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Board of Registrar
Date: 2020-02-18 Time: 1:00 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Select Board Meeting Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street Session: Open Session
Purpose: New Member Votes Version:
Attendees: Members - Present:
Laura A Gemme
Krissandra Holmes
Harry M Simmons
Nancy Ziemlak
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Laura A Gemme
Topics of Discussion:
New Member Nancy Ziemlak was introduced to the Board. The Board of Registrars Guide was given
to all members for review.
As one of the duties of the Board of Registrars is verifying nomination papers and petitions is done
on a daily basis the Board had voted in the past to allow the Town Clerk to verify signatures and to
use a signature stamp on all papers. This being a new Board with the addition of a new member a
vote was taken to renew this policy.
Motion made to allow the Town Clerk to verifying nomination papers and petitions:
Laura A Gemme - Yes: Krissandra Holmes - Yes: Harry M Simmons - Yes: Nancy Ziemlak - Yes
Motion made to continue using a signature stamp for purposes of nomination papers and petitions
as well as certifying absentee ballot applications:
Laura A Gemme - Yes: Krissandra Holmes - Yes: Harry M Simmons - Yes: Nancy Ziemlak - Yes
Motion made to use one signature stamp with all four signatures:
Laura A Gemme - Yes: Krissandra Holmes - Yes: Harry M Simmons - Yes: Nancy Ziemlak - Yes
Motion made to allow Town Clerk Staff to continue with the practice of processing UOCAVA, Hand
Counted, Federal Post Card or Provisional Ballot during Election certification process:
Laura A Gemme - Yes: Krissandra Holmes - Yes: Harry M Simmons - Yes: Nancy Ziemlak - Yes
Meeting Adjourned around 2:00 PM
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