Calendar for Special State Election
(to fill vacancy caused by the death of Senator Edward
M. Kennedy)
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Calendar of Events |
Deadline Dates |
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| Party Candidates | Non-Party Candidates | |
| Last day for a person running in the state primary to enroll in a party or for a person running only in the state election to unenroll from a party, except for newly registered voters. | August 5, 2009 | August 5, 2009 |
| 5:00pm - last day and hour for submitting nomination papers to local Registrars of Voters or Election Commissioners for the certification of signatures. | October 20, 2009 | November 24, 2009 |
| Certification of nomination papers must be completed. | October 29, 2009 | December 3, 2009 |
| 5:00pm - last day and hour for filing nomination papers, including enrollment certificate, with the Secretary of the Commonwealth. | November 3, 2009 | December 8, 2009 |
| 5:00pm - last day and hour for filing withdrawals of or objections to all nomination papers and certificates of nomination with the Secretary of the Commonwealth. | November 6, 2009 | December 11, 2009 |
| 5:00pm - last day and hour for filling vacancies caused by withdrawals for primary candidates. | November 12, 2009 | |
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PLEASE NOTE: ALL DATES AND DEADLINES BELOW ARE THE SAME FOR ALL CANDIDATES |
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| Last day to register voters for the state primary; registration hours 9:00am to 8:00pm (except in towns under 1500 registered voters, registration hours 2:00-4:00pm and 7:00-8:00pm). | November 18, 2009 | |
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State Primary |
December 8, 2009 | |
| 5:00pm - last day and hour for filing withdrawals of or objections to nominations made at the state primary and for filing written acceptances by write-in or sticker candidates who won in the state primary with the Secretary of the Commonwealth. | December 14, 2009 | |
| 5:00pm - last day and hour for filling vacancies caused by withdrawals at the state primary. | December 17, 2009 | |
| Last day to register voters for the state election; registration hours 9:00am to 8:00pm (except in towns under 1500 registered voters, registration hours 2:00-4:00pm and 7:00-8:00pm). | December 30, 2009 | |
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State Election |
January 19, 2010 |
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10,000 certified signatures required for all candidates.
A Candidate's Guide to Special Elections (PDF, 670k)
also available from:
Elections Division
One Ashburton Place, Room 1705
Boston, MA 02108-1512
Telephone 617-727-2828 or 800-462-8683For information about campaign contributions and expenses contact:
Federal Election Commission
999 East Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20463
800-424-9530
This Calendar was announced on Monday, August 31, 2009 by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.