FM #1444 - Town Clerk June 3, 2025 Special Election Update - 05/05/25
This session shares my conversation with Town Clerk Nancy Danello about the Special Election for the Fiscal Year 2026 Override coming up Tuesday, June 3, 2025. We briefly touch on the regular local election scheduled for November.
Our conversation covers:
- Early in person voting starts May 16 during office hours in Clerk’s Office
- Last day to register to vote is May 24
- Last day for absentee voting at the Office, Monday June 2 at noon.
- Office closed on Tuesday June 3 to run the election at Franklin High School gymnasium
- June 3 hours from 6 AM to 8 PM
- November election for Town Council, School Committee, Planning Board, Board of Assessor, Board of Health, Constables for 2 year terms. The Town Clerk is also up for a 4 year term.
- We’ll cover this election in more detail later this summer
Neither of us will tell you how to vote, we will share information on what you need to know to properly cast an informed vote on or before June 3.
Our conversation recording runs about 24 minutes, so let’s listen in
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Special Election page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/1123/Special-Election-6-3-2025
Town Clerk page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/333/Town-Clerk-Elections-Division
FY 2026 Override Info page -> https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/1089/Fiscal-Year-2026-Override-Information
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