Candidates for Town Meeting Member:
The elected term for Town Meeting Member is three (3) years, though should a resignation occur, there may be openings for one (1), or two (2) year periods.
Candidate for Re-Election as Town Meeting Member
If you are an incumbent Town Meeting Member, in January of the year your term is due to expire in April, you will receive from the Town Clerk’s office a letter asking if you’d like to be considered a candidate for re-election to Town Meeting for your precinct.
The candidate must sign and return the affirmation form to the Town Clerk’s office by the designated date at 5 p.m. to be considered a candidate for re-election. If the date passes without return of the form, the candidate would be considered a new candidate for Town Meeting and would be required to secure the 25 signatures on the nomination paper and the words “candidate for re-election” will not appear next to the name on the ballot.
New Candidates for Town Meeting Member
To be considered a new candidate for Town Meeting Member, you must be at least 18 years old and a registered voter of the Town of Belmont in the precinct you wish to represent.
Candidates for Town Meeting must secure the signatures of at least 25 registered voters from the precinct and return the signed nomination papers by the designated date at 5:00 p.m.. We recommend that more signatures are collected and submitted in the event that some signatures are invalid.
Nomination papers are available in January for pick-up at the Town Clerk’s office for the annual April Town election, when Town Meeting members are elected. Before collecting signatures, the candidate must sign the nomination papers and fill in the office for which he/she will be a candidate.
Candidates for Town –Wide Office:
To be considered a candidate for Town-Wide Office, you must be at least 18 years old and a registered voter of the Town of Belmont.
All candidates for Town-Wide Office must secure the signatures of at least 50 registered voters of the Town of Belmont and return the signed nomination papers by the designated date at 5 p.m. We recommend that more signatures are collected and submitted in the event that some signatures are invalid.
Nomination papers are available in January for pick-up at the Town Clerk’s office for the annual April Town election, when town-wide officers are elected. Before collecting signatures, the candidate must sign the nomination papers and fill in the office for which he/she will be a candidate.
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