Special State Election
First Suffolk and Middlesex Senate District*

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 by withdrawals at the state primary.

January 11, 2022

State Election