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Voter Participation in Hanover, a committee report
Analysis and Conclusion

Voter Turnout in Hanover--Tables

Table 1
Voter Turnout Hanover
 Town Meeting, 1980-2004 

Table 1 A
Voter Turnout Hanover
 all elections 1999-2004

Table 2
Percentage of registered voters casting ballots at Dresden School District budget votes 1991-2004

Table 3
Percentage of voters by town at Dresden School District annual meeting ballot voting 2001-2003

Report:Voter Participation in Hanover

  • Introduction
  • Background
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Online page 1
  • Update of Voter Information
  • Effect of Change in Population
  • Effect of Presidential Election Years
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Online page 2

  • Effect of Weather Conditions
  • Checklist Purge
  • Other Considerations
  • Conclusions
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Online page 3

  • A Summary of Recommendations
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Online page 4

  • Recommendations in detail: I The Need to Simplify

Online page 5

  • Recommendations in detail: II The Need to Include and Communicate

Online page 6

  • Recommendations in detail: III The Need to be Proactive

III. THE NEED TO BE PRO-ACTIVE


Significant increase in voting and participation in Hanover will require a shift in individual priorities and a turning away from current national trends. A different model is both possible and desirable.
Town Boards and Administration
School Boards and Administration
RECOMMENDATIONS:
  • Use all available means of communication to inform the public and to create a climate of inclusiveness: the Internet, the newspaper, Town mailings, CATV, pre-recorded telephone listings of meetings, etc.
  •  Designate one school day a year as town/school Civics Day.
Citizens
RECOMMENDATIONS:
  • Citizens should register to vote, go to meetings, bring their neighbors, volunteer, run for office. Our community needs the involvement of everyone.
  • All votes are important. All citizens, satisfied or not, should show their interest in Town and school affairs by voting.
  • The Town Office, the School Supervisory Administrative Office, the Howe Library and the Etna Library are repositories of town/school information. The Town, School District and The League of Women Voters have websites to assist the public. Citizens should use these resources.
Other
RECOMMENDATION: Establish a Civic Association, such as the Community Organizational Study Committee of 1970, to address issues brought up in this report. This committee should represent various segments of the community.
Be involved    Be informed    Vote
 

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