One definitive ballot gap remains after the third week of the local election season since no prospective candidates “pulled papers” to file their intention to run for Park and Recreation Commissioner in the March 30 Annual Town Election. The deadline to pull papers is Thursday, Feb. 5. The Town Clerk’s office certified this week the nomination papers of five people: Ingrid J. Mayyasi and Elizabeth Mathews Iwasaki who are running for Goodnow Library Trustee, Susan Ruth Sama fo

The Town Clerk’s office certified Friday the nomination papers of Susan Ruth Sama, who is running for Board of Health. Sama is now an official candidate whose name will appear on the ballot. To date, no prospective candidates have filed to run for Park and Recreation Commissioner. There is one open seat for three years on that commission. There are 11 open positions on this year’s Annual Town Election ballot. Any Sudbury registered voter may run for office. Prospective candid

Julie Zelermeyer Perlman filed an intention (“pulled papers”) Thursday to run for Planning Board in the March 30 Annual Town Election. Perlman is running for re-election to the Planning Board. She previously served as an associate member and was elected as a full member in 2023. She is running for a second term. The Town Clerk’s office confirmed Thursday that it had certified the nomination papers of four prospective candidates: Ingrid J. Mayyasi and Elizabeth Mathews Iwasa

Ellen Lederer-DeFrancesco filed an intention (“pulled papers”) Tuesday to run for Sudbury School Committee in the March 30 Annual Town Election. This will be her first run for a seat on the committee. There are 11 open positions on this year’s Annual Town Election ballot. Any Sudbury registered voter may run for office. Prospective candidates do not need permission from a board or committee to run. To appear on the ballot, prospective candidates must file an intention to

Ballot gaps remain after the second week of the local election season since no additional prospective candidates “pulled papers” to file their intention to run for the 11 open town and school committee seats in the March 30 Annual Town Election. The deadline to pull papers is Thursday, Feb. 5. According to the Town Clerk’s office, as of the close of business on Friday, Jan. 16, only one person has filed an intention to run for the two open seats on the Sudbury School Committe

It’s your right to run for local office. Here’s what you need to know to run in 2026: File Your Intention to Run Any Sudbury registered voter can run for local office. Visit the Town Clerk’s office, located in the Sudbury Town Hall, or, for Lincoln-Sudbury school committee candidates, the L-S District Clerk located in Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, to complete the form to file your intention to run. This process is colloquially called “pulling papers” because once th