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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 candidates do not need permission from a board or committee to run.
To appear on the ballot, prospective candidates must file an intention to run, gather the signatures of at least 50 registered Sudbury voters on a set of nomination papers, return those signatures by the Feb. 9 deadline, and the Town Clerk’s office must certify those signatures.
You can find a complete list of open positions here. You can find information about how to run for office here, and resources to support a run for office here.
According to the Town Clerk’s office, the period for prospective candidates to file their intention to run is from Tuesday, Jan. 6 to Thursday, Feb. 5. Nomination papers (“signatures”) must be returned by Monday, Feb. 9.
According to the Town Clerk’s office, as of 12:15 p.m. Jan. 23, the following people have filed their intention to run. An asterisk (*) indicates an official candidate whose name will appear on the ballot.
Select Board
(1 seat, 3 years)
Charles G. Russo
Board of Assessors
(1 seat, 3 years)
Liam J. Vesely
Goodnow Library Trustee
(2 seats, 3 years)
Ingrid J. Mayyasi*
Elizabeth Mathews Iwasaki*
Board of Health
(1 seat, 3 years)
Susan Ruth Sama*
Planning Board
(1 seat, 3 years)
Julie Zelermeyer Perlman
Sudbury School Committee
(2 seats, 3 years)
Julie Leigh Durgin
Ellen Lederer-DeFrancesco
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional District School Committee
(2 seats, 3 years)
Ravi Simon (Sudbury)*
Jason McLure (Lincoln)*
