regarding the Upcoming Election

Notice from the Office of the Town Clerk's Office regarding in person early voting, mail-in ballots, and election day.

The State Election will be held on Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 from 6am - 8pm at the Franklin High School Gymnasium. In person early voting will take place October 22nd - November 4th at the Franklin Municipal Building ONLY (355 East Central Street). There will be NO in person early voting at Franklin High School.

The Municipal Building in person early voting dates are as follows…

• Saturday, Oct. 22 in person: 9am -3pm
• Monday, Oct. 24 in person: 8am - 4pm
• Tuesday, Oct. 25 in person: 8am - 4pm
• Wednesday, Oct. 26 in person: 8am - 6pm
• Thursday, Oct. 27 in person: 8am - 4pm
• Friday, October 28 in person: 8am - 1pm
• Saturday, Oct. 29 in person: 9am - 5pm *Last day to register to vote*
• Monday, Oct. 31 in person: 8am - 4pm
• Tuesday, Nov. 1 in person: 8am - 4pm
• Wednesday, Nov. 2 in person: 8am - 6pm
• Thursday, Nov. 3 in person: 8am - 4pm
• Friday, Nov. 4 in person: 8am - 1pm

The last day to register to vote is Saturday, October 29th, 2022. You may check or update your information via the State's Online Voter Registration tool: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/OVR/

Ballots arrived at the Town Clerk's office on October 11th, 2022. Our staff is working diligently to ensure all voters that have already requested a mail-in ballot receive them in a timely manner.

Requesting a Mail-In Ballot

Voters may apply to receive a mail-in ballot by Tuesday, November 1st at 5pm the latest. Voters are encouraged to apply as early as possible for a mail-in ballot, especially if your ballot will need to be mailed out of town. The U.S. Postal Service recommends allowing up to 7 days for mail delivery. To ensure you receive your ballot with enough time to mail it back, you should apply 2-3 weeks before Election Day. Your application can only be accepted if it has reached your local election office by the deadline. You may apply to receive a mail-in ballot online here: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleabsentee/absidx.htm

Returning Your Ballot
Once you have received and completed your ballot, you may return it by…

• Mailing it back using the envelope provided; or
• Hand-delivering your ballot to the Town Clerk's Office in the Municipal Building during Early Voting hours or during regular business hours on November 7th (8am - 4pm) and before 8pm on November 8th, 2022; or
• Hand-delivering your ballot using our ballot drop box any time before 8pm on November 8th, 2022. Both ballot drop boxes are located at the Franklin Municipal Building. 
  • 355 East Central Street (To the left of the building)
  • 355 East Central Street (Mail slot to left as you enter walkway to main entrance)

Please note that Ballots cannot be dropped off at a polling place on Election Day.   

You may track your ballot once you have mailed it here:   https://www.sec.state.ma.us/wheredoivotema/track/trackmyballot.aspx?fbclid=IwAR05tPzvphL6RcC30l3vjBcdlmDilXXeskulh-S_5-RLBl5idHG1qRwLGtU   

Please see the attached voting schedule flyer. Questions? Call the Town Clerk's Office at 508-520-4900.

Shared from Town of Franklin page ->  https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/information-franklin-voters-regarding-upcoming-election

Information for Franklin Voters Regarding the Upcoming Nov 8, 2022 Election

The State Election 2022 Red Book is coming to your postal mailbox

The Secretary of the Commonwealth has announced:

"Check your mailbox for the red Information for Voters book, which has information on 2022 ballot questions. Books are being delivered to all households this month.

Note: There will be 4 statewide questions on the November ballot. 

Questions 1-3 are included in the printed Information for Voters book. Question 4 was submitted too late to be included, but you can find it in the online version at http://VoteInMA.com."

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/VotingInMass/status/1570459490637729796

Question 1 -  https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ele22/information-for-voters-22/quest_1.htm

Question 2 -  https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ele22/information-for-voters-22/quest_2.htm

Question 3 -  https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ele22/information-for-voters-22/quest_3.htm

Question 4 -  https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ele22/information-for-voters-22/quest_4.htm

The Red Book is coming to your postal mailbox

Town Clerk's office completes testing of the voting machines

"The Town Clerk’s office has been hard at work preparing for ballot testing this week. All of our tabulators have been tested for accuracy & have been confirmed as ready for voters! In-person voting for the State Primary Election is 9/6/22 at Franklin High School from 6 AM - 8 PM"

Early voting opens Saturday, Aug 27 at 9 AM at Franklin High School. All 9 precincts vote in one place.

Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/TOFranklinMA/status/1562828012986703873 

More info on the election can be found on the Town Clerk page

https://www.franklinma.gov/town-clerk

Testing conducted in public on Wednesday, Aug 24 was also reported via

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/08/town-of-franklin-voting-machines-pass.html

All of our tabulators have been tested for accuracy & have been confirmed as ready for voters (Town of Franklin photo)

 

Town of Franklin early voting schedule for the September State Primary

The State Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 from 6am-8pm at Franklin High School Gymnasium. 

In person early voting will take place August 27 - September 2 at the Franklin High School Gymnasium (218 Oak Street) or Franklin Municipal Building (355 East Central Street). 

The Franklin High School in person early voting dates are as follows...

• August 27 9am-3pm
• August 29 9am-3pm
• August 30 9am-3pm 
• August 31 9am-5pm
• September 1 9am-3pm
• September 2 8am-12pm

You may also vote early in person at the Franklin Municipal Building Monday through Thursday from 8am-4pm and Friday from 8am-1pm, now until September 2nd, 2022.

Town Clerk Nancy Danello talks about the State primary in this audio segment

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/07/multiple-updates-discussed-with-town.html

And in this audio segment, about the overall election process 

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/08/nancy-danello-franklin-town-clerk-talks.html

Town of Franklin early voting schedule for the September State Primary

Notice from the Office of the Town Clerk: Ballot/ Tabulator testing will take place August 24, 2022.

Notice from the Office of the Town Clerk: Ballot/ Tabulator testing will take place August 24, 2022.

Notice from the Office of the Town Clerk:

Ballot/ Tabulator testing will take place on August 24th, 2022 at the Franklin Municipal Building in the 2nd floor Municipal Chambers at 9am. This testing is open to the public and all are more than welcome to attend.

Read more

Notice from the Office of the Town Clerk regarding Early In Person Voting

The State Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 from 6 AM - 8 PM at Franklin High School Gymnasium. In person early voting will take place August 27 - September 2 at the Franklin High School Gymnasium (218 Oak Street) or Franklin Municipal Building (355 East Central Street). 

The Franklin High School in person early voting dates are as follows...

August 27 9am-3pm

 August 29 9am-3pm

August 30 9am-3pm 

August 31 9am-5pm

September 1 9am-3pm

September 2 8am-12pm

You may also vote early in person at the Franklin Municipal Building Monday through Thursday from 8am-4pm and Friday from 8am-1pm, now until September 2nd, 2022.

Shared from Town of Franklin Town Clerk ->

https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/notice-office-town-clerk-regarding-early-person-voting

 

 

"No major problems with ballot drop boxes in 2020, AP finds"

"The expanded use of drop boxes for mailed ballots during the 2020 election did not lead to any widespread problems, according to an Associated Press survey of state election officials across the US that revealed no cases of fraud, vandalism or theft that could have affected the results.

The findings from both Republican- and Democratic-controlled states run contrary to claims made by former President Donald Trump and his allies who have intensely criticized their use and falsely claimed they were a target for fraud.

Drop boxes are considered by many election officials to be safe and secure, and have been used to varying degrees by states across the political spectrum. Yet conspiracy theories and efforts by Republicans to eliminate or restrict them since the 2020 election persist. This month, the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled that drop boxes are not allowed under state law and can no longer be widely used."

Continue reading the article online (subscription maybe required)

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/17/nation/no-major-problems-with-ballot-drop-boxes-2020-ap-finds/  

A voter submits a ballot in an official drop box during early voting in Athens, Ga., on Oct. 19, 2020.JOHN BAZEMORE/ASSOCIATED PRESS

“We were confident all along that this attempt to block the VOTES Act was meritless”

"THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT will uphold the VOTES Act, the new law that allows Massachusetts residents to vote early by mail for any reason. 

