Voter's Guide For Tuesday's Andover Election

ANDOVER, MA -- Andover voters head to the polls on Tuesday for the annual town election, where they will cast votes for moderator (one-year term), two seats on the board of selectmen (three-year terms), two seats on the school committee (three-year terms), one seat on the Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical School District Committee (three-year term) and two Trustees of the Punchard Free School (three-year terms).

The following are the candidates running in contested races in this year's election. Incumbents are marked with an asterisk (*):

Moderator (choose one): Keith Saxon and Sheila Doherty

Selectman (choose two): Bob Landry *, Annie Gilbert, Chris Huntress and Joe Albuquerque

School Committee (choose two): Susan McCready *, Tracey Spruce and Shishan Wang

The polls are open in Andover on election days from 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. Voters in precincts 1 and 3 will vote at the Center at Punchard (Senior Center) on Whittier Court. Precincts 4, 5 and 6 will vote at the Wood Hill Middle School. Precincts 2, 7, 7A, 8 and 9 will vote at the Andover High School Field House on Shawsheen Road. Use the online Precinct Search if you are not sure where you vote.

The deadline to file for an absentee ballot is noon on Monday, March 26. Absentee ballots are available at the town clerk's office. Voters can check their voter registration status, precinct and polling place on the Secretary of State’s website by clicking here or by calling the Town Clerk’s Office at (978) 623-8230.

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