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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-07-18TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER Jo}~N J. LYons, Town Clerk ELECTION DEPARTMEKT JUSTICE OF THE PEACE TOWN BUILDIlVG July 18, 1972 Honorable Board of Selectmen Town Office Building North Andover, Mass. 01845 Gentlemen: In compliance with yQur request, a first report of the activities of the Board of Registrars from January 1 to June 30, 1972, the following is submitted. The period requested has been the busiest of any period on record of the Town. With the many confusing and ever-changing election laws of the State, is a big reason. Beginning with our Annual Election of March 6, which required us to have four evening registrations in schools in various precincts and a final registration in the Town Clerks office on Tuesday February 15, from 8 A.M., to 10 P.M., continuously, this along with certification of nomination papers, signatures for Articles for the Warrant, absentee voting, our Annual Town Meeting of Saturday March 18, 471 voters checked, it was a busy month, and busy period. On Monday May 15, 1972 Mr. Fred McCormack was re-appointed to the Board of Registrars for a three year term and elected as Chairman of Board. Then came our April 25th Primary of which we were again required to have four registrations in various precincts of the Town, with a final re- gistration in the Town Clerks Office on Saturday March 25, from 8 A.M., to 10 ~.M.,~this primary was the first primary ever for absentee vo~ing, our polls were open from 8 A.M., to 7 P.M., with 2264 votes cast for the democratic party and 589 for the republican party ou~ of an overall vote of 8800 available and eligible. The cost being $1.26 per vote. The democratic ballot consisted of 196 candidates, the republlcan ballot 69 with four write-ins. The democratic ballot was the largest ballot ever in town records, as well as the most confusing, this took considerable time in counting. The wardens and clerks attended a previous meeting in the meeting room of the Town Building conducted by the Town Clerk on instructions in counting and tallying, this proved of great advantage. Our full Board working all night the night of the primaries assisting in the various pre~- cincts, with the final tally and balance the next morning at 10 A.M., still ahead of some of our neighboring communities. Monday evening June 5, wa had a Special Town Meeting, 686 voters being checked, the largest S.T.M., on record. This meeting adjourning after two articles on zoning completed until the following Monday June 12, which we had 359 voters checked and the remainder of the Warrant completed. Coming up we are to have four registrations in the evening in the various precincts of the Town, and Saturday August 19, in the Town Clerks office from 8 A.M., to t0 P.M., this for the State Primaries September 19, the same set-up again with the long session 8 A.M., to 10 P.M, Saturday October 7, for the State Election'Tuesday November 7. Board of Selectmen. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER JOltN J, LYONS, Town Clerk ]~J.,ECTION DEPAtl'FM. EN T JUSTICE OF THE I~EACE 2 · TOWN BUILDllhlG NORTH ..~/',IDOVER, ~[ASIS. 01845 July 18, 1972 People certainly have every opportunity to register to vote in North Andover, no excuses, in addition to the aforementioned times, people can register with the Town Clerk anytime during the forty-two (42) hours a week his office is open. During the Month of January some 45 nomination papers were certified four own Town election as well as many signatures for Articles of Warrant. During the month of June 147 nominations papers for Federal, State and County candidates were certified, in addition 1143 signatures were certified on the fluoridation petition, some 57 changes in party declaration on the voting lists were changed since primary, more and more this primary is getting to be a popularity contest. At all elections absentee voting is now available . Under the new laws we must send notices to every person we are removing from the voting lists, (except deceased) presently over 175 notices have been mailed out since July 1, also, when a new registered voter comes in we have to get their last voting address, record it, notify the respective City or Town Clerk that they are ~ow registered voters of this Town. It is t~mendous our apartment complex, th@ ~o~ing, changes, new voters, the coming and going, the requests, information, etc., from all compleKes/ At our Town Meetings it is getting more difficult each time to secure people to assist in checking, we have been'very fortunate over past years in getting people to assist voluntarily in checking voters for meeting. We, all four members of the Board of Registrars, totalling 88 years of service have a fine Election Department, a very capable and competent assistant, we all work very well together, fair and firm to everyone, we have yet to be proven wrong in any matter involving us and we feel the fine citizenry of North Andover are well "taken care of". The following for your convenience: REGISTRATION OF VOTERS FOR STATE PRIMARIES July 24, 7 to 9 P.M. Town Clerks Office. " 31, " Thomson School Aug. 7, " Kittredge School " 14, " Franklin School .~ 19, 8 A.M. to 10 P.M. Town Clerks Office SEPTEMBER 19, STATE PRIMARIES FOR STATE ELECTIONS Sept 11, 7 to 9 P.M. Town Clerks Office " 18, " Thomson School " 25, " Kittredge School Oct. 2, " Franklin School " 7 8 A.M. to 10 P.M. Town Clerks Office. NOVEMBER 7, STATE ELECTIONS. Respectively submitted~ McC0RM &, C,AIRM ,. WILLIAM C. LAFOND. JOHN J. LYONS. JOHN J. McDUFFIE TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER Jo~t.