Information from John Walsh for Chairs
As has been reported, the current Middlesex County Register of Probate John Buonomo has announced that he will resign his post. As Mr. Buonomo’s name will be the only name to appear on the September 16th Democratic Primary ballot in Middlesex County, it is possible that he will win the nomination and subsequently withdraw. As a result, the Massachusetts Democratic Party is preparing a procedure to nominate a subsititute candidate.
To select a subsititute candidate, Democratic Ward and Town Committees in Middlesex County must meet and select delegates to attend a caucus to be held on Wednesday, September 24th. This email contains important information for you regarding the caucuses to nominate a candidate for Register of Probate.
The Massachusetts Democratic Party strongly encourages you to hold a Democratic Town/Ward Committee meeting to select delegates in a window beginning Monday, September 22nd, at 5:00 PM and ending on Tuesday, September 23rd. The delegates must be submitted to the Massachusetts Democratic Party via email by 11:59 PM on Tuesday, September 23rd. The caucus will be held on Wednesday, September 24th, 6:30PM at a location to be determined.
Listed below is a timeline of the meetings and caucuses:
* Sept 16 MA Primary
* Sept 22, 5 PM last day and hour for nominee withdraw
* Sept 22, 5 PM-Sept 23 town and ward committees meet to elect delegates to county-wide meeting
* Sept 24, 6:30 PM county-wide meeting of elected delegates to select Democratic nominee
* Sept 25, 5 PM deadline to submit nominees name to Secretary of Commonwealth
Rules and Procedures for filling vacancies of a Party Candidate who has been nominated by winning a Primary and has withdrawn
1) The Town and Ward Committees of Middlesex County must meet and elect delegates by and from its members to a county meeting called by the Chair of the Party. The county meeting may nominate a candidate to fill the vacancy. Only members of Ward and Town Committees may vote and run for delegates to the county meeting. Associate Members may not vote and may not be elected delegates to the county meeting.
2) Meetings of town and ward committees to elected delegates: – the Meetings should be called either after 5 pm on Monday September 22nd or on Tuesday September 23nd. We encourage you to notify members now that a meeting MAY happen and announce the time and location. If Register Buonomo wins the nomination on Tuesday AND resigns after receiving the nomination, then you will need to hold your meeting.
3) The Middlesex County Meeting of Delegates will then be held on Wednesday, September 24th at 6:30 p.m. This meeting of delegates may nominate a candidate to fill the vacancy. The nominee will be filed with the Secretary of State by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday September 25th.
Community Votes Delegates
Acton 5074 11
Arlington 12875 26
Ashby 581 2
Ashland 3120 7
Ayer 1162 3
Bedford 2993 6
Belmont 6334 13
Billerica 5756 12
Boxborough 1126 3
Burlington 4392 9
Cambridge W1 1819 4
Cambridge W2 1120 3
Cambridge W3 1980 4
Cambridge W4 2367 5
Cambridge W5 3127 7
Cambridge W6 2946 6
Cambridge W7 1750 4
Cambridge W8 1942 4
Cambridge W9 3401 7
Cambridge W10 3256 7
Cambridge W11 2770 6
Carlisle 1458 3
Chelmsford 6557 14
Concord 5330 11
Dracut 4319 9
Dunstable 536 2
Everett W1 778 2
Everett W2 850 2
Everett W3 996 2
Everett W4 895 2
Everett W5 852 2
Everett W6 864 2
Framingham 11441 23
Groton 2180 5
Holliston 3224 7
Hopkinton 2768 6
Hudson 3505 8
Lexington 9097 19
Lincoln 1821 4
Littleton 1929 4
Lowell W1 1781 4
Lowell W2 908 2
Lowell W3 850 2
Lowell W4 821 2
Lowell W5 852 2
Lowell W6 1462 3
Lowell W7 587 2
Lowell W8 1358 3
Lowell W9 1151 3
Lowell W10 784 2
Lowell W11 1072 3
Malden W1 838 2
Malden W2 1022 3
Malden W3 1335 3
Malden W4 759 2
Malden W5 1259 3
Malden W6 1255 3
Malden W7 847 2
Malden W8 892 2
Marlborough W1 998 2
Marlborough W2 901 2
Marlborough W3 792 2
Marlborough W4 752 2
Marlborough W5 840 2
Marlborough W6 775 2
Marlborough W7 767 2
Maynard 2543 6
Medford W1 1191 3
Medford W2 1370 3
Medford W3 1800 4
Medford W4 1125 3
Medford W5 1199 3
Medford W6 1947 4
Medford W7 1164 3
Medford W6 1450 3
Melrose W1 930 2
Melrose W2 965 2
Melrose W3 967 2
Melrose W4 770 2
Melrose W5 872 2
Melrose W6 880 2
Melrose W7 863 2
Natick 7554 16
Newton W1 2377 5
Newton W2 2989 6
Newton W3 2846 6
Newton W4 2841 6
Newton W5 3505 8
Newton W6 3902 8
Newton W7 2369 5
Newton W8 2727 6
North Reading 2575 6
Pepperell 1925 4
Reading 4934 10
Sherborn 1149 3
Shirley 1069 3
Somerville W1 1358 3
Somerville W2 2395 5
Somerville W3 2526 6
Somerville W4 1560 4
Somerville W5 2716 6
Somerville W6 2879 6
Somerville W7 2590 6
Stoneham 4387 9
Stow 1626 4
Sudbury 4266 9
Tewksbury 4925 10
Townsend 1345 3
Tyngsborough 1832 4
Wakefield 5285 11
Waltham W1 1259 3
Waltham W2 1126 3
Waltham W3 1199 3
Waltham W4 878 2
Waltham W5 1037 3
Waltham W6 1066 3
Waltham W7 894 2
Waltham W8 911 2
Waltham W9 712 2
Watertown 7410 15
Wayland 3775 8
Westford 4102 9
Weston 2547 6
Wilmington 3859 8
Winchester 5022 11
Woburn W1 958 2
Woburn W2 872 2
Woburn W3 1036 3
Woburn W4 981 2
Woburn W5 937 2
Woburn W6 799 2
Woburn W7 1032 3
Potential total = 658
I’ll have to learn how to embed a table!
Thanks Charley for promoting this and for a fun evening last night.
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p>This thread outlines the process for selecting a candidate for the Democratic nomination if John Buonomo wins the primary but withdraws his name.
Shouldn’t this be an appointed position?
The only way you’re going to eliminate the election is to revoke General Law Chapter 54, Section 156; and to give some other entity — presumably the SJC or the Administrative Office of the Probate Court — superintendence of the position.
I agree that we should change the statute and not have elections. Giving the SJC, Ad. Office of the Trial Court or Ad Office of the Probate and Family COurt is not the only alternative. Registers of Probate and Family Court, Deed and Superior Court Clerks are elected – but Clerk Magistrates of the District Court (and the similar positions in other courts) are appointed in the same fashion as Judges – aplications made through the Judicial Nominating Commission, nomination name by Governor and approval by Governor’s Council.
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p>Both methods have pluses and minuses – but both better than election! Maybe this dialogue should begin.
a. What are the weblinks for people running for Register of Probate?
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p>b. What are the addresses for email for people running for Register?…