Election Calendar 2016

Town of North Reading
Election & Town Meeting Calendar
2016

EVENTEVENT
DATE
VOTER REG
CLOSES
CITIZENS
PETITIONS DUE
NOMINATION
PAPERS DUE
  8:00 pm4:00 pm5:00 pm
Presidential
Primary
3/1/162/10/16N/AN/A
Annual Town
Election
5/3/164/13/16N/A3/15/16
Annual Town
Meeting**
6/6/165/17/163/21/16N/A
State
Primary ***
9/8/168/31/16N/A5/3/16 & 5/10/16
Fall Town
Meeting**
10/17/169/27/168/15/16N/A
Presidential
Election

11/8/16

10/19/16

N/A

N/A

**Annual and Fall Annual Town Meeting dates set by Selectmen at a public meeting each January
*** State Primary will take place on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th  per Ch. 119 Acts of 2015

General Election Dates

ELECTION TYPEDATE
Annual Town Election1st Tuesday following 1st Monday in May
Special Town ElectionAs called by the Board of Selectmen
Presidential PrimaryFirst Tuesday in March of Presidential Election Years
State Primary7th Tuesday preceeding a biennial state election
State Election1st Tuesday following 1st Monday in November at 2-year intervals -- even years
Presidential Election1st Tuesday following 1st Monday in November at 4-year intervals -- even years


Voter Registration Deadlines

EVENTDEADLINE DATE
Regular Elections20 days prior to event
Special Elections20 days prior to event
Regual Town Meetings20 days prior to event
Special Town Meetings10 days prior to event