2013 Special State Election
      Twelfth Suffolk Representative District* 
      Calendar
(to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative Linda Dorcena Forry)
April 10, 2013  | 
          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.  | 
        
July 2, 2013  | 
          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.  | 
        
July 8, 2013  | 
          Certification of nomination papers must be completed  | 
        
July 9, 2013  | 
          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.  | 
        
July 12, 2013  | 
          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.  | 
        
July 17, 2013  | 
          5:00 P.M. last day and hour for filling vacancies caused by withdrawals for primary candidates.  | 
        
July 24, 2013  | 
          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.).  | 
        
August 13, 2013  | 
          State Primary  | 
        
August 19, 2013  | 
          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.  | 
        
August 21, 2013  | 
          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.).  | 
        
August 22, 2013  | 
          5:00 P.M. last day and hour for filling vacancies caused by withdrawals at the state primary.  | 
        
September 10, 2013  | 
          State Election  | 
        
150 certified signatures required for all candidates.
*Milton (Norfolk County): 
          Pcts. 1, 2
Boston (Suffolk County):
        Wd. 16, Pcts. 8, 11
        Wd. 17, Pcts. 4, 10-14
      Wd. 18, Pcts. 1-6, 21