ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION

REHOBOTH - Voters in Rehoboth will be electing officers for the coming terms when they go to the polls on Monday, April 7th. Polls will be open from 10 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 2014 are Moderator (one for 1 year), Selectmen (two for 3 years), Tax Collector (one for 3 years), Town Clerk (one for 1 year), Assessor (one for 3 years), Dighton-Rehoboth Regional District School Committee (two for 3 years), Housing Authority (one for 5 years), Planning Board (one for 5 years), Park Commission (one for 5 years), and three Water Commissioner positions (two for 3 years); (one for 1 year).

This year there will be two ballot questions for roof repairs of the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School & Beckwith Middle School. The ballot questions read:

Question #1:

Shall the Town of Rehoboth be allowed to exempt from the provisions of Proposition Two and One-Half, so-called, its allocable share of the amounts required to pay for the bond issued by the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District in order to pay costs of making roof repairs to the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School, located at 2700 Regional Road, in North Dighton, and for the payments of all other costs incidental and related thereto?

Yes No

Question #2:

Shall the Town of Rehoboth be allowed to exempt from the provisions of Proposition Two and One-Half, so-called, its allocable share of the amounts required to pay for the bond issued by the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District in order to pay costs of making roof repairs to the Beckwith Middle School, located at 330 Winthrop Street, Rehoboth, and for the payments of all other costs incidental and related thereto?

Yes No

The final voter registration date to be eligible to vote in the Annual Town Election is scheduled for Tuesday, March 18h from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Town Clerk’s Office.

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, April 4th at 12:00 p.m. Absentee Ballot Applications are available at Town Hall or online @ http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/absentee_ballot.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, X109 or X110.