2022 Special State Election
First Suffolk and Middlesex Senate District *
(to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Joseph A. Boncore)Calendar
| August 10, 2021 | 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 | 
| November 2, 2021 | 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. | 
| November 8, 2021 | Certification of nomination papers must be completed | 
| November 9, 2021 | 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. | 
| November 12, 2021 | 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. | 
| November 17, 2021 | 5:00 P.M. last day and hour for filling vacancies caused by withdrawals for primary candidates. | 
| November 24, 2021 | 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.). | 
| December 14, 2021 | State Primary | 
| December 20, 2021 | 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. | 
| December 22, 2021 | 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.). | 
| December 23, 2021 | 5:00 P.M. last day and hour for filling vacancies caused bywithdrawals at the state primary. | 
| January 11, 2022 | State Election | 
                 Please see:
                A Candidate's Guide to Special Elections
                
also available from:
                Elections Division
                One Ashburton Place, Room 1705
                Boston, MA 02108-1512
                Telephone:617-727-2828 or 800-462-VOTE (8683) 
                
For information about campaign contributions and expenses contact:
                Office of Campaign and Political Finance
                One Ashburton Place, Room 411
                Boston, MA 02108
                Telephone: 617-979-8300 or 800-462-OCPF (6273) 
                
                * Suffolk County
                Boston:
                Wd. 1, Pcts. 1-14
                Wd. 3, Pcts. 1-4, 6, 8
                Wd. 5, Pcts. 1, 3-5, 11
                Revere
                Winthrop
                Middlesex County
                Cambridge:
                Wd. 2, Pcts. 2, 3
                Wd. 4, Pcts. 1, 3
                Wd. 5