One Week Until Citizens Caucus - March 9, 2022

The Citizens’ Caucus to nominate candidates for the May 9, 2022, Annual Town Election will take place one week from tonight on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at 7 pm at the Thomas Prince School Gymnasium.

All registered voters in Princeton are invited to attend. A quorum of 25 registered voters is required to conduct the Caucus. If you would like to be nominated, please have another Princeton voter attend and nominate you for the office you will be seeking. Those nominated at the Caucus will automatically have their names placed on the May 9, 2022, Annual Town Election ballot. Citizens Caucus may nominate two names for each office.

Anyone not nominated at the Caucus who intends to run for office may do so by taking out nomination papers from the Town Clerk’s Office. Signatures of 20 registered Princeton voters are needed to qualify for placement on the ballot. Nomination papers are available now. Don’t hesitate to contact the Town Clerk’s office to schedule a pickup. 

Candidates must file nomination papers with the Registrars of Voters (Town Clerk’s Office) by 5 pm Monday, March 21, 2022. The last day to object to nominations or withdraw nomination papers is 5 pm Wednesday, April 6, 2022.

Nominations may be made for the following offices:

Selectboard – One (1) Three Year Term
Moderator – One (1) One Year Term
Board of Assessors – One (1) Three Year Term
Planning Board – One (1) Three Year Term
Trustee of Trust Funds – One (1) Two Year Term and One (1) Three Year Term
Electric Light Commission – One (1) Three Year Term
Wachusett Regional School Committee – One (1) Three Year Term

If you have any questions, please contact the Town Clerk’s office at 978-464-2103 or by email at townclerk@town.princeton.ma.us.