MAY 13, 2025 – TOWN ELECTION – POLLS OPEN 7AM TO 8PM LAST UPDATED 1/14/2025
By JONATHAN RING
Important Deadlines: Nomination papers available as of: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 8am Last day for Nomination Papers to be filed with the Board of Registrars/Town Clerk: Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 5pm Instructions:
Candidates must obtain a minimum of 43 signatures from registered voters.
The Clerk strongly recommends all candidates obtain additional signatures.
Candidates must remember the following Campaign & Political Finance obligations:
Before incurring any expenses or receiving any funds they must file a Statement of Organization.
The form can be found here: http://files.ocpf.us/pdf/forms/cpf_m101.pdf
All local election candidates and incumbents will be asked to register for the Office of Campaign and Political Finance Department Reporter 7 Program.
This program will be used.
All local election candidates and incumbents will be asked to register for the Office of Campaign and Political Finance Department Reporter 7 Program.
This program will be used to file the required 8 Day, 30 Day and Year End OCPF Reports.
Please follow this link to register: https://ocpfreporter.us/LocalFilerSignup
Your first OCPF (Office of Campaign and Political Finance) report is due on Monday, May 5, 2025 ‐ eight (8) days before the election.
Your second OCPF report is due on Thursday, June 12, 2025 ‐ thirty (30) days after the election.
•Even if you incur no expenses and raise no money, you are still obligated to sign the CPF M 102‐0 report in the Office of the Town Clerk, both eight days before and thirty days after the election.
Please be aware that you have an obligation to file all necessary paperwork with the Clerk’s Office.
• Do not hesitate to contact the Town Clerk’s office at: 978‐546-6894 with any questions.
• Last day to register to vote for the May 13, 2025 Annual Town Election is Friday, May 2, 2025.
• The Town Clerk’s Office will be open from 8 am to 1 pm and the Town Hall Annex will be open from 1 pm to 5 pm for voter registration on that day.
2025 Annual Town Election Open Offices
The following is a list of the town offices to be filled by election, by ballot at the Rockport Annual Town Election on Tuesday, May 13, 2025
One Select Board members for three years.
One Assessor of Taxes for three years.
One Town Clerk for three years.
Two Planning Board members for three years.
One Trustee of the Public Library members for three years.
One School Committee members for three years.
One Housing Authority member for five years.