2016 Special State Election
Tenth Essex Representative District*

December 8, 2015

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.

March 1, 2016

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.

March 7, 2016

Certification of nomination papers must be completed

March 8, 2016

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.

March 11, 2016

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.

March 16, 2016

5:00 P.M. last day and hour for filling vacancies caused by withdrawals for primary candidates.

March 23, 2016

Last day to register voters for the state primary; registration hours 9:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. (except in towns under 1500 registered voters, registration hours 2:00–4:00 P.M. and 7:00–8:00 P.M.).

April 12, 2016

State Primary

April 15, 2016

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.

April 20, 2016

Last day to register voters for the state election; registration hours 9:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. (except in towns under 1500 registered voters, registration hours 2:00–4:00 P.M. and 7:00–8:00 P.M.).

April 21, 2016

5:00 P.M. last day and hour for filling vacancies caused by withdrawals at the state primary.

May 10, 2016

State Election