Be an Informed Voter - March 2025Hanover & Dresden
Annual District Meeting - Thursday, February 27, 2025 - Hanover High School at 5:00 PM (no voting that day)
Voting Day - Tuesday, March 4, 2025 from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM in the Frances C. Richmond Middle School gymnasium.
Voter parking will be in the parking lot accessed via Dresden Road at RMS - please follow the signs.
Norwich
Annual Town Meeting - Monday, March 3, 2025 - Tracy Hall at 7 PM (no voting that day)
Voting Day - Tuesday, March 4, 2025 from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM in Tracy Hall.
Information for your Community
Hanover Voters
Absentee Ballot Procedure:
Voters who will be unable to vote on Election Day due to absence from town, religious commitments, or physical disability may vote by absentee ballot. Voters desiring to vote by absentee ballot need to submit a signed request form to obtain a ballot. Voters may request an absentee ballot from the Superintendent of Schools office, 41 Lebanon St, Suite 2, Hanover (603-643-6050), emailing Ryanne Schoonover, or from the Hanover Town Clerk's office.
Requesting a Hanover School District Absentee Ballot Form
Absentee ballots requests for Hanover and Dresden will be available at the SAU and Town Offices.
Forms may be returned by email to Ryanne Schoonover, mail, fax (603-643-3073), or in person. A separate request form is necessary for the Hanover and Dresden ballots.
If you are requesting a ballot for another person, you may pick up or request a form, take the form to the absentee voter, obtain that person's signature, and return the request form to the Superintendent/Town Clerk's office. The absentee ballot will then be mailed to the absentee voter.
For those interested in running for Hanover School District positions: Filing for District Officers and School Board begins on Wednesday, January 15, and ends on Friday, January 24. The officers needed are Moderator, Clerk, and Treasurer, each to serve for one year; and two School Board members each for a three-year term. Filing papers are available at SAU 70, 41 Lebanon Street, Suite 2, Hanover, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, except on January 24, when the hours will be 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
View the Town of Hanover site for the Supervisors of the Checklist.
Hanover Voters
Budget Presentation - Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 6:00 PM.
Budget Adoption/ Public Hearing - Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM.
PETITIONS for inclusion in the HANOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT WARRANT must be received by 4:00 PM, on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. Petitions may be presented to any member of the Hanover School Board, or delivered to SAU 70 Office, 41 Lebanon Street, Suite 2, Hanover, NH, which is considered the Board Office.
The Annual District Meeting will take place on Thursday, February 27, 2025 in the Hanover High School Auditorium at 5:00 PM. No voting will take place at this meeting (It will be available via Zoom as well).
Voting Day will be held on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM in the Frances C. Richmond School gymnasium.
Dresden Voters - Hanover residents only
Absentee Ballot Procedure:
Voters who will be unable to vote on Election Day due to absence from town, religious commitments, or physical disability may vote by absentee ballot. Voters desiring to vote by absentee ballot need to submit a signed request form to obtain a ballot. Voters may request an absentee ballot from the Superintendent of Schools office, 41 Lebanon St, Suite 2, Hanover (603-643-4017) ryanneschoonover@sau70.org, or from the Norwich Town Clerk's office.
Requesting an Absentee Ballot for the Dresden School District Form
Absentee ballots requests for Hanover and Dresden will be available at the SAU and Town Offices.
Forms may be returned by email to Ryanne Schoonover, mail, fax (603-643-3073), or in person. A separate request form is necessary for the Norwich and Dresden ballots.
If you are requesting a ballot for another person, you may pick up or request a form, take the form to the absentee voter, obtain that person's signature, and return the request form to the Superintendent/Town Clerk's office. The absentee ballot will then be mailed to the absentee voter.
Dresden (Hanover residents) Voters
Filing papers for the Dresden officers begins on Monday, January 13, and ends on Monday, February 3, and are available at SAU 70, 41 Lebanon Street, Suite 2, Hanover, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., except on February 3 when the hours will be 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The officers needed are Moderator, Treasurer, Auditor, and Clerk for a one-year term.
Budget Presentation - Tuesday, December 17, 2024 - 6:00 PM
Public Hearing & Budget Adoption - Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM.
PETITIONS for inclusion in the DRESDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT WARRANT must be received by 4:00 PM, on Tuesday, January 28th.
The Annual District Meeting will take place on Thursday, February 27, 2025 in the Hanover High School Auditorium at 7:00 PM No voting will take place at this meeting. (Availability via Zoom to be determined).
Voting Day will be held on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM in the Frances C. Richmond Middle School gymnasium.
Norwich Voters
Budget Presentation - Tuesday, December 4, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Budget Adoption/Public Hearing - Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Town Meeting - Monday, March 3, 2025 at Tracy Hall
Voting Day - Tuesday, March 4th at Tracy Hall
Absentee Ballots will be available ahead of the in-person voting date.
Voter Website Resources
BoardDocs - School Board
Town of Norwich
Town of Norwich Reports and Audits.
The Norwich School Board would like to share information with the Norwich residents regarding the Weighting Study.