Northborough residents are gearing up for its town election to be held on Tuesday, May 11. If you plan to run for any of the open or expiring seats, it’s time to obtain your nomination papers.
The town hall is still closed due to COVID-19. The process to obtain your nomination papers is a little different this year. You will need to complete the form and return it by email, US postal mail or place it in one of the drop boxes at Town Hall, 63 Main Street.
You will receive an email confirmation with additional instructions regarding the process. As a candidate, you will need to obtain 50 signatures of registered voters to appear on the ballot.
View a list of those residents who have obtained nomination papers so far, and a list of incumbent office holders.
The deadline to obtain nomination papers is Friday, march 12 at 5 pm.
The deadline to return nomination papers is Tuesday, March 16 at 5 pm.
The available elected positions are:
- Moderator: 1 year term; 1 available seat (Incumbent is Fred George)
- Board of Selectmen: 3 year term; 2 available seats (Incumbents are Julianne Hirsch and Timothy Kaelin)
- Planning Board: 3 year term; 2 available seats (Incumbents are Kerri Martinek and Anthony Ziton)
- Northborough School Committee K-8: 3 year term; 2 available seats (Incumbents are Lauren Baily-Jones and Kelly Guenette)
- Northborough/Southborough School Committee (high school): 3 year term; 2 available seats (Incumbent Kathleen Howland; second seat is open as the original member moved before her term was over and the interim member is not running)