Candidate forums scheduled, Town Meeting warrant published

Voter registration deadlines

Friday, March 7 is the deadline for new voters to register if they wish to participate in the Annual Town Meeting on March 29 and/or the Annual Town Election on March 31. The Town Clerk’s Office will be open until 8 p.m. on that date in order to accommodate registrants. Basic requirements for registration are: (1) U.S. citizenship; (2) resident of the Town of Lincoln, (3) 18 years of age. Registration can be made in person at the Town Clerk’s Office any Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or by a mail-in registration form available at any public building in the Commonwealth. Mail-in registration forms must be postmarked by March 7, 2014.

Absentee ballots will be available for the Annual Town Election on or around March 5. A written request is required before receiving an Absentee ballot. The ballot may be voted at the Town Clerk’s Office during office hours or the applicant may request that it be mailed to a specified address. Massachusetts law does not permit persons to pick up Absentee Ballots for another person, although Applications for absentee ballots may be made by family members. There is no absentee voting for the Annual Town Meeting.