The Town Clerk’s office certified the nomination papers of three people Wednesday: Carol Bradford for Board of Health, Radha Gargeya for Select Board, and Lisa Kouchakdjian for Select Board. All three are now official candidates for the March 31 Annual Town Election whose names will appear on the ballot.
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. 10 deadline, and the Town Clerk’s office must certify those signatures.
There are 13 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.
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.
The period for prospective candidates to file their intention to run is from Monday, Jan. 6 to Thursday, Feb. 6. Nomination papers (“signatures”) must be returned by Feb. 10.
According to the Town Clerk’s office, as of 4:30 p.m. Jan. 22, the following people have filed their intention to run. An asterisk (*) indicates an official candidate whose name will appear on the ballot.
Select Board
(2 seats, 3 years)
Radha Gargeya*
Lisa Kouchakdjian*
Kevin Matthews
Board of Assessors
(1 seat, 3 years)
Trevor Haydon
Goodnow Library Trustees
(2 seats, 3 years)
Jill Caseria
Katina Fontes
Board of Health
(1 seat, 3 years)
Carol Bradford*
Park and Recreation Commission
(2 seats, 3 years)
William Granger Atkeson
Mara Huston
Planning Board
(2 seats, 3 years)
Anuraj Shah
Sudbury School Committee
(1 seat, 3 years)
Kathleen Bell
Elizabeth Sues
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional District School Committee
(2 seats, 3 years)
Lee Hannauer Gross
Valerie Friedholm
John Ryan, Jr.
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