Announcements:
City of Holyoke
2021 Municipal Election Calendar
| Nomination Papers Available | January 11, 2021 |
| Nomination Papers Due | July 27, 2021 |
| Last Day to Register for Preliminary Election | September 1, 2021 |
| Preliminary Election | September 21, 2021 |
| Last Day to Register for Municipal Election | October 13, 2021 |
| Municipal Election | November 2, 2021 |
2021 Election Calendar (Spanish/Printable)
Below is a list of candidates that have pulled papers to run for office:
| Devin Sheehan | Mayor |
| Rebecca Lisi | Mayor |
| Gloria A. Caballero Roca | Mayor |
| Michael J. Sullivan | Mayor |
| Christopher E. Kosinksi | Mayor |
| Brenna Murphy McGee (i) (certified) | City Clerk |
| Jaime Cotto | City Council Ward 1 |
| Jenny Rivera | City Council Ward 1 |
| Will Puello | City Council Ward 2 |
| David K. Bartley (i) | City Council Ward 3 |
| Anne Thalheimer | City Council Ward 3 |
| Michael Thomas Siciliano | City Council Ward 4 |
| Guy O'Donnell | City Council Ward 5 |
| Linda Vacon (i) (certified) | City Council Ward 5 |
| Juan Anderson-Burgos (i) | City Council Ward 6 |
| Peter Tallman (i) (certified) | City Council At-Large |
| Jose Bayron | City Council At-Large |
| Kevin A. Jourdain (certified) | City Council At-Large |
| Israel Rivera | City Council At-Large |
| James M. Leahy (i) | City Council At-Large |
| Jose Luis Maldonado Velez (certified) | City Council At-Large |
| Mark D. Chatel | City Council At-Large |
| Jennifer M. Keitt (certified) | City Council At-Large |
| Howard B. Greaney Jr. (i) (certified) | City Council At-Large |
| Erin Callahan | City Council At-Large |
| Rosalee T. Williams (i) | School Committee Ward 2 |
| Rebecca Birks (i) | School Committee Ward 3 |
| Faizul Sibdhanny | School Committee Ward 4 |
| John G. Whelihan (i) | School Committee Ward 5 |
| William R. Collamore (i) | School Committee Ward 6 |
| Nyles L. Courchesne (i) | School Committee Ward 7 |
| Michael Thomas Siciliano | School Committee At-Large |
| Marc J. Hickey | School Committee At-Large |
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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:
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