Politics & Government
Election 2019: Burlington Voters Guide
Patch has everything you need to know to vote in Saturday's town election in Burlington.
BURLINGTON, MA — The town's annual, municipal election is on Saturday, April 6. Polls are open from 8 am to 8 pm and voting is conducted at the Burlington High School on Cambridge Street. The deadline to register to vote in the election was March 15. Absentee ballots are now available at the town clerk's office.
To see if you are registered to vote in this year's town election, see the Secretary of State's Website.
Burlington operates under a representative Town Meeting form of government, with town meeting representatives elected from each precinct. To see which precinct you live in, consult the town's precinct maps.
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The complete list of candidates is below. Candidates running for reelection are listed in boldface.
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Moderator (one-year term, choose one)
- William Beyer
Board of Selectmen (three-year term, choose two)
- Christopher E. Hartling
- Robert C. Hogan
- Nicholas C. Priest
Assessor (three-year term, choose one)
- Catherine O'Neil
School Committee (three-year term, choose two)
- Christine M. Monaco
- Thomas F. Murphy Jr.
Treasurer (three-year term, choose one)
- Brian P. Curtin
Library Trustees (three-year term, choose two)
- Robert H. Neufeld
- Phillip A. Gallagher
Library Trustees (one-year term, choose one)
- No candidates on ballot.
Planning Board (five-year term, choose one)
- Carol A. Perna
- Michael W. Espejo
Board of Health (three-year term, choose two)
- Wayne S. Saltsman
- Edward J. Weiner
Housing Authority (five-year term, choose one)
- Richard H. Howard
Constable (three-year term, choose two)
- William F. Pepicelli
- Anthony J. Saia
- Dennis C. Otis
Recreation Commission (three-year term, choose one)
- Kevin M Sheehan
Shawsheen Technical High School Committee (three-year term, choose one)
- Paul Gedick
Ballot Question
Shall the town vote to have its elected Treasurer/Collector Office become an appointed Treasurer/Collector Office of the town?
For the complete list of candidates running for town meeting member, see the specimen ballot on the town's Website.
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