Announcements:
9.21.21 Preliminary Official Results
*ATTENTION WARD 1B AND 3A*
Your voting locations have changed!
1B that previously voted at Prospect Heights will now vote at City Hall on the basement level
3A that previously voted at Elmwood Fire Station will now vote at Metcalf School
City of Holyoke
2021 Municipal Election Calendar
| Last Day to Register for Municipal Election | October 13, 2021 |
| Municipal Election | November 2, 2021 |
Early Voting! In person early voting will be held at City Hall on the 1st Floor
Monday, October 25, 2021 8:30am-4:30pm
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 8:30am-4:30pm
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 8:30am-4:30pm
Thursday, October 28, 2021 8:30am-4:30pm
Friday, October 29, 2021 8:30am-4:30pm
2021 Election Calendar (Spanish/Printable)
The deadline to file nomination papers has closed.
As of July 28, 2021, this is the final list of certified candidates. There will be a Preliminary Election for Mayor on September 21, 2021.
| Michael J. Sullivan (certified) | Mayor |
| Joshua A. Garcia (certified) | Mayor |
| Brenna Murphy McGee (i) (certified) | City Clerk |
| Katherine Jackowski (certified) | Treasurer |
| Jenny Rivera (certified) | City Council Ward 1 |
| Victor M. Machado (certified) | City Council Ward 1 |
| Will Puello (certified) | City Council Ward 2 |
| David K. Bartley (i) (certified) | City Council Ward 3 |
| Anne Thalheimer (certified) | City Council Ward 3 |
| Michael Thomas Siciliano (certified) | City Council Ward 4 |
| Kocayne S. Givner (certified) | City Council Ward 4 |
| Guy O'Donnell (certified) | City Council Ward 5 |
| Linda Vacon (i) (certified) | City Council Ward 5 |
| Juan Anderson-Burgos (i) (certified) | City Council Ward 6 |
| Preston R. Macy (certified) | City Council Ward 6 |
| Todd A. McGee (i) (certified) | City Council Ward 7 |
| Peter Tallman (i) (certified) | City Council At-Large |
| Kevin A. Jourdain (certified) | City Council At-Large |
| Israel Rivera (certified) | City Council At-Large |
| James M. Leahy (i) (certified) | City Council At-Large |
| Jose Luis Maldonado Velez (certified) | City Council At-Large |
| Mark D. Chatel (certified) | City Council At-Large |
| Jennifer M. Keitt (certified) | City Council At-Large |
| Howard B. Greaney Jr. (i) (certified) | City Council At-Large |
| Tessa R. Murphy-Romboletti (certified) | City Council At-Large |
| Paola Ferrario (certified) | City Council At-large |
| Joseph McGiverin (i) (certified) | City Council At-Large |
| Rosalee T. Williams (i) (certified) | School Committee Ward 2 |
| Rebecca Birks (i) (certified) | School Committee Ward 3 |
| Faizul Sibdhanny (certified) | School Committee Ward 4 |
| Irene Felciano-Sims (i) (certified) | School Committee Ward 4 |
| John G. Whelihan (i) (certified) | School Committee Ward 5 |
| William R. Collamore (i) (certified) | School Committee Ward 6 |
| Colleen M. Chesmore (certified) | School Committee Ward 7 |
| Eleanor Wilson (certified) | School Committee Ward 7 |
| Marc J. Hickey (certified) | School Committee At-Large |
| Mildred I. Lefebvre (certified) | School Committee At-Large |
You can download an absentee ballot application here:
Spanish-Absentee-Ballot-Application
| ABSENTEE VOTING (AV) | EARLY VOTING (EV) | |
| APPLICATION REQUIREMENT | AV always requires an application (in-person and through the mail) | EV requires an application if its is requested through the mail. No application is required for in-person EV. |
| ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATING | AV requires qualified registered voters to have a specific reason in order to vote absentee (absence, disability, religious belief). | All qualified registered voters are eligible to participate in EV. |
| METHOD AND TIMING OF VOTING | AV ballots can be mailed as soon as the AV ballots become available. Voters can vote AV in person, by appointment. | EV ballots can only be mailed out once the EV period begins (October 22nd). Early voting in person is during regular business hours of the local election official. |
| TABULATION OF BALLOTS | AV ballots are counted at the polling place on Election Day. | EV ballots are counted on Election day at the polling place OR at a Central Tabulation Facility, if a City/Town chooses to have one. |
| APPLICATION BY A FAMILY MEMBER | Family members of qualified absentee voters may apply for their Absentee ballot and may also deliver their Absentee ballot to the Clerk’s Office. | A family member may NOT request an EV ballot for an EV voter, and may NOT deliver the ballot of behalf of the EV voter back to the Clerk’s Office. |
| ONCE YOU CAST THE BALLOT | Once a voter returns their Ave ballot, they may still vote on Election Dy as long as their ballot has not been processed. | Once a voter returns their EV ballot and the ballot is received by the Local Election Official, they may no longer vote on Election Day or any other way. |
Past election results:
Register to vote online! https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ovr/
Not sure where you vote? Click here: http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/MyElectionInfo.aspx