~' J. L~'ON~. Town Clerk TOWN BUILDING NOR'IH ANDOV~R, MASS; 01845 July 18, 1972 Carter Lee, Esquire Assistant Attorney General Department of The Attorney General State House Boston, Massachusetts, 02133 Dear Mr. Lee: I send you herewith the following items: 1) ~n duplicate, my certification of the vote of the Town of North Andover under Article ll-A of the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting of June 5, 1972, annexed to each of which is an attested copy of the By-Law as adopted by that vote. 2) In duplicate, a similar certification, together with co~les of the Zoning Map as adopted by the Town, under Article ll-B of that Warrant. 3) In duplicate, copies of ~he proposed new Zoning By-Law and Zoning Map as they were made available to voters prior to and at the Meeting of June 5. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER JOIIN' J LYO×S. Town Clerk JUSTICE OF THE PEACE TOWN' ]~UILDING Noi.rrH AN~OV~, MASS. 0184.~ CERTIFICATION OF VOTE THIS IS TO CERTIFY that by its action upon Article lt-B of the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting of June 5, 1972, the Town of North Andover voted to amend the 1956 Zoning Map of the Town (as heretofore amended from time to time) by substituting in place thereof the May 1972 proposed zoning map, an attested copy of which, as it was amended and adopted by the Meeting, is hereto annexed. The vote of the ToWn upon the adoption of the new Zoning Map was by a vote of 379 to 13. / / JOHN//~. ~/~ONS --/ / TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER Jol[~~ J. LYI)X.~, Tovvr~ CJerk F--.LEc'rION I)EPAI~TM E%'T ,.JUSTICE OF THE PEACE TOWN BUILDING Nowr~ AN'~OV~]I, MASS. 01845 J uly 18, 1972 CERTIFICATION OF VOTE THIS IS TO CERTIFY that by its action upon Article ll-A of the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting of June 5, 1972 the Town of North Andover voted to amend the written text of the 1956 Zoning By-Law (as heretofore amended from time to time) by substituting in place thereof the "North Andover Zoning By-Law - 1972", an attested copy of which as it was amended and adopted by the Meeting, is hereto annexed. The vote of the Town upon the adoption of the new By-Law was unanimous, except for its adoption of Sections 4.129 and 4.130 thereof, which was by a vote of 390 to 129. .~.~_.-', j..' -, j.~ A true copy of the Z~ning By-La~ ~ adopted by the Town of North Andover- on June 5, 1972. ATTEST: EXZXI~ John J. Lyons TC ?¢ [ TO~N C LE RK ] July , 1972 CERTIFICATION OF VOTE / THIS IS TP CERTfFY that by its action upon Artlcle II-A ~ of the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting of June 5~ 1972~ the To~n of voted to North AndoveF/~;~){xxxTNx amend the written text of the 1956 Zoning By-Law (as heretofore amended from time to time, by substituting in place thereof the "North Andover Zoning By-Law - 1972"~ an attested copy of which, ~) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx~rx~xe~l~f(~3(l~x, as it was amended and adopted by the f~eefing~ is hereto annexed, The vote of the Town upon the adoption of fha new By-Law wes unanimous~ except for lfs sdoptlon of Sections 4.129 and 4ol30 thereof) ~nich was by a vote of ~9/~"~ /7.~7. I TOV~N SEAL] John Jo Lyons Town C I ark (?OWN CLERK) July / THIS tS TP aERTtIFY that by Its ~mtlee alma aetlele ~ lib ef the Warrant fee the $[l~el&l Teem ilmtlml ef aquae ~, I~/~, the Tm ®f voted to Nee,th Al~lever/Vlli~l~B~:~ amend the 19~6 Zoning N~ap of the Town (as heretofore amended from timr to time) by substituting in place thereof the laXelles~e~l May, 1972/ proposed zoning map, an akbn~d attested copy of which, / by the Jeetlmg, Is berate maenad, 1he ~ete ef tern Tam alma Tam [TOWN CLERK) July , 1972 Carter Lee, EsquSre Assistant Attorney General Department of the Attorney General State House Boston, Massachusetts Dear Mr. Lee: l send to you herewith the following items: I) In duplicate, my certification of the vote of the Town of North Andover under Article I1-A of the Warrant for the Special ~ Town Meeting of June 5, 1972, annexed to each of which is an attested copy of the By-Law as adopted by that vote. '~ 2) In duplicate, a similar certification, together with copies of the zoning map as adopted by the Town, under Article ii-B of that Warrant. 3) In duplicate, copies of the proposed new Zoning By-Law and zoning map as they were made available to voters prior to and at the Meeting of June 5. Very truly yours, J JL TC TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER JOHN J. LYONS, Town Clerk ~I~ECTION DEPAHT~IF~I' JUSTICE OF TIlE PE:ACE TOWN ~UILD1NG No~ A~ov~a~, MASS. 0184~ August ~, 1972 To Whom It Nay Concern: I have this date posted in fifteen (15) public places in the five (5) Preoim ts of the Town, ~he Amendments Co the General By-Laws adopted under Article 10, the amendments to Zoning By-Laws an~ Zoning Nap adopted under Article llA an~ llB of ~he Warrant for the Special Town Needing held June 5, 19~7 with the approval of the Attorney General under date of August 2, 1972 and received in tbs office August 4, 1972. ATTES~ ~8. Section ~.j. Existing Signs and lights shall be made to co~form to the requirements of this By-Law within five (5) years of its effective date: Section 6. l) Administration No sign, except those specifically exempted by this By-Law, shall be erected without a permit issued by the Building Inspector, application for which shall be accompanied by such scale drawings, photographs, and other information as the Building Inspector may require to identify the characteristics of the proposed sign. Non-conforming signs shall be removed b y their owner within ten days of the period set forth in Section 5, or else the Building Inspector shall cause their removal at the expense of the OW~qer.