By MAUREEN DOHERTY
NORTH READING — Early Voting will be offered for the May 6 Town Election beginning this Saturday, April 26 and will continue through Friday, May 2. The town’s polling location for Early Voting is the Town Hall gymnasium at 235 North St.
Saturday, April 26 is the last day residents can register to vote in this election. The Town Clerk’s office is required by the state to be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to receive in-person voter registration requests. Town Clerk Sue Duplin has also scheduled the first day of Early Voting on Saturday, April 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• On Monday, April 28 and Wednesday, April 30, Early Voting is available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• On Tuesday, April 29 and Thursday, May 1, extended evening Early Voting hours will be offered, with the polls open for 12 hours, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• On the last day of Early Voting, Friday, May 2, the polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. because Town Hall also closes at 1 p.m. on Fridays.
The polls will be open the first Tuesday in May, which is the traditional Town Election Day, on May 6 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the town’s centralized polling location in the church hall at St. Theresa’s Church, 63 Winter St.
Voters can also request a vote by mail ballot either in person or online by visiting the town clerk’s webpage at northreadingma.gov. by the fifth business day prior to the election.
Lastly, voters can also apply for a traditional absentee ballot and vote at the counter of the Town Clerk’s office by the deadline of noon on Monday, May 5.