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Nomination Papers Available

Location

51 Inman St.
Cambridge, MA 02139

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Description

Nomination papers for City Council and School Committee will be available beginning Monday, July 1st at the Election Commission office, 51 Inman Street, Cambridge. The office will be open on Monday, July 1st from 8:30 a.m. until 8 p.m. The deadline to file nomination papers is Wednesday, July 31st at 5 p.m.

The 2019 Municipal Election Calendar is available here.

The requirements to run for School Committee or City Council are:

  1. The person must be a registered voter in Cambridge.  To register, one must be 18 years of age by Election Day, a U.S. citizen, and a resident in the City of Cambridge.
  2. The person must file no fewer than fifty (50) and no more than one hundred (100) certifiable signatures of registered voters in the City of Cambridge.

The Commission has prepared an information kit for candidates containing important dates, Commission policies, services and publications. The kits will be available with the nomination papers on July 1st.

Election Day is Tuesday, November 5, 2019.

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