The polls will be open for the Municipal Election on November 5, from 6AM to 8PM in the Community Room at Town Hall. The Registrars will hold a limited registration session from 9AM to 5PM on November 4 for those whose rights as to age, citizenship, or residence matured after the October 29 deadline. Election Day Registration is available on November 5 in the Registrars’ Office only to those who apply prior to the close of the polls. Absentee ballots are available from the Town Clerk during regular Town Hall hours, and curb-side voting will be available during Election Day.

Something new to our municipal ballot this year is the inclusion of a local question: “Shall the Town of Hampton transfer $35,305.03 of unexpended funds from the 2018-2019 school year budget to the Hampton Elementary School Capital and Non-Recurring account to pay for future capital projects/purchases?” Along with electors, citizens who are not registered voters of the town and are named on the last certified Grand List as owning at least $1000 worth of property can vote on this issue.

There is also a write-in candidate this year, Peggy King, who is running for the Office of Town Clerk. This, however, is not a first in Hampton. Maurice Bisson was elected Selectman as a write-in candidate in 2003, a feat which placed Hampton on the national political map when the New York Times deemed his victory worthy of “all the news that’s fit to print”.

Dayna Arriola & Mary Oliver