Mary T. Stephens had her nomination papers (“signatures”) certified on Thursday, making her an official candidate for Sudbury School Committee, and making Sudbury School Committee the first officially contested race. There are now three official candidates running for two seats on the Sudbury School Committee: Karyn Jones, Silvia Nerssessian, and Mary T. Stephens.
Five additional people had their nomination papers certified on Wednesday, making them official candidates: Daniel Carty for Select Board, Joshua Fox for Board of Assessors, Megan Kelley and Eriko Frank for Goodnow Library Trustee, and William Atkeson for the 1-year seat on Park and Recreation.
Four people returned their nomination papers Thursday and are awaiting certification of their signatures: Jean Nam for Sudbury School Committee, Catharine Blake for Moderator, and John Sugrue and Stephen Garvin for Planning Board. Linda Huet-Clayton, who is running for Board of Health and turned in her nomination papers on Wednesday, is also awaiting certification.
Five people have not yet returned their nomination papers: Eric Poch for Select Board, Danielle Stackpole and Richard Thalmann for Sudbury School Committee, Robert Beagan for a 3-year seat on the Park and Recreation Commission, and Christopher Marotta for Planning Board. They have until Friday, Feb. 2 at 5 p.m.
To become an official candidate and appear on the ballot, those running must file an intention to run with the Town Clerk or L-S District Clerk, gather signatures of registered voters on their nomination papers, return those papers to the Town Clerk or L-S District Clerk, and then those signatures must be certified by the Town Clerk’s office. The deadline to file an intention to run was Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 5 p.m.
There are 17 open positions on this year's Annual Town Election ballot. You can find a complete list here. You can find information about how to run for office here and on the www.lwvsudbury.org website. Any Sudbury registered voter may run for office. Potential candidates do not need permission from a board or committee to run. You can learn how to register to vote or update your voter registration here or at www.lwvsudbury.org.
According to the Lincoln Town Clerk’s office as of 6:47 pm. Jan. 30, and the Sudbury Town Clerk’s office, as of 4:16 p.m. Feb. 1, here’s a list of who is – and who is not yet – an official candidate:
Select Board
(2 seats, 3 years)
Janie Dretler (official candidate)
Daniel E. Carty (official candidate)
Eric D. Poch
Sudbury School Committee
(2 seats, 3 years)
Karyn Jones (official candidate)
Danielle Stackpole
Silvia M. Nerssessian (official candidate)
Jean O. Nam
Mary T. Stephens (official candidate)
Richard M. Thalmann
(Carla Curley - withdrawn)
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School District Committee
(2 seats, 3 years)
Catherine Bitter (Lincoln resident) (official candidate)
Maura Carty (Sudbury resident) (official candidate)
Moderator
(1 seat, 3 years)
Catharine V. Blake
Board of Assessors
(1 seat, 3 years)
Joshua Fox (official candidate)
Goodnow Library Trustee
(2 seats, 3 years)
Megan Kelley (official candidate)
Eriko Frank (official candidate)
Board of Health
(1 seat, 3 years)
Linda Huet-Clayton
Park and Recreation Commission
(2 seats, 3 years)
Laurie Eliason (official candidate)
Robert C. Beagan
Park and Recreation Commission
(1 seat, 1 year to fill a vacancy)
William Atkeson (official candidate)
Planning Board
(2 seats, 3 years)
John Sugrue
Stephen Garvin
Christopher Marotta
Commissioner of Housing Authority
(1 seat, 5 years)
Sherrill P. Cline (official candidate)