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Date: 7/27/2022
HUNTINGTON — Town Clerk Linda Hamlin wants voters to check their registration status with the state before the Sept. 6 primary and special town elections. To check voter registration status, or register to vote online, visit www.sec.state.ma.us/VoterRegistrationSearch/MyVoterRegStatus.
“If they are listed as an active voter with the party affiliation that they want, great, they are all set for the September primaries,” Hamlin said.
Since September will be a state primary election, residents will need to select a party primary ballot to vote on Election Day, or to vote absentee, or by mail.
“Voters can only vote in the primary of the party they are enrolled in, unless they are registered as ‘unenrolled’ (formerly listed as ‘independent’),” she said. “If they are ‘unenrolled,’ they are able to select which primary they wish to vote in.”
She said for that reason, unless someone is dedicated to a particular party, if they ask her questions, she generally suggests that they register to vote as “unenrolled.”
“That gives them flexibility to vote in whatever primary they wish, for the person they feel is best suited for the job,” Hamlin said, adding, “All town elections are non-partisan, so it doesn’t matter what party a voter is enrolled in. Everyone gets the same municipal election ballot.”
Hamlin went on to say any residents not listed as an active voter with the party affiliation that they want should immediately either download and print the Mail-In Voter Registration Form at huntingtonma.us/forms.html, or stop in at Town Hall during regular daytime business hours, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays, and pick up a form on the small table outside the town clerk’s office.
“It would be helpful if they would use their driver’s license number, rather than their Social Security number, for their ID, and also attach a copy of their driver’s license to their application,” she added. “If they previously filled out voter registration paperwork in the town of Huntington, we should have that on file to cross reference. However, if they previously registered to vote online, at the Registry of Motor Vehicles, or at some other venue, we do not get paperwork.”
She added that residents may drop off their registration paperwork in the big black drop box at the back of Town Hall.
“If they fill in their phone number, if we see any issue with their registration, we can call them and schedule them to come in to get it fixed,” Hamlin said.
In order to vote in the September primary and special town election — where members will be chosen for vacant seats on the Select Board and School Committee — residents need to be registered to vote no later than Wednesday, Aug. 17.
“However, I would greatly appreciate it if people would try to get that done sooner, rather than later, preferably by the end of this month. That way, if there are any issues with their registration, we can get them resolved by the deadline,” Hamlin said.