In addition to the Town Meeting seats up for election/re-election this Spring, there are seats on the Amherst Select Board and Amherst School Committee as well, and other town-wide offices. The deadline to return the nomination papers to be listed on the ballot is February 10, 2015, and candidates pursuing town-wide office (such as the Select Board or School Committee) must collect signatures from at least 50 residents.
Interested in Running for Town Meeting?
The deadline for getting your name on
the ballot as a candidate for Town Meeting is February 10, 2015. Sign
up in the Town Clerk's office in Town Hall. You must be a registered
voter in the Town of Amherst. All it takes is one signature. If you have
any questions, contact the Town Clerk at 259-3035, TownClerk@amherstma.gov or email the Town Meeting Coordinating Committee (TMCC) at townmeeting@amherstma.gov.
Within a few weeks, the Amherst League of Women Voters will contact
candidates who have signed up to be on the ballot to write a few
sentences about themselves that will be published in the Amherst
Bulletin Election Guide the week before the election. Participating in
the Election Guide is a good way to increase votes for a candidate.
If you miss the deadline to be on the Ballot…
If you miss the
deadline, you can run a “write-in” campaign by asking friends and
neighbors in your precinct to vote for you. Write-in candidates are also
advised to contact the Amherst League of Women Voters (http://www.lwvamherst.org/) to participate in the LWV Election Guide that is published in the Amherst Bulletin the week before the Annual Election.
The Annual Town Election takes place on March 31, 2015.
The Annual Town Meeting begins on Monday, April 27, 2015.
Once you are elected
you will be mailed packets of information about issues to be decided at
Town Meeting. An orientation for newly elected Town Meeting members
will take place before the first session of Town Meeting. Educational
events such as a Warrant Review, Bus Tour, and Precinct Meetings take
place in the month before Town Meeting. Additional information for town
meeting members can be found at www.amherstma.gov/tminfo and www.amherstma.gov/tm and by joining the Town Meeting listserv by sending an email to townmeeting@amherstma.gov.
Town Meeting members can also join the Town Meeting Email Discussion
Group by sending an email with your name, precinct number, and contact
information to amhersttownmeeting-subscribe@yahoogroups.com .
Do you need Dependent Care so you can attend Town Meeting Sessions? The
Town offers some financial support for Town Meeting members who need to
pay for care for children or other household members so they can attend
Town Meeting. For reimbursement (at least partial - up to $30 per
session), receipts must be turned in to the Select Board Office within 2
weeks of the adjournment of Town Meeting.
source: http://www.amherstma.gov/1897/Running-for-Town-Meeting
Page last updated December 9, 2014