Voter Information & Your Elected Officials

League of Women Voters^®
of Falmouth

Voter Information & Your Elected Officials

How to register to vote? Who are your elected officials?

Elections. Register to Vote. Your Elected Representatives. Election Dates 2012. Town Offices. Candidate Requirements.

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Register to Vote

click here for Voter Registration Information

Your Elected Officials

Representatives to the United States Congress:
Senator Scott Brown click here
Senator John Kerry click here
Congressman William Keating click here.
Massachusetts Elected Officials:
Senator Therese Murray click here
David T. Vieira, State Representative for precincts three, four, seven, eight and nine click here.
Timothy Madden, State Representative for precincts one, two, five and six click here
Local Officials:
Board of Selectmen click here

Election Dates 2012

Presidential Primary March 6, 2012
Annual Town Election May 15, 2012
State Primary (Thursday) September 6, 2012
Presidential Election November 6, 2012

2012 Annual Town Election Schedule

Wednesday, Feb. 22,2012 Nomination papers available
Friday, March 23,2012 Last day to obtain nomination papers
Tuesday, March 27,2012 Last day to return nomination papers
Friday, April 06, 2012 Drawing for ballot position
Thursday, April 12,2012 Last day to withdraw from Election
Wednesday, April 25,2012 Last day to register to vote for Annual Town Election
Tuesday, May 15,2012 ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION

Town Wide Offices

Selectman (elect one) for three years
Trustee of the Public Library (elect three) for three years
Planning Board (elect two) for three years
Planning Board (elect one) for two years School Committee (elect three) for three years

TOWN MEETING MEMBERS

Precinct 1 -- elect nine for two years
Precinct 1 -- elect nine for three years
Precinct 1 -- elect nine for one years
Precinct 2 -- elect nine for three years
Precinct 2 -- elect nine for two years
Precinct 2 -- elect nine for one years
Precinct 3 -- elect nine for three years
Precinct 4 -- elect nine for three years
Precinct 5 -- elect nine for three years
Precinct 6 -- elect nine for three years
Precinct 6 -- elect nine for two years
Precinct 6 -- elect nine for one years
Precinct 7 -- elect nine for three years
Precinct 7--elect one for two years
Precinct 8 -- elect nine for three years
Precinct 8 -- elect nine for two years
Precinct 8 -- elect nine for one years
Precinct 9 -- elect nine for three years
Precinct 9 -- elect nine for two years
Precinct 9 -- elect nine for one years

Candidate Requirements

Town wide offices are required to collect 50 signatures from registered voters of the Town of Falmouth. It is recommended to obtain more than 50 in case the registered voter is not qualified to sign nomination papers.
In compliance with the 2010 Federal Census, voting precinct boundaries in Precinct 1, 2, 6, 8, and 9 have redrawn and all Town Meeting Members in those precincts must be re-elected.
The top 9 will receive a three year term, the next 9 will receive a two year term, and the next 9 will receive a one year term.
Present Town Members do not need to take out nomination papers, but must return signed notice of intent to run, mailed to them by the Town Clerk
Town Meeting Members are required to collect 10 signatures from registered voters in the Precinct they are registered to vote. It is recommended to obtain more than 10 in case the registered voter is not a member of your precinct.
The order in which names of candidates, including incumbents, appear on the ballot will be determined by a public drawing on April 6, 2012 at 10 a.m. in the Town Clerk's Office.

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