2013 Special State Election
          Eighth Suffolk Representative District*
      Calendar
(to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative Martha Marty Walz)
January 23, 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.  | 
        
April 16, 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.  | 
        
April 22, 2013  | 
          Certification of nomination papers must be completed  | 
        
April 23, 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.  | 
        
April 26, 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.  | 
        
May 1, 2013  | 
          5:00 P.M. last day and hour for filling vacancies caused by withdrawals for primary candidates.  | 
        
May 8, 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.).  | 
        
May 28, 2013  | 
          State Primary  | 
        
June 3, 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.  | 
        
June 5, 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.).  | 
        
June 6, 2013  | 
          5:00 P.M. last day and hour for filling vacancies caused by withdrawals at the state primary.  | 
        
June 25, 2013  | 
          State Election  | 
        
150 certified signatures required for all candidates.
*Suffolk County:
        Boston - 
        Wd. 3, Pct. 5
        Wd. 4, Pct. 6
        Wd. 5, Pcts. 3-9, 11
Middlesex   County 
Cambridge - 
Wd. 2, Pcts. 2, 3
Wd. 5