Council voted in favour of the changes during Monday’s council meeting. Proxy forms will now be issued to voters directly from town hall. The new guidelines include: The clerk’s office will only issue the required Form 3 directly to qualified electors who make a request (directly to the Clerk s Office) that they wish to appoint another person to vote on their behalf; Only Proxy Application Forms that have been issued directly with serial number stamp by the Clerk s Office will be accepted for certification; The person appointed as a Proxy will additionally be required to bring with them when they apply for certification, proof of identification of the elector who appointed them.
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The Essex town councillor who drew widespread criticism for his cavalier tweet downplaying the “Chinese flu” now says his experience with COVID-19 has been frightening.
“My first three days’ experience was: ‘This is nothing, man, ” said Chris Vander Doelen in comments before town council on Monday night.
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“And then it dragged me back down. And that’s why people cannot make light of this disease. It got scary.”