All Select Board meetings are open to the public and broadcast live on channel 6. Meetings take place on designated Monday nights, on the second floor of Town Hall in a room still called the courtroom even though it doesn't serve as a courtroom anymore. After each meeting, the approved minutes are available on the Hanover website, and videotapes of the meetings are available at the Howe Library. The Moderator is elected every two years to preside over Town Meeting. The town Moderator, along with the school district Moderator, is also responsible for appointing Finance Committee members.
Supervisors register voters and maintain a checklist containing the names of all qualified voters.
They meet before elections and are present at all elections to register new voters and record changes in party affiliation. Three Supervisors are elected for staggered six-year terms. The Town Clerk, who serves a three-year term, coordinates all elections and town meetings, assisted by the Supervisors of the Checklist. This is an elected part-time position. All other Town Clerk duties have been delegated to a full-time employee, the Deputy Town Clerk who works in Town Hall.