Background

Most towns have elections in the first half of the year. Massachusetts legislative elections are November 3rd, 2026.

Post signature gathering
- Candidate conference?
  - How to govern mentoring (State)
  - How to govern mentoring (town)
  - write a how to govern guide - A pirates guide to local government
2026/04/30 - State nomination papers due
2026/02/15 - State nomination papers available
2025/11/30 - 1st town nom papers available
2025/11/30 - Have started candidate training
2025/11/15 - Have identified all candidates
2025/10/15 -
2025/09/15 - candidate (org/vol) pep talk & regional organizing meetings
2025/08/15 -
- have list of people to do stuff
- have written specific plans for elections
2025/07/15 - initial outreach to volunteer +
2025/07/01 - all voter records
- We have voters in 221 municipalities
- We have lists from 93 municipalities
- We need lists from 128 municipalities
2025/06/15 - now

write a how to run guide contact people who wanted to be candidates contact people who wanted to organized their communities

what would you like from us to succeed

what are the opportunities we want to present to volunteers

Massachusetts local government guide guide to town meeting - state/election doc local government / town FAQ

Issues housing/local government/transparency/surveillance/accountabillity

2026 Campaign Plan