Do Your Part: Complete And Return The Annual Town Census

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Photo: The town of Belmont is counting on you to return the census

Belmont’s Annual Town Census mailing was delayed until March 12th this year due to the Re-Precincting for four of our voting precincts. The Town Clerk encourages all residents to complete and submit the yearly town census. This is an important task as most town programs require proof of Belmont residency for enrollment and Emergency Response Personnel will know for whom they are looking in the event of a 911 call.

Residents should notify the Town Clerk’s office in writing of any change of their primary residence location, within Belmont or out of town. Please note that to remove a registered voter from the census, an original signature from the voter is required.

If your household does not receive a census addressed to your family or one addressed to “Current Resident,” contact the Town Clerk’s office to have one mailed to you by calling 617-993-2603 or voting@belmont-ma.gov  

Be Counted: Town Census Forms Have Been Mailed, Now Send Them Back

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The Belmont Town Clerk and the Board of Registrars of Voters have mailed the annual town census form to every residential address. The census provides proof of your Belmont residency, protects your voting rights and supplies information for the town’s 911 system.

Resident should review the information, make any additions/corrections, sign and return the census as soon as possible. The completed form can be mailed in the self-addressed envelope or placed in the Town Clerk secure drop box located at the base of the stairs to Town Hall (on the left side of the driveway).

If your household does not receive a census addressed to your family or one addressed to “Current Resident,” contact the Town Clerk’s office to have one mailed to you by phoning 617-993-2603 or voting@belmont-ma.gov  

Be Counted: Belmont Town Census In the Mail This Week

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Photo: Belmont census in the mail. 

It’s been delayed by a couple of weeks, but residents can anticipate the annual town census will be in their mailbox any day now, according to Ellen Cushman, Belmont’s town clerk.

And Cushman encourages residents to complete and submit the census as Massachusetts General Laws require an annual listing of residents as of Jan. 1, 2017.

By filling out the annual census, residents provide proof of residence to protect their voting rights, can register children in schools, apply for veteran’s bonus, and subsidized housing and related benefits.

Registering is an important task since most town programs require proof of Belmont residency for enrollment and emergency response personnel will know for whom they are looking in the event of a 911 call.

Failure to respond to the census mailing will result in removal from the active voting list and may result in removal from the voter registration rolls. Those removed from the active voting list will result in residents being prevented from voting until they sign up.

Town Clerk: Please Send in Your Town Census

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The Belmont Town Clerk encourages all residents to complete and submit the annual town census as Massachusetts General Laws require an annual listing of residents as of Jan. 1. The census has been mailed to all households in Belmont about a month ago in early February.

By filling out the annual census, residents provide proof of residence to protect their voting rights, are able to register children in schools, apply for veteran’s bonus, and subsidized housing and related benefits. Registering is an important task since most town programs require proof of Belmont residency for enrollment and emergency response personnel will know for whom they are looking in the event of a 911 call.

Failure to respond to the census mailing will result in removal from the active voting list and may result in removal from the voter registration rolls. Those removed from the active voting list will result in residents being prevented to vote until they sign up.

Changes to any data can be made directly on the census form in the space provided, however you cannot use that form to register to vote. To register to vote in Belmont, click here.

To remove a registered voter from the census, Massachusetts General Laws require an original signature from the voter.