Election Calendar 2012

TOWN OF NORTH READING ELECTION & TOWN MEETING CALENDAR 2012
EVENT	EVENT DATE	VOTER REG CLOSES	CITIZENS PETITIONS DUE	NOMINATION PAPERS DUE
		8:00 p.m.	4:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.
Presidential Primary	03/06/12	02/15/12	N/A	MGL 53:46
Special Town Meeting	03/19/12	03/09/12	N/A	N/A
Special Election (HS / MS)	03/24/12	03/03/12	N/A	N/A
Annual Town Meeting **	06/04/12	05/15/12	03/19/12	N/A
Annual Town Election	05/08/12	04/18/12	N/A	03/20/12
Fall Town Meeting **	10/01/12	09/11/12	08/20/12	N/A
State Primary ***	09/06/12	08/17/12	N/A	MGL 53:7, 46
State Election	11/06/12	10/17/12	N/A	MGL 54:46
** Annual and Fall Annual Town Meeting dates to be set by Selectmen at a public meeting each January

GENERAL ELECTION DATES
ELECTION TYPE	DATE
Annual Town Election	1st Tuesday following 1st Monday in May
Special Town Election	As called by the Board of Selectmen
Presidential Primary	First Tuesday in March of Presidential Election Years
State Primary ***	7th Tuesday preceeding a biennial state election * State Primary date changed by Legislative Act for 2012 only *
State Election	1st Tuesday following 1st Monday in November, at 2-year intervals -- even years
Presidential Election	1st Tuesday following 1st Monday in November, at 4-year intervals -- even years

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINES
EVENT	DEADLINE DATE
Regular Elections	20 days prior to event
Special Elections	20 days prior to event
Regular Town Meetings	20 days prior to event
Special Town Meetings	10 days prior to event