Town of Wenham, Massachusetts

ANNUAL TOWN MEETING - SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 2023
The meeting will be held in-doors at the Buker School, starting at 1:00 PM.  Warrants will be mailed to all households prior to the meeting.  Please bring the warrant book with you to the meeting.  Click here for the warrant booklet. (Please plan to arrive early for the check-in process)

ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION - THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023
The election will be held at the Wenham Town Hall between the hours of 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM

If you are new to town, or you have never registered to vote before, the last day to register for the upcoming town meeting and town election is Wednesday, March 22, 2023.  The Town Clerk's office will be open from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.  You can register online at Online Voter Application (state.ma.us) with a valid MA driver's license or a State issued ID card.

Click here for the Sample Ballot

EARLY IN PERSON VOTING WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE LOCAL ELECTION

Tuesday March 28, 2023 - 12:00PM - 6:30PM
Wednesday March 29, 2023 - 10:00AM - 4:00PM
Thursday March 30, 2023 - 10:00AM - 4:00PM
Monday April 3, 2023 - 10:00AM - 4:00PM

VOTE BY MAIL WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE

Application Must be received no later than Thursday March 16, 2023.
Ballots MUST returned by 8PM on April 6, 2023. (Anything received after 8pm on election day will not be counted)

Vote by mail application are available here








2022 STATE ELECTION RESULTS

ELECTION RESULTS

ATE 4-7-2022 OFFICIAL RESULTS WITH WRITE-INS
ATE 4-7-2022 UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

ANNUAL TOWN MEETING - SATURDAY, APRIL 2 2022
The meeting will be held in-doors at the Buker School, starting at 1:00 PM.  Warrants will be mailed to all households prior to the meeting.  Please bring the warrant book with you to the meeting.  Click here for the warrant booklet.

ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION - THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2022
The election will be held at the Wenham Town Hall between the hours of 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM

If you are new to town, or you have never registered to vote before, the last day to register for the upcoming town meeting and town election is Friday, March 11, 2022.  The Town Clerk's office will be open from 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM.  You can register on line at Online Voter Application (state.ma.us) with a valid MA drivers license or a State issued ID card.

Click here to view the candidates of the town election.

Absentee Voting

Click here to learn more about how to vote absentee and to download the application. 

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Federal Census 2020 
Based on the 2020 Federal Census, Wenham will be split between two State Representatives, the 6th Essex District (with Beverly) and the 13th Essex District (with Danvers and parts of Topsfield, Middleton, and Peabody).  Because of our population, the Select Board has an opportunity to stay one precinct with sub precincts, or move into two precincts.   Please click  the links to view the presentation that was presented to the Select Board on Wednesday, December 1st.  We are looking for public input in order to make a final decision the week of December 6th.  If you have any questions regarding this information, please do not hesitate to reach out to Town Clerk Trudy Reid.  UPDATE:  At the Select Board meeting held on December 7th, they voted to keep the one precinct for Wenham, with sub-precicnts for State Elections.

Re-Precincting New Release - this letter has been mailed to every household with a registered voter
Street Precinct Locator
Powerpoint Presentation
Map of old voting district vs  new precinct.



ELECTED OFFICIALS OF WENHAM 

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Pingree Park
211 Main Street

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ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION
Unofficial Results
Official Results
Thursday, May 6, 2021
7:00am - 8:00pm
Wenham Town Hall
138 Main Street

Open Seats for the Annual Election:

• Board of Assessors - 1 position , 3 year term
• Board of Health - 1 position , 3 year term
• Board of Selectmen - 1 position, 3 year term 
• Hamilton Wenham Library Trustees - 2 positions at large, 3 year terms
• Hamilton Wenham Regional School Committee - 2 positions, 3 year terms
• Moderator - 1 position , 3 year term
• Planning Board - 1 position, 5 year term
• Water Commission - 1 position, 3 year term 
• Wenham Housing Authority - 2 positions, 5 year term & 3 year term

Sample Ballot 

Register to Vote in the Election

• Last day to register to vote to participate in these local events was Friday April 9, 2021.
• Vote by mail is being encouraged due to the pandemic.
• Please request your absentee by mail ballot now, but not later than 5:00pm on April 30, 2021 from the the Town Clerk.  

Absentee Ballot Application

• Completed absentee ballots may be mailed to the Town Clerk at Wenham Town Hall, 138 Main Street, Wenham, MA 01984 or placed in the Drop Box at Town Hall no later than poll closing of 8:00pm on May 6, 2021. 
• Absentee voting in person availble in the Town Clerk's Office with a deadline of May 5, 2021, 12:00pm.
  

The Board of Registrars operate out of and in conjunction with the Town Clerk's office and oversee certification of signatures on both local and state Nomination Papers as well as Initiative Petition Papers. The Registrars are also responsible for keeping the Voter Registration list up to date and accurate through the Annual Town Census.

The Wenham Board of Registrars: 

Roseann Brozenske (2024)
Christine M. Burns (2022)
Roney Hilliard "Hilly" Ebling (2023)