2026 ELECTION INFORMATION

Town Caucus 

Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 7:00 pm, Clark Room at Town Hall, 66 Westford Street

The Town Caucus is held to nominate candidates for the Annual Town Election. During the Caucus, nominations are made from the floor for open Town offices. Any registered voter in Carlisle may participate in the Town Caucus or run for elected office. Up to two (2) individuals may be nominated at the Caucus for each open office. (For example, if there are 2 Planning Board openings, up to 4 individuals may be selected as Cacus candidates.)

In the case that more nominations are made than allowed Caucus candidates, nominees will have an opportunity to make a speech for no longer than two minutes, if desired, and the Caucus will vote to select the Caucus candidates.

Nominations will be heard for the following offices:

Board of Assessors, 3-year term, 1 opening

Board of Health, 3-year term, 1 opening

Library Trustees, 3-year term, 1 opening

Library Trustees, 1-year term, 1 opening

Planning Board, 3-year term, 2 openings

Planning Board, 1-year term, 1 opening

School Committee, 3-year term, 2 openings

Select Board, 3-year term, 2 openings

Other than nomination at the Caucus, anyone interested in running for an open office may do so by obtaining nomination papers, and gathering no less than 29 signatures of registered voters. Nomination papers will be available starting Monday, February 23, 2026 in the Town Clerk’s Office.

Annual Town Election 

Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 7:00 am – 8:00 pm, Clark Room at Town Hall, 66 Westford Street

Candidate Deadlines:

Deadline for non-caucus candidates to obtain nomination papers from Town Clerk’s Office:

Friday, April 10, 2026, 12:00 pm

Deadline for non-caucus candidates to return nomination papers to Town Clerk’s Office:

Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 5:00 pm

Deadline to object or withdraw candidacy:

Thursday, April 30, 2026, 4:30 pm

Voter Deadlines:

Deadline to register to vote for Town Election/Town Meeting (if not already a registered voter):

Friday, May 8, 2026, 5:00 pm

Deadline for vote by mail applications to be received by the Town Clerk’s Office:

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 by 5:00 pm

(Click here for a vote by mail application)

In-person absentee voting is available for voters who will not be able to vote on Election Day until:

Monday, June 1, 2026 until 12:00 noon

State Primary

Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 7:00 am – 8:00 pm, Clark Room at Town Hall, 66 Westford Street

Deadline to register to vote for State Primary (if not already a registered voter):

Friday, August 21, 2026, 5:00 pm

Deadline for vote by mail applications to be received by the Town Clerk’s Office:

Tuesday, August 25, 2026, 5:00 pm

(Click here for a vote by mail application)

In-person early voting, Clark Room at Town Hall, 66 Westford Street

Dates TBD

In-person absentee voting is available for voters who will not be able to vote on Election Day until:

Monday, August 31, 2026 until 12 noon

A note on Primaries:

The State Primary is an election in which the State’s political parties (currently Republican and Democrat) hold races within their own party to determine who will be the candidate for their party for an office in the general election (Tuesday, November 3, 2026 this year). Voters who are enrolled in a political party (Democrat or Republican), can only vote on their respective party ballot for Primaries. Since Unenrolled (aka “Independent”) voters are not enrolled in a political party, they may choose which party ballot to vote, but will remain an unenrolled voter regardless of their ballot choice.

For example, if two candidates of the same party are interested in running for Senator in Congress, they would first run against each other in the State Primary. In the example below, Democrat candidates A and C would each run against each other in the Democratic Primary for the spot as the Democratic candidate for Senator. The Republican candidates for Senator, B and D, would also run against each other in the Republican Primary for the spot as the Republican candidate for Senator. The winner of the Democrat Primary and the winner of the Republican Primary would then run against each other in the General Election.

State Election

Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 7:00 am – 8:00 pm, Clark Room at Town Hall, 66 Westford Street

Deadline to register to vote for State Election (if not already a registered voter):

Friday, October 23, 2026, 5:00 pm

Deadline for vote by mail applications to be received by the Town Clerk’s Office:

Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 5:00 pm

(click here for a vote by mail application)

In-person early voting, Clark Room at Town Hall, 66 Westford Street

Dates TBD

In-person absentee voting is available for voters who will not be able to vote on Election Day until:

Monday, November 2, 2026 until 12 noon