From the Clerk's Office

~ HAPPY NEW YEAR ~ from the Town Clerk’s office. We hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday Season, with family and friends. We also wish everyone a healthy, happy and prosperous new year!

2020 Town Census Information
The 2020 Annual Town census will be mailed to all households in Seekonk due to arrive by mid-January. 2020 is an important election year please update the information provided by adding, deleting, or making changes directly on the form. Please sign and return the census within 30 days. You CANNOT REGISTER TO VOTE ON THIS FORM. If you don’t have a party designation next to your name  you can register to vote by either going online to www.sec.state.ma.us, or coming into the Town Clerk’s office. There are multiple ways to return your census: mail it back to the Town Clerk with the provided envelope. You can also drop it off at the following locations: Town Clerk’s Office, Town Hall drop box (outside Town Hall’s front door), Seekonk Sr. Center (540 Arcade Ave.), Seekonk Public Library, or you can scan it and email it to fcraig@seekonk-ma.gov or lsorel@seekonk-ma.gov Failure to return your census may result in the removal from the active voting list. (MGL ch51 sec. 4c) The data collected from the census is used to prove residency, update the town’s voter rolls, veteran’s benefits, birth records, locating missing persons, predicting future school enrollment, establishing precinct lines, state and federal funding for the town, police and fire.  

Included in the town census mailing is a dog license form. This gives dog owners the opportunity to license their dogs by mail before the March 31^st due date. Mail to: Seekonk Town Hall, Town Clerk’s Office 100 Peck St, Seekonk, MA 02771. When mailing in the form we need a copy of each dog’s current rabies certificate issued by your veterinarian and a self-addressed stamped envelope. The license fees are $10 for spayed and neutered dogs and $20 for un-spayed or un-neutered dogs. Checks are to be made out to the Town of Seekonk. Mass General Law requires that all dogs be licensed annually, with proof of current rabies vaccinations. Failure to comply will result in a by-law citation fine.   If you have any questions about dog licensing please do not hesitate to call our office. 508-336-2920

2020 Federal Census Information
The 2020 Federal Census will be mailed out in March by the U.S. Census Bureau. This is sent out every 10 years and is separate from the town census. The Federal census is used to help towns and cities in Massachusetts receive federal money and political representation in United States Congress and Electoral College. It is important that you return both the Town and Federal census.

Absentee Ballot Applications
Absentee ballot applications are available in our office, or on our web-site. If you want to be put on the permanent absentee ballot mailing list please fill out the form and check off "for all elections". If you know you will be out of Town for a certain election you can request an absentee ballot several weeks before an election.

The Annual Seekonk Town Election 2020 will be held Monday April 6, 2020. Nomination papers for offices up for election are available in the Town Clerk’s office. Deadline to submit nomination papers to the Town Clerk is Monday February 18, 2019 at 5PM.

You must obtain a minimum of 50 signatures from voters registered in Seekonk. A street address not a P.O. Box is required from each person signing your papers.

Elected positions for the April 6, 2020 Annual Town Election

Board of Selectmen - Two seats (3-year term)
Board of Assessors - One seat (3-year term)
The Library Board of Trustees - Two seats (3-year term)
Planning Board - Two seats (5-year term)
School Committee - One Seat (3-year term)
Town Clerk - One Seat (3-year term)
Town Moderator - One Seat (3-year term)
Water Commission - One Seat (3-year term)
Water Commission - One Seat (1-year term)

2020 Important Election dates

March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary (Early voting at Town Hall Feb. 24-28)
April 6, 2020 Annual Town Election
September 1, 2020 State Primary Election

Have a wonderful month. As always thank you for taking the time to read my monthly updates and remember the Town Clerk’s office welcomes inquiries from all citizens seeking assistance, or information in relation to services provided by the Town of Seekonk.