WORTHINGTON — Voters can begin requesting absentee or early voting ballots in advance of the June 27 town election, which features contests for Select Board and School Committee.
As a response to the state of emergency in Massachusetts due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the election was postponed from May 2, while a date for annual Town Meeting could be set by the Select Board on Tuesday.
Town Clerk Katrin Kaminsky is encouraging all voters to vote by mail rather than at Town Hall, with applications that can be filled out online and returned to the lock box at Town Hall or by mail.
An application can be mailed, along with the ballot, by residents who provide their name and voting and mailing addresses by calling 238-5577, ext. 110, or sending an email to townclerk@worthington-ma.us
Ballots must be received by election day to be counted.
Those who do vote in person will have to abide by social distancing rules.
The last day to register to vote is June 17.
The contests are for a three-year position on the Select Board between incumbent Stephen Smith, 196 Huntington Road, and challenger Mark Spiess, 444 Huntington Road; and a three-year position School Committee between incumbent Amanda Brooks-Clemeno, 480 Old North Road, and challenger Amanda Spiess, 444 Huntington Road.
Scott Merzbach can be reached at smerzbach@gazettenet.com.
