Town Election Saturday: Campaign-Finance Reports Include AFR

Arlington MA

08 April, 2021

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Your Arlington Last Updated: 07 April 2021 Written by town clerk's office, Bob Sprague League of Women Voters' guide to all of the candidates | Menotomy Matters' election guide UPDATED, April 7: Campaign-finance reports that must be filed eight days before an election are available here (scroll down) >> Vote-by-mail option extended: 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 >> Candidates' Night held The League of Women Voters of Arlington and Envision Arlington sponsored Candidates' Night, held 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. Read a summary here >> View the event live on ACMi's Government Channel (Comcast 22, RCN 614, Verizon 26) or streamed live here >> Facebook video here >> | Youtube video will show here >> The public was 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 was Tuesday, March 23. Town Meeting candidates Envision Arlington was the host for a virtual Town Meeting Candidates' Night, held Wednesday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m. Local issues were discussed with candidates from your precinct who are running to be your representatives in Town Meeting. There were individual break-out rooms for each precinct. The League of Women Voters, in partnership with Envision Arlington, invited all candidates for Town Meeting to submit personal statements. Statements, limited to 1,500 characters, were due by 7 p.m. Sunday, March 21. Statements are available here >> 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 This news announcement was published Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, and updated April 7. 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.