Franklin Matters: ballot testing

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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Town of Franklin Ballot testing for the State Primary is scheduled for Weds, Aug 19

Ballot testing to check that the tabulators read properly for the State Primary will be conducted on Wednesday, August 19th at 9:00 AM in the Council Chambers.

2026 State Primary Republican and Democrat Sample Ballots

Democrat Sample Ballot https://www.franklinma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/10533/Democrat-Sample-Ballot-

Republican Sample Ballot https://www.franklinma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/10531/Republican-Sample-Ballot-

Recall that the ballot colors are different for this election (see image -> )

Early voting beging Aug 22

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2026/08/early-voting-for-state-primary-august.html

Friday, July 10, 2026

MA State Primary election ballots are now color coded

Per Town Clerk Nancy Danello, something that the election officials have been advocating for is now a reality, color coded primary ballots.

Franklin residents will see these colors as the State Primary rolls around in September.

Monday, September 29, 2025

Town of Franklin: Biennial Ballot for Nov 4, 2025 - Proof Copy available

The local ballot is FINAL. Town Clerk Nancy Danello posted the updated report as of Monday, September 22, 2025. Nomination papers have been validated for Town Council, School Committee, Town Clerk, Board of Assessors, Planning Board, and Planning Board (Associate Member) candidates for their entry on the ballot.

The ballot was finalized after September 22 and sent to the printers. Printed copies are expected back to the Town Clerk during the week of October 6, 2025. Mailing of the absentee and vote by mail ballot requests will begin once the copies come back from the printers.

There is/are

1 candidate for the Planning Board (Associate Member)
1 candidate for the Board of Assessors
2 candidates for 2 spots on the Planning Board
8 candidates for 7 spots on the School Committee
1 candidate for 1 spot for the Town Clerk
15 candidates for 9 spots on the Town Council

The Board of Health position remains without a candidate. If any one is interested in running as a "write in" candidate, stop by the Town Clerk's office to get info on how to do that. All write in votes will require a hand count for those ballots and getting the info from the Clerk can make their work easier to accomplish.

Town of Franklin: Biennial Ballot for Nov 4, 2025 - Proof Copy

The PDF download -> (Ballot proof copy) https://www.franklinma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7044/Nov-4-2025-Local-Biennial-Election---Ballot-Proof

OR (a permanent link for the ballot proof copy) -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/19T3_IH8iEfWTUuUbqahsjNkfaPS1twrR/view?usp=drive_link

Monday, May 12, 2025

Town Clerk Nancy Danello provides details on the June 3, 2025 Special Election (audio)

FM #1444 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1444 in the series.

This session shares my conversation with Town Clerk Nancy Danello about the Special Election for the Fiscal Year 2026 Override coming up Tuesday, June 3, 2025. We briefly touch on the regular local election scheduled for November.

Our conversation covers:

Early in person voting starts May 16 during office hours in Clerk’s Office
Last day to register to vote is May 24
Last day for absentee voting at the Office, Monday June 2 at noon.
Office closed on Tuesday June 3 to run the election at Franklin High School gymnasium

June 3 hours from 6 AM to 8 PM

November election for Town Council, School Committee, Planning Board, Board of Assessor, Board of Health, Constables for 2 year terms. The Town Clerk is also up for a 4 year term.

We’ll cover this election in more detail later this summer

Neither of us will tell you how to vote, we will share information on what you need to know to properly cast an informed vote on or before June 3.

Our conversation recording runs about 24 minutes, so let’s listen in Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1444-town-clerk-june-3-2025-special-election-update-05-05-25/

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Special Election page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/1123/Special-Election-6-3-2025

Town Clerk page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/333/Town-Clerk-Elections-Division

FY 2026 Override Info page -> https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/1089/Fiscal-Year-2026-Override-Information

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