The court on Monday announced that it will reject a challenge by a group of Massachusetts Republican Party leaders and side entirely with Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin to keep the law intact for the 2022 election cycle. "

Continue reading the article in CommonWealth Magazine ->    https://commonwealthmagazine.org/courts/sjc-upholds-no-excuse-voting-by-mail/

Boston Globe coverage (subscription may be required) ->   https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/11/metro/mass-high-court-rejects-gop-challenge-mail-in-voting/

Secretary of State William Galvin addresses reporters after word that the Supreme Judicial Court has dismissed a Republican challenge to the state's new law allowing voting by mail for any reason. "The presses are now rolling," Galvin said about the printing of ballot applications. (Photo by Shira Schoenberg)

MA News Recap: Some State lawmakers object to MCAS proposal; SJC approves language for "fair share"; Votes Act signed

Mass. legislators urge state education leaders not to raise MCAS graduation requirements 

"Nearly 100 Massachusetts lawmakers sent a letter to state education leaders on Tuesday opposing raising state standardized test scores needed for students to graduate high school.

The letter highlights concerns from legislators about consequences they believe a state proposal made in April to raise the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, or MCAS, graduation requirements could have, particularly among students who have been “disproportionately harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic.”

State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education members said in April they want to ensure students who receive a diploma meet the state’s expectations on a new version of the MCAS test. They also want to push schools to better support those students who struggle to pass the MCAS who disproportionately are from low-income households, students of color, students with disabilities, and English language learners."

Continue reading the Boston Globe article online (subscription may be required) ->

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/06/22/metro/mass-legislators-urge-state-education-leaders-not-raise-mcas-graduation-requirements/ 

A PDF copy of the letter can be found ->   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sBjNscREZjSGAoFo2Io3a3WC34YTLoCR/view?usp=sharing

Mass. high court rules ‘millionaires tax’ question was written ‘fairly.’ It goes before voters in November.

"The state’s highest court on Wednesday rejected a challenge from business leaders to rewrite the summary of a ballot measure that would raise taxes on the state’s wealthiest residents, handing a victory to labor unions, Democratic lawmakers, and others who’ve spent years pushing the measure to a November vote.

In an unanimous decision, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that Attorney General Maura Healey’s office “fairly” described the thrust of the so-called millionaires tax proposal in both a summary it’s required to prepare for voters and one-sentence statements outlining what a “yes” or “no” vote would do.

The proposal, dubbed the Fair Share Amendment by its proponents, would amend the state Constitution to create a 9 percent income tax rate on annual earnings above $1 million, while retaining the broad 5 percent rate for earnings below that amount."

Continue reading the Boston Globe article online (subscription may be required) ->

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/06/22/metro/sjc-rejects-business-leaders-challenge-millionaires-tax-summary-ruling-it-was-written-fairly/

Bucking party, Baker makes vote-by-mail permanent

"DESPITE CONCERNS by members of his own party, Gov. Charlie Baker, a Republican, signed a law Wednesday making voting by mail permanent.  

Massachusetts allowed early voting by mail for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Democrats and voting rights activists have been pushing to make the reforms permanent in order to increase voter turnout.  

The new law will permanently allow voting by mail for any state or presidential primary or general election. It shortens the voter registration window to 10 days, although it does not allow for same-day voter registration, as some advocates had hoped.  "

Continue reading the CommonWealth Magazine article online

https://commonwealthmagazine.org/politics/bucking-party-baker-makes-vote-by-mail-permanent/

MA News Recap

S. 2924 "An Act fostering voter opportunities, trust, equity and security" on Gov Baker's desk

"The House today passed a compromise election reform bill that was approved by the Senate last week and has now been sent to the governor for his consideration.

The bill (S. 2924) would make many pandemic-related election changes permanent, expanding some voting opportunities in time for the next statewide election in September. The bill does not include same-day voter registration, a sticking point between the House and Senate in earlier versions of the bills.

The compromise bill would change the voter registration deadline from 20 days before an election to 10 days.

The bill would also allow mail-in ballots for presidential, state and municipal elections, while allowing municipalities to opt out of mail-in voting for elections that are not held on the same day as a state or federal election. Municipalities could, however, allow in-person early voting for those elections if desired."

Continue reading the article on the MMA page

https://www.mma.org/voting-and-election-reform-bill-sent-to-governor/

The legislation is not yet visible in the Governor's "On the Desk" page but should be shortly  https://www.mass.gov/service-details/on-the-governors-desk

The text of the legislation itself as amended and approved by both Senate and House   https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2924

The legislation downloaded as a  PDF can also be found here

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rG8Ab_msPFB_dR2O4n1sMQqDn_fG8TEk/view?usp=sharing

S. 2924 "An Act fostering voter opportunities, trust, equity and security" on Gov Baker's desk

Franklin Town Clerk: early voting begins Tuesday, Oct 12 in the Clerk's office

Franklin Voters,

Ballots arrived on October 7th in the Town Clerk's Office.  My office has begun the process of mailing out ballots to all voters who have requested an Absentee/Vote by Mail ballot.

In person early voting will begin on (Tuesday) October 12th during regular office hours at the Municipal Building in the Clerk's Office:

• Monday,Tuesday,Thursday, 8-4  
• Wednesday 8-6  
• Friday 8-1 

For your convenience we will also be open on October 23 and 24th from 10:00AM to 1:00 PM.  

If you cannot make it to in person voting please call or email my office for a Vote by Mail application.  

Please feel free to reach out to me at ndanello@franklinma.gov or 508-520-4900 with any questions.

Nancy Danello, CMC

Town Clerk

Shared from Facebook ->   https://www.facebook.com/groups/460474210785489/permalink/2078270802339147/

Franklin Town Clerk: early voting begins Tuesday, Oct 12 in the Clerk's office

Franklin Matters Radio shows scheduled for Wednesday, Sep 15 and Saturday, Sep 18

The Franklin Matters Radio shows scheduled for Wednesday, September 15 and Saturday, September 18 are the following:

Wednesday

• 9:00 AM / Noon / 6:00 PM  =  FM_#600_HealthDir-CLiberty_20210831 (~ 33 mins)
• 11:00 AM / 2:00 PM / 8:00 PM  =  FM_#601_TC-NDanello_#602_DSpencer_Combo combination   (~ 45 mins) 

Saturday

The Health Director Cathleen Liberty meeting repeats on Saturday at 9:00 AM and Town Clerk Nancy Danello election info and SchComm candidate Denise Spencer sessions combined repeats at 3:00 PM.

You can also find each segment separately in your favorite podcast app or in the Franklin Matters Radio archive -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/fm-podcasts.html 

Franklin Matters Radio shows scheduled for Wednesday, Sep 15 and Saturday, Sep 18

FM #601 - Acting Town Clerk with things to know about Nov 2, 2021 - 09/10/21 (audio)

FM #601 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 601 in the series. 

This shares my conversation with acting Town Clerk Nancy Danello. We used a conference bridge to review the timeline and other key matters for the Franklin local election scheduled for Nov 2, 2021.

We cover the following key topics

• Candidate papers due Sep 14, Last day to withdraw Sep 30

• Ballots got to print Oct 1, Ballots available (TBD but likely by the end of the week of Oct 4)

• Early voting - (start TBD - depending upon ballots) 

• in Town Clerk’s office during normal business hours

• Sat Oct 23, Sun Oct 24 - time to be confirmed

• Absentee ballot applications available now

• Election Day - Nov 2, 2021

The show notes include links to the Town Clerk page and other election information.

Our conversation runs about 19 minutes, so let’s listen in to my conversation with Nancy Danello.  Audio File -> https://player.captivate.fm/episode/c793b405-fe66-4ee5-a1f1-c74d2e398216

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Town Clerk’s page ->  https://www.franklinma.gov/town-clerk 

Register to vote ->   https://www.sec.state.ma.us/OVR/ 

Election timeline  ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/2021_biennial_town_election_-_important_dates.docx.pdf 

Franklin Matter’s election collection for 2021 ->  https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/07/franklin-election-collection-2021.html   

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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial. 

This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.

 

How can you help?

• If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors

• If you don't like something here, please let me know

Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.

 

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/  or www.franklin.news 

If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana"  c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.

I hope you enjoy!

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You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"

 

Acting Town Clerk with things to know about Nov 2, 2021