Special State Election Calendar
Worcester and Hampshire District*
| June 6, 2023 | 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 29, 2023 | 5:00 P.M. last day and hour for submitting nomination papers to local Registrars of Voters or Election Commissioners for the certification of signatures. |
| September 1, 2023 | Certification of nomination papers must be completed. |
| September 5, 2023 | 5:00 P.M. last day and hour for filing nomination papers, including enrollment certificate and State Ethics Commission receipt, with the Secretary of the Commonwealth. |
| September 8, 2023 | 5:00 P.M. last day and hour for filing withdrawals of or objections to all nomination papers and certificates of nomination with the Secretary of the Commonwealth. |
| September 13, 2023 | 5:00 P.M. last day and hour for filling vacancies caused by withdrawals for primary candidates. |
| September 30, 2023 | Last day to register voters for the state primary; registration hours 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. |
| October 2, 2023 | 5:00 P.M. last day and hour to apply for mail-in ballot for the state primary. |
| October 10, 2023 | State Primary |
| October 16, 2023 | 5:00 P.M. 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. |
| October 19, 2023 | 5:00 P.M. last day and hour for filling vacancies caused by withdrawals at the state primary. |
| October 28, 2023 | Last day to register voters for the state election; registration hours 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. |
| October 31, 2023 | 5:00 P.M. last day and hour to apply for mail-in ballot for the state election. |
| November 7, 2023 | State Election |
*Barre, Brookfield, East Brookfield, Gardner, Hardwick, Holden, Hubbardston, Leicester, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, Paxton, Phillipston, Princeton, Rutland, Spencer, Sterling, Templeton, Ware, West Brookfield, Westminster, WORCESTER: Ward 7 Precincts 2, 4, 5, 6; Ward 9 Precincts 3, 4;