Town Election April 10: Vote-By-Mail Option Extended

Arlington MA

17 March, 2021

4:24 PM

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Your Arlington Last Updated: 16 March 2021 Written by town clerk's office, Bob Sprague UPDATED, March 16: State law now clarifies that any person taking precautions relating to Covid-19 qualifies for an absentee ballot by reason of physical disability. You do not need to provide a reason on the form. Any Arlington voter who chooses to vote by mail is encouraged to submit a written request for a ballot as soon as possible. Complete instructions, including what to do if you can't download the form are available on the town elections page >> March 31 Candidates' Night for townwide offices The League of Women Voters of Arlington and Envision Arlington are sponsoring Candidates' Night, set for Wednesday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m., a virtual moderated debate providing the community with an opportunity to learn about the candidates running for townwide offices. View the event live on ACMi's Government Channel (Comcast 22, RCN 614, Verizon 26) or streamed live here >> The public is encouraged to submit questions for the candidates. Email candidate questions to envision at town.arlington.ma.us, indicating to which townwide office your questions relate. Because of the logistics of the virtual event, the deadline for submitting questions is Tuesday, March 23. Envision Arlington is hosting a virtual Town Meeting Candidates' Night on March 24 at 7:30 p.m. Come meet and discuss local issues with candidates from your precinct who are running to be your representatives in Town Meeting. If you join us, it'll be even more engaging and informative! There will be individual break-out rooms for each precinct. Please register in advance here. After you register, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. The 2021 town election is set for Saturday, April 10. Here's the list to date, first for townwide offices from the town website (* = candidate for reelection): Select Board (2 seats for 3-year terms) Jennifer R. Susse (applied 12/16/20, certified 1/25/21)John R. Hurd* (applied 12/16/20, certified 2/1/21)Eric D. Helmuth (applied 12/17/20, certified 1/5/21) School Committee (2 seats for 3-year terms) Jane P. Morgan* (applied 12/17/20, certified 1/7/21)Jeffrey D. Thielman* (applied 12/18/20, certified 1/22/21) Board of Assessors (1 seat for 3-year term: Kevin Feeley was reelected in 2018) Kevin P. Feeley* (applied 2/4/21, certified 2/18/21)Guillermo S. Hamlin (applied 12/18/20, certified 1/26/21)Phillip P. Lohnes (applied 1/8/2021, certified 2/19/21) Housing Authority (1 seat for 5-year term) Nicholas C. Mitropoulos* (applied 1/7/21, certified 2/16/21)Kelda Fontenot (applied 2/19/21, certified 2/22/21) An additional 1-year remainder term is occupied by a vacancy appointment. On Nov. 30, Fiorella Badilla was appointed to fill a vacancy left by Richard Murray. Town Meeting member seats on the ballots Precinct 1 – 4 seats for 3 yearsPrecinct 2 – 4 seats for 3 yearsPrecinct 3 – 4 seats for 3 yearsPrecinct 4 – 4 seats for 3 yearsPrecinct 5 – 4 seats for 3 years, 1 seat for 2 yearsPrecinct 6 – 4 seats for 3 yearsPrecinct 7 – 4 seats for 3 yearsPrecinct 8 – 4 seats for 3 yearsPrecinct 9 – 4 seats for 3 yearsPrecinct 10 – 4 seats for 3 yearsPrecinct 11 – 4 seats for 3 yearsPrecinct 12 – 4 seats for 3 yearsPrecinct 13 – 4 seats for 3 yearsPrecinct 14 – 4 seats for 3 yearsPrecinct 15 – 4 seats for 3 yearsPrecinct 16 – 4 seats for 3 years, 1 seat for 1 yearPrecinct 17 – 4 seats for 3 yearsPrecinct 18 – 4 seats for 3 years, 1 seat for 2 yearsPrecinct 19 – 4 seats for 3 years, 1 seat for 1 yearPrecinct 20 – 4 seats for 3 yearsPrecinct 21 – 4 seats for 3 years Voter Registration Look up your voter registration status especially if you recently moved or changed your registration from one community to another. You are only eligible to vote in the community where you are currently registered. Last day to register for the April 10, 2021 election is March 19, 2021. There is a detailed explanation of the registration process on the state website. You can register online through the Secretary of State website if you have a MA drivers license. You can also print the voter registration form and submit it by mail, Town Hall drop box or by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. a scan or photo of the signed form. Candidates will need to submit a form to the town clerk requesting nomination papers. This differs from past years because Town Hall is closed to the public. Request for Nomination Papers - Townwide Office Request for Nomination Papers - Town Meeting Member The 2021 Election Calendar contains the deadlines for various candidate forms. June 2020 results link Feb. 12, 2021: Curro resigns from board 2 months earlyJan. 27, 2021: Hurd seeks reelection to Select BoardJan. 17, 2021: Precinct 14 meeting member eyes Board of AssessorsJan. 13, 2021: Helmuth, in first Select Board run, eyes change via listeningJan. 3, 2021: Susse calls housing her focus in Select Board run Dec. 1, 2020: Curro declines to seek reelection to Select Board YourArlington.com has provided news and opinion about Arlington, Mass., since 2006. Publisher Bob Sprague is a former editor at The Boston Globe, Boston Herald and Arlington Advocate. Read more at https://www.yourarlington.com/about.