Election Information

Election Dates and Information 

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All State Elections and Primaries in Whately are held from 7am-8pm at the Whately Town Hall, 194 Chestnut Plain Road. Early In Person Voting will be held at the Town Offices, 4 Sandy Lane

Presidential Primaries are held on the first Tuesday in March in any year in which presidential electors are to be elected. (MGL c. 53 § 28) Presidential Elections are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November (2 U.S.C. § 7) 

We will have the following elections in  2024:  

MARCH 5  - FEDERAL PRIMARIES-

  •            Voter Registrations due by Saturday, February 24. The Town Clerk's office will be open 9am-11am & 3pm-5pm for residents to register.
  •             Early In Person Voting will be held at the Town Offices, 4 Sandy Lane from Saturday February 24-Friday March 1. The office will be open for voting on Saturday February 24 9am-11am &                           3pm- 5pm, Monday February 26 12pm-4pm, Tuesday-Friday 9am-12pm. 
  •            Election Day-  Voting Day will be held at the Town Hall, 194 Chestnut Plain Road, from 7am-8pm. 
  •            Vote by Mail Applications-  Due to the Town Clerk by Tuesday February 27 at 5pm
  •            Vote by Mail Ballots-  Are due to the Town Clerk by Monday March 4 at 5pm

Please click here for Presidential Primary Election Results

 

June 4-Annual Town Meeting

 

JUNE 11  -  LOCAL ELECTIONS-

  •           Voter Registrations due by May 31=The Town Clerk's office will be open 9am-11am & 3pm-5pm for residents to register.
  •             Early In Person Voting- Early In Person will held at the Town Offices, 4 Sandy Lane, June 1-June 10. Saturday June 1 from 9am-11am, Monday June 3 12pm-4pm, Tuesday-Friday 9am-                                  12pm.
  •             Election Day-  Voting Day will be held at the Town Hall, 194 Chestnut Plain Road, from 7am-8pm. 
  •             Last day to pull nomination papers is April 19, 2024. They are due to the Town Clerk by April 23, 2024.

2024 Expiring Elected Terms

  • Selectboard - 3-year term (1 seat): Fred Baron
  • Moderator - 1 year term (1 seat): Nathanael Alexander Fortune
  • Frontier Regional School Committee- 3 year term (1 seat): William Smith
  • School Committee – 3-year term (1 seat): Robert Halla
  • Assessor – 3-year term (1 seat):  Fred Orloski
  • Assessor - 2-year term (1 seat): Jenny Morrison
  • Library Trustees – 3-year term (2 seats): Robert Klinger, James Ross
  • Library Trustees -  2-year term (2 seats): George Colt, Debra Carney
  • Cemetery Commissioner – 3-year term (1 seat): Darcy Tozier
  • Board of Health – 3-year term (1 seat): Fran Fortino
  • Water Commissioner – 3-year term (1 seat): John Lukin
  • Elector Under Oliver Smith Will – 1 year term (1 seat): Keith Bardwell

 

SEPTEMBER 3  -  STATE PRIMARIES-

  •             Voter Registrations due by August 24
  •             Early In Person Voting: Saturday August 24th – Friday August 30th at the Town Offices, 4 Sandy Lane. Voting will be open Saturday August 24 9am-11am & 3pm-5pm, Monday August 26                       12pm-4pm. Tuesday-Friday 9am-12pm.

 

NOVEMBER 5  -  GENERAL ELECTION-

  •            Voter Registrations due by October 26
  •            Early In Person Voting: Saturday October 19th – Friday November 1st. at the Town Offices, 4 Sandy Lane. Voting will be open Saturdays 9am-11am & 3pm-5pm, Mondays 12pm-4pm. Tuesday- Friday 9am-12pm.

 

*You must be present at Town Meeting to vote.  All other elections - you may vote in person, by mail, by absentee ballot and there will be limited days for Early in person voting for March, September and November.  More information will be posted as soon as it is available.   

NEW: Vote by Mail Applications- individual or household 

Click here to register to vote on the Secretary of State's website 

Running for Public Office?

Any person who is a Whately resident and a registered voter may obtain nomination papers for the June Annual Town Election ballot from the Town Clerk's Office. Nomination papers are available on the first Monday in February. Candidates running for town wide office require the signatures of 20 voters.

Town Committee Information

The 2024 Massachusetts Presidential Primaries will be held on March 5, 2024. In addition to candidates for President of the United States, the ballots will also include the party offices of state committee and ward or town committee.

In Massachusetts, ward and town committees are the building blocks of political parties. In towns, party town committees are elected town-wide. In cities, party committees are elected by voters in each ward.

Ward and town committees range in size from 3-35 elected members. Their duties include:

  • Representing their party at the local and neighborhood level; and
  • Promoting the objectives of the party; and
  • Working for the nomination and election of party candidates.

Please click this link for more information regarding Town Committees and electoral procedures

 

 

Click here for a list of 2023 Expiring Elected Terms. 

Click here for 2023 Town Election Calendar

 

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