Voting & Elections

Polling Locations:
Senior Center - Precincts 1 & 2
McCarthy Middle School - Precincts 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8
Town Offices Gymnasium - Precincts 9, 10 & 11

Nomination Procedures

Nomination papers are available in the Town Clerk's Office beginning the first week in January for all elected town offices. The annual town election is held on the first Tuesday in April.

• Town-wide candidates need to obtain 50 certified signatures. We advise a candidate to obtain additional signatures. All signatures are returned the Town Clerk's Office.
• Town meeting reps need to obtain 10 signatures from their precinct. (recent charter change)
  We advise a candidate to obtain additional signatures. All signatures are returned the Town Clerk's Office.

Effective January 1, 2022, there are eleven precincts in town. Each precinct has 15 town meeting representatives for a total of 165 representatives. Their terms are for three years. At every town election there are at least five town meeting representative positions per precinct that are up for election.

2026 State Primary & Election

A State Primary will be held Tuesday, September 1, 2026 to nominate Democratic and Republican candidates for state and federal offices. The State Election will be held Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

What's on the ballot?
The following will appear on the 2026 ballots:

• U.S. Senator 
• U.S. Representative 
• Governor and Lieutenant Governor 
• Attorney General 
• Secretary of State 
• Treasurer and Receiver General
• Auditor
• Governor’s Councillor
• State Senator
• State Representative
• District Attorney
• Register of Probate
• Ballot Questions (election ballot only)

For more information visit Secretary of the Commonwealth, Elections Division.

Ways to vote

Vote by Mail will be available upon request for all elections in 2026. 

In-person Early Voting will be available for the State Primary from Saturday, August 22 through Friday, August 28 and for the State Election from Saturday, October 17 through Friday, October 30. There will be no in-person Early Voting for the Special State Election or Special State Primary.

Election Day voting is available in all elections and polls will be open from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM. To find your polling location, check your voter registration online or call us at 978-250-5205.

You may register to vote in Massachusetts if:

• You are a citizen of the United States; and
• You will be at least 18 years of age on or before the next election; and
• You are a resident of Massachusetts; and
• You are not currently incarcerated by reason of a felony conviction.

If you meet the above requirements, you may register to vote online, by mail, or in-person.

The deadline to register to vote in any election is ten (10) days prior to the date of the election.

Registering Online:

In order to register to vote online, you must have a signature on file with the Registry of Motor Vehicles. If you currently have a Massachusetts driver's license or state ID card, you may use the online voter registration application to submit a registration application, update your address, or change your party affiliation. Voter registration applications submitted online must be submitted by midnight on the date of the voter registration deadline.

Registering by Mail:

If you do not qualify to register to vote online, or if you would prefer to register by mail, you may download the voter registration form. The form must be completed, signed, and delivered to the he Town Clerk's Office, 50 Billerica Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824. Voter registration forms submitted by mail must be postmarked no later than the voter registration deadline.

Registering in-Person:

If you would like to register in-person, you may do so at the Town Clerk's Office, 50 Billerica Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824. Voter registration forms completed in-person are valid as of the day that they are signed.

Changing Your Address:

You must update your voter registration every time you move. If you have moved, you may update your registration by filling out a new voter registration form. If you move after the deadline to register to vote in a state election or primary, you should wait to update your registration until after the date of the election or primary, and return to vote at your previous polling place in Massachusetts. State law allows you to vote from a previous address in a state election for up to six month after you have moved, as long as you have not registered elsewhere.

Political Parties:

If you wish to change your party enrollment, you may do so by filling out a new voter registration form. Members of political parties may vote only in their own party's primary elections. Those with No Party designation or Unenrolled voters (commonly referred to as "Independents") may vote in the party primary of their choice. Choosing to vote in a particular party's primary does NOT enroll you as a member of that party.

Follow this link to the State Elections Division website to enter your information to discover where you would go to vote in person

Precinct Polling Locations as of January 1, 2022:

PRECINCT 1  - SENIOR CENTER 75 GROTON RD
PRECINCT 2  - SENIOR CENTER 75 GROTON RD
PRECINCT 3  - MCCARTHY MIDDLE SCHOOL 250 NORTH RD
PRECINCT 4  - MCCARTHY MIDDLE SCHOOL 250 NORTH RD
PRECINCT 5  - MCCARTHY MIDDLE SCHOOL 250 NORTH RD
PRECINCT 6  - MCCARTHY MIDDLE SCHOOL 250 NORTH RD
PRECINCT 7  - MCCARTHY MIDDLE SCHOOL 250 NORTH RD
PRECINCT 8  - MCCARTHY MIDDLE SCHOOL 250 NORTH RD
PRECINCT 9  - TOWN OFFICES GYM, 50 BILLERICA RD
PRECINCT 10 - TOWN OFFICES GYM, 50 BILLERICA RD
PRECINCT 11 - TOWN OFFICES GYM, 50 BILLERICA RD

Map of Election Precincts

Precinct Locations by Residential Address

Massachusetts allows voters to vote by absentee ballot if they meet the following requirements:

• You will be absent from your city or town on election day
• You have a physical disability that prevents your voting at the polling place
• You cannot vote at the polls due to religious beliefs

If you qualify for Absentee Voting, you may go to the Town Clerk's Office during regular business hours and vote absentee over the counter twenty days prior to the election, up to noon the day before election day.

To have an absentee ballot mailed to you, you may either download the Absentee Ballot Application, complete the form and mail it to the Town Clerk's Office or go to the Town Clerk's Office during regular business hours and complete an application.

To be counted, a completed, signed absentee ballot must be received at the Town Clerk's Office before the polls close on Election Day.

Annual Town Elections:

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