Town Clerk Announces Town Election Schedule

Town Clerk, Susan M. Galvin, is announcing that nomination papers for both Town Wide and Town Meeting Representative Members will be available on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 at the Office of the Town Clerk. The annual Town Election will be held on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. To be placed upon the ballot, Town Wide candidates (incumbents and challengers) must obtain a minimum of 50 signatures from registered voters. Non-incumbent Town Meeting representatives candidates must obtain 10 signatures from the precinct in which they reside. Incumbent Town Meeting representative candidates must return the post card sent to them on or before March 3, 2015 to indicate their candidacy.

Ms. Galvin strongly recommends for all candidates to obtain additional signatures. Nomination papers must be returned to the Board of Registrars at the Office of the Town Clerk for certification by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 in order to have your name placed upon the ballot on Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Town Wide Offices:

• One SELECTMAN and SURVEYOR OF THE HIGHWAY for a term of three years
• A TOWN CLERK for a term of three years
• A TOWN TREASURER for a term of one year
• One ASSESSOR for a term of three years
• Two SCHOOL COMMITTEE members for a term of three years
• One PARK COMMISSIONER for a term of three years
• One Member of the BOARD of HEALTH for a term of three years
• Three TRUSTEES of the PUBLIC LIBRARY for a term of three years
• Two CONSTABLES for a term of one year (to fill vacancies)
• One TRUSTEE of the CEMETERY for a term of five years
• One TRUSTEE of the CEMETERY for a term of one year
• One HOUSING AUTHORITY for a term of five years
• One HOUSING AUTHORITY for a term of three years
• One PLANNING BOARD member for a term of five years

*Representative Town Meeting Member
Precinct One:?Ten for a term of three years, Two for a term of one year (to fill vacancies)
Precinct Two:?Ten for a term of three years
Precinct Three:?Ten for a term of three years
Precinct Four: ?Nine for a term of three years
Precinct Five:?Seven for a term of three years
Precinct Six: ?Ten for a term of three years, One for a term of two years (to fill a vacancy),
??Two for a term of one year (to fill vacancies)
Precinct Seven: ?Nine for a term of three years
Precinct Eight?Ten for a term of three years
Precinct Nine:?Ten for a term of three years
Precinct Ten:?Seven for a term of three years, One for a term of two years (to fill a vacancy)

*Additional Town Meeting Members’ seats may become available – please contact the Town Clerk for more information.

In addition to nomination papers, the Clerk also has information from the Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF) regarding campaign finance regulations and practices. Town-wide Candidates must remember that before incurring any expenses or receiving any funds they must file a Statement of Organization. For more information, the Clerk can be reached at 617-898-4